"The health fair gave many people who cannot afford to see a physician on a regular basis the opportunity to learn how to manage their health. I enjoyed helping to teach our community ways to improve and prolong their lives."
Kami Griffin
Nursing student
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Third-semester nursing students (L-R) Kimberly Ramos, Choon Chan and Albert Kaiser test an elderly man's blood glucose level during the annual San Fernando Cathedral Health Fair held this October. Approximately 25 students participated as part of community health and chronic nursing care courses taught by associate clinical nursing professor Susan Grinslade and clinical nursing instructor Viola Benavente.
The students tested more than 700 people and provided them with health-care counseling.
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(L-R) Nursing students Kristina Luna and Vanessa Sotelo provide a health fair attendee with a cholesterol test.