Eastern to Host Annual Health Expo Oct. 17
Willimantic, CT (10/06/2017) — More than 50 health-related vendors will be at Eastern Connecticut State University on Oct. 17 for the university's 25th Annual Health, Wellness and Benefits Expo. The expo will occur from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Betty R. Tipton Room of the Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Attractions and health screenings will include chair massages by Changes at Hand Massage Therapy; STD tests by the Department of Public Health; demonstrations of child safety seat and "fatal vision" goggles by the Eastern police department; fitness screenings by the Hartford Healthcare Center for Healthy Aging; body posture and structural analysis by Hebron Family Chiropractic; a visit by the therapy dog known as "Bella the Pug"; and much more.
Vendors include local favorites like the Willimantic Food Co-Op and Mansfield Naturopath, as well as local hospitals, financial and insurance companies, and more.
The expo is organized by Eastern's Student Health Services and the Office of Human Resources. For more information, contact Jane Neu, associate director of Student Health Services, at (860) 465-4528 or neuj@easternct.edu, or La Shawn McBride, coordinator of Human Resources at (860) 465-5220 or mcbridel@easternct.edu.
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