2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

Lectures

Get Pumped Up About Heart Health (Hybrid)

The HEAL team is a student run initiative that focuses on empowering the community members to take control of their blood pressure through educational workshops that focus on lifestyle factors that contribute to increased blood pressures. Also, the program aims to provide education on how to properly take your blood pressure and provide information on local resources within the community where you can take your blood pressure.

 

"Addressing Hypertension through Nutrition"

This program will focus on nutrition education for hypertension management.

 

Adjustment to Brain Injury

This program aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the challenges that individuals who have experienced a brain injury may face. Participants will learn about the causes of brain injury, the changes that can occur after a brain injury, possible challenges in adjustment after a brain injury, the stages of grief that a survivor may experience, and self-care strategies.

How to Keep Your Balance and Prevent Falls

Falls are a leading cause of injury and injury-related death in the elderly population aged 65+. There are multiple reasons why you can fall. Balance is one of the biggest factors affecting falls. This presentation from Dr. Rupa Patel, DPT, seeks to educate the community on what factors can increase one's risk of falling, and how to prevent and reduce the risks of falls. She will also educate how your balance is impacted and how it can be improved with physical therapy.

 

CANCELLED Get Pumped Up About Heart Health (Hybrid)

The HEAL team is a student run initiative that focuses on empowering the community members to take control of their blood pressure through educational workshops that focus on lifestyle factors that contribute to increased blood pressures. Also, the program aims to provide education on how to properly take your blood pressure and provide information on local resources within the community where you can take your blood pressure.