The public is invited to Ivy Tech Community College’s Community Health & Wellness Fair on Thursday, Mar. 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ivy Tech Terre Haute, at 8000 S. Education Drive. More than 20 health & wellness organizations will attend to provide free health screenings and other wellness services to the community.
Union Health will provide free health screenings including blood pressure and glucose/cholesterol. They will also offer training on Hands-Only CPR. Hamilton Center will offer tips on managing stress. First Financial Bank, Terre Haute Savings Bank, and Fifth Third Bank will offer ways to improve financial health. Ivy Tech medical assisting students will provide blood pressure screenings. A new participant this year is Grief Share, a grief recovery support group.
Participating organizations to-date include:
Anthem
Baesler’s Market
Chances and Services for Youth
Covering Kids & Families
CPC Crisis Pregnancy Center
Delta Dental
Fifth Third Bank
First Financial Bank
Gordon Chiropractic
Grief Share
Hamilton Center
Habitat for Humanity
IU Health Community Health
Ivy Tech Medical Assisting program
Ivy Tech Respiratory Therapy program
Intrepid
J’s Bikes
Sam’s Club
Sullivan County Community Hospital Fitness Center
Terre Haute Savings Bank
Union Health
Valley Professionals Community Health Center
Vivid Smiles
Wabash Valley Health Center
Westminster Village
Ivy Tech Terre Haute offers several associate degrees in the healthcare field and there is still time to enroll in classes that start March 16. Healthcare degree programs include diagnostic medical sonography, healthcare specialist, medical assisting, medical imaging, medical laboratory technology, nursing and practical nursing, paramedic science, respiratory therapy, surgical technology, and therapeutic massage. More information can be found online at ivytech.edu/terrehaute or by calling (812) 298-2280.
