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Health & awareness: student employees miss a free health lesson |
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Written by Kyle Howard
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 |
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Not one student employee was present at the Health and Wellness Fair on Oct 28 in the Aloha Center for all full and part-time employees of BYU-Hawaii.
Over half of the information offered was relevant to students, especially pertaining to preventative measures that could save them from corrective expenses later in life.
The fair was put on by Deseret Mutual and travels around to not only church campuses, but other campuses and institutions also.
Jake Murdock, Director of Pharmacy for Deseret Mutual shared comments about coming to BYUH specifically. “We’re just really trying to attack the needs of the community here. What is lucky about the BYUH campus specifically is the we come here every year, whereas BYU-Idaho we visit every other year.”
Murdock went on to explain that this year was the best visit yet. “We had well over 200 people,” he said. “The program is here to encourage good health, so we are happy with the turnout.”
The morning of the fair offered a general health check-up to those employees that came. Seminars pertaining to health issues encountered by the general population were held from late morning until early afternoon.
Dr. Kevin Baize, who has been working in the Laie and surrounding areas for fifteen years, spoke specifically about eye care. “100 years ago, only 10% of students needed eye correction. Now if you go to a university, somewhere like Berkeley, 98% of students need eye corrections,” he said, catching the attention of the audience as many faces turned to listen.
Baize followed up with the statement, “the number one eye surgery in America is cataract surgery.” He used the rest of his time to explain different corrections possible and then opened up for any questions.
The fair concluded with a dinner banquet for all those who participated in the event.
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