3rd+Annual+ETSU+Nursing+Student+Health+Fair

== The experience of reaching the community where they live was rewarding. As with all events there is a learning curve established and thoughts of "How can this be improved for the next time?" == ==Some of the team members shared dialog with the seniors and teenagers more than the cursory "Would you like your blood pressure taken?" The insight into the health needs of the community were such that the teenagers remarked a desire for education on two specific topics. One topic is bullying and the other was drug use. The seniors told stories of their youth 80 years passed. == == The establishment of the "home base" with street-side blood pressure checks etc. is still a necessary tool for some of the population. The rest of the population can be met "half-way", meaning the ETSU nursing students can mingle on the streets, in the park, chatting, distributing educational materials. == == Building on the foundational experience of these past two years of student health fairs, the next student group can continue forth, not re-inventing the wheel, but building the chasis and motor etc. In keeping the basic healthcare issues table-side, a number of them can go about and mingle and talk one-on-one with the citizens, establishing a connection of concern followed by health education that is relevant for the individual. Going out into the street, meeting them, not waiting for them to come to our tables, shows an element of care and concern. == == The idea of handing out current relevant information, proactive materials, will reach further throughout all age-groups of the community. The unused educational materials can easily be recycled the following year if data remains current. This is a wonderful venue that should be taken advantage of for years to come. There is easy parking access, variable population, spacious display area, fun music, cost-free to the public and best of all low cost for the students. ==