[332]WOMEN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR SLATED APRIL 2 ON MTSU CAMPUS

WOMEN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR SLATED APRIL 2 ON MTSU CAMPUS
Event to Provide ‘Valuable Resources,’ Information on Emergency Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Terri Johnson, 615-898-2193 or trjohnso@mtsu.edu

(MURFREESBORO)—For the second year in a row, MTSU will host the Women’s Health and Safety Fair on the knoll in front of the Keathley University Center Wednesday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Health and Safety Fair provides resources and information on health and safety for students, faculty and staff. Several campus departments, such as Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as a number of community agencies, will be on hand at the event.
“This is an opportunity to receive information on emergency services and valuable resources and contact information in a comfortable setting from experts in the field,” Terri Johnson, director of the June Anderson Women’s Center, said of the event.
A number of activities will be open for participation, including registration of bicycles and information tables featuring:
· student patrol and escort services;
· an introduction to the campus emergency text-messaging system;
· instruction in the Rape Aggression Defense System, or RAD, a physical defense program for women; and
· material on sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, breast cancer, AIDS, the dangers of ultraviolet rays, eating disorders and safety in inclement weather.
“One of our main goals is to make it very student-friendly so that students can feel comfortable asking questions and receiving information about health and safety,” Johnson said.
Door prizes and other giveaways offer more incentives to attend the fair, but Johnson stressed that the main objective of the event is to raise awareness and promote education of these issues. The Health and Safety Fair is cosponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center, MTSU’s Department of Public Safety and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women.
In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held on Thursday, April 3. For more information, contact Johnson at 615-898-2193 or trjohnso@mtsu.edu.

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IN BRIEF: For the second year in a row, MTSU will host the Women’s Health and Safety Fair on the knoll in front of the Keathley University Center Wednesday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Health and Safety Fair provides resources and information on health and safety for students, faculty and staff. Several campus departments, such as Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as a number of community agencies, will be on hand at the event. The Health and Safety Fair is cosponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center, MTSU’s Department of Public Safety and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. For more information, call 615-898-2193 or e-mail trjohnso@mtsu.edu.


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