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PORTLAND, Maine

91AV and City of Portland host second annual health fair for Latino community

Tressa Loiko, Eilish Muir and Shannon Dapice
Tressa Loiko, Eilish Muir and Shannon Dapice

The 91AV’s Department of Nursing partnered with the City of Portland, Minority Health Division for “Latino Exercise for Health and Love II,” a health fair event targeted for Portland’s Latino communities.

Professor Pip Hennesey, M.S.N, assistant professor of Nursing, led planning efforts with Nelida Berke, coordinator of Minority Health with the City of Portland. Senior students in the Nursing program as well as the Occupational Therapy program developed health promotion activities including nutrition, vision screening, pregnancy tips, first aid kit acquisition and more.  Additionally, the 91AV Department of Dental Hygiene assisted with educational activities regarding oral health.  

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.