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University Daily Kansan / Friday, September 20, 1991
Watkins health fair offers students fitness check
By Kerrie Gottschalk
By Kerrie Gottschaik
Kansan staff writer
Several hundred students get off to a healthy start yesterday morning at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
Watkins' fourth annual health fair, which began yesterday, continues today, starting at 9 a.m. at the west entrance of the building running until its conclusion at 3 p.m.
Despite chilly morning temperatures yesterday, many students waited in line to have their percentage of body fat measured.
They also milled around the booths, which offered cancer information, blood pressure checks, cholesterol-level tests, career information, calorie-intake analysis, free condoms, free popcorn, free yogurt and more.
A steady stream of students stopped by throughout the afternoon to evaluate their health.
Stacey Marron, Kansas City, Kan.
junior, and her friend, Ann Slowson,
Paola sophomore, they attended the
health fair primarily for the free
cholesterol check, body fat measurements
and dietary information.
"We're trying to get the students to focus on prevention rather than treatment."
Janine Demo
Healthfair co-coordinator
"I've always wanted to get my cholesterol level checked," Marron said.
The center will need about two weeks to send the cholesterol test results to students.
Marron said that she had become increasingly concerned about her diet and that the fair gave her an opportunity to measure her progress.
Janine Demo, health educator and health fair co-coordinator, said, "People are becoming increasingly fitness aware and want to know if the work is paying off."
"We're trying to get the students to
focus on prevention rather than treatment. "Demo said.
New additions to the health fair this year have contributed to the prevention message. Facts About Cancer Through Students, a student cancer-awareness group, the Pre-Med club and the counseling and psychological center contributed information to the fair this year.
Randall Patterson, Wichita second-year law student, said the fair was a good idea for students who had poor grades. But it still stress because of busy schedules.
Stacey Goh, Hays second-year law student, said all students should take advantage of the free cholesterol check because it normally was expen-
The body fat checks and the cholesterol level tests were the most popular boots at the fair, said Candyee Wailter, educator and co-coordinator of the fair.
The free yogurt and popcorn did not lack business either.
"We've had a fairly good crowd so far," Demo said. "Our goal is to have about 1,000 people stop by."
Mike Chapman, Watkins physical therapist, measures the body fat of Erin Smith, Great Bend graduate student.
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