{"id":41138,"date":"2016-05-11T13:32:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T17:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=41138"},"modified":"2016-05-11T13:54:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T17:54:56","slug":"wright-states-ellis-institute-to-host-community-health-fair-may-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2016\/05\/11\/wright-states-ellis-institute-to-host-community-health-fair-may-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State&#8217;s Ellis Institute to host Community Health Fair May 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2016\/05\/11\/wright-states-ellis-institute-to-host-community-health-fair-may-19\/ellis-institute-72dpi-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-41140\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-41140\" src=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2016\/05\/Ellis-Institute-72dpi-260x173.jpg\" alt=\"Duke E. Ellis Human Development Institute\" width=\"260\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>Wright State\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.wright.edu\/\">School of Professional Psychology<\/a> will host a free Community Health Fair Thursday, May 19, from 1 to 7 p.m. at the university&#8217;s Duke E. Ellis Human Development Institute, located at West Third Street and Edwin C. Moses Boulevard in Dayton.<\/p>\n<p>The event is open to people of all ages. Screenings will be offered for adults 18 and older.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s health fair will include free screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, HIV and Hepatitis C, mammograms and mental health screenings for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Attendees can also learn about various health service agencies and other information like how to apply for and earn a General Education Development diploma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur purpose with the Community Health Fair is to connect citizens of Dayton with different services available to them while also offering vital screenings free-of-charge to check for ailments prevalent in today\u2019s society,\u201d said Austin Hopkins, an Ellis Institute intern and Wright State <a href=\"http:\/\/medicine.wright.edu\/education\/master-of-public-health-program\">public health<\/a> graduate student.<\/p>\n<p>The fair will also feature 20-minute-presentations from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. The presentations will include \u201cThe diagnosis of autism\u201d by Beth Hurt, instructor, professional psychology; \u201cDiabetes Prevention\u201d by Nikki Rogers, assistant professor, community health; \u201cMindfulness\u201d by Wendy Dragon, assistant professor, professional psychology; \u201cFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders\u201d by Eman Khwaja, clinical psychology student; \u201cChronic Pain\u201d by Jeff Cigrang, assistant professor, professional psychology; and chair yoga sessions led by public health graduate student Alex Keller.<\/p>\n<p>Snacks and bottled water will be available to those who attend the event.<\/p>\n<p>Participating vendors include the School of Professional Psychology, Wright State&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/medicine.wright.edu\/\">Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/a>, Premier Health, Mobile Mammogram, Drew Health Screenings, Public Health Dayton and Montgomery County, Community Garden, Red Cross Equitas Healthcare, Dayton Fire Department, Montgomery County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Center for Healthy Communities, Buckeye Healthcare, Ohio State University-Dayton free programs, Area Agency on Aging, Abuse Hotline, Life Essentials and CareSource.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The health fair will provide free health screenings and information about various health service agencies. <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2016\/05\/11\/wright-states-ellis-institute-to-host-community-health-fair-may-19\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":41140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[722,4161,2025,725,2130,2016,715,2407],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-healthy-communities","category-community-service","category-home-news-sidebar","category-public-health","category-medicine","category-news","category-professional-psychology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41138"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41144,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41138\/revisions\/41144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}