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PCC hosting free community health fair
Photos and story by James Hill
The Portland Community College Medical Assisting Program is hosting a free community health fair from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Willow Creek Center. There will be raffle prizes,?Medical Assisting students will perform?vision, hearing and blood pressure screenings. In addition, community organizations will offer blood sugar and cholesterol screenings, a one-hour diabetes education session and info on nutrition.
Organizations on hand include?Tuality Healthcare,?Think First Program,?Kaiser Permanente,?Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center,?Oregon Health & Science University,?HomePlate Youth Services,?Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization,?PCC’s Lactation Education Consultant Program and?New Seasons Grocery Store.
For more information, call (971) 722-5667.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »
My name is Carolyn Griffith and I’m the adjunct faculty for the Medical Assisting program here at PCC. I’ve attended Health Fairs in the past and they are always a great success. The students are hard working, energetic and very helpful to everyone who attends. The Health Fair is a great opportunity for the students to put their new skills into action and this year we have many new community partners participating which should make it even more fun and interesting.
I manage a Staffing Resource Department for the Providence Medical Group and attended the Health Fair last year. I was so impressed at the organization of this event. I met several great students. So professional and excited to put their newly learned skills into practice. Their measurements of my vitals, etc. were rght on, so the students were certainly skilled. They all did great. I will definetely be returning.