FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
CONTACT: ROLAND RUIZ
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
(210) 531-4851

ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE TO HOLD FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR OCT. 23

St. Philip's College will hold its annual fall Health Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Health and Fitness Center gymnasium on the main campus (1801 Martin Luther King Drive). Admission to the event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Urenena Polk at 531-3257.

The St. Philip's College Health Fair will feature a number of interactive demonstrations, educational presentations and materials, and screenings for diabetes, blood pressure, pulmonary function, HIV, and body composition and weight. The fair also will feature demonstrations in Yoga, circuit training, Tai Chi and kickboxing. In addition, the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center will hold a blood drive on campus for anyone wishing to contribute.

Community agencies participating include the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, the Texas Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the American Cancer Society, the San Antonio AIDS Foundation and others. The St. Philip's College Health Fair is sponsored by the College Wellness Committee, the College Health Center and the Kinesiology Department.

St. Philip's College, one of the Alamo Community Colleges, is designated a Historically Black College and a Hispanic Serving Institution. St. Philip's College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.