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Health fair raises attention
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Students from Caile Spear’s health promotion have designed a health fair to run
Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the Jordan Ballroom of the SUB as a requirement for their service
learning component of the coursework.
The group of 19 students was assigned various tasks such as finding advertising and
sponsorship, senior Amy Rakowska said.
Rakowska said the March of Dimes was the biggest sponsor, donating $300 to the event.
Because of this, the main focus of the event is to increase awareness of folic acid for
women.
On Sept. 5, a national survey was released by the March of Dimes stating that less than
one-third of American women of childbearing age not currently pregnant take a daily
multivitamin containing folic acid. It also found that most women (76 percent) say their
doctor did not discuss the benefits of folic acid with them.
Folic acid aids women in a healthy pregnancy. It is recommended women consume folic
acid prior to pregnancy to prevent neutral tube defects.
“Students on this campus are right about the age for having children,” Rakowska said.
Activities included in the health fair are not limited to information about folic acid.
Rakowska said there was a group of the class focusing efforts on gaining vendors for the
booth, making for an educational fair.
Currently, the YMCA and various Kenpo and kickboxing organizations are signed up for
spots in the fair. Also, there will be core isolation exercising training, free massages and
cholesterol checks.
Students can receive flu shots at the fair for free if they show their insurance card.
Otherwise, Rakowska said the fee would be $8 for students and $12 for everyone else.
“We also have chiropractors assigned for the fair,” Rakowska said. “I doubt they will be
able to give adjustments, but they can share their knowledge.”
The event is coordinated with the annual benefit fair for the staff of Boise State.
Laura Wylde