{"id":26652,"date":"2020-03-06T16:30:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T21:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2020\/03\/06\/necc-hosts-health-and-wellness-fair\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:47:44","slug":"necc-hosts-health-and-wellness-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/03\/06\/necc-hosts-health-and-wellness-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Hosts Health and Wellness Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2020\/03\/health-and-wellness-fb-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22363\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2020\/03\/health-and-wellness-fb-1-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a><strong>Out of an abundance of caution, this event has been cancelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The effects of screen time on sleep, what happens when you are sleep deprived, and re-thinking what you are drinking, are just a few of the health topics explored during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a>\u2019s health and wellness fair on Monday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to noon in the first and second floor lobbies of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St.<\/p>\n<p>This fair, which is free and open to the public, is \u00a0sponsored by NECC\u2019s Center for Health Professions.<\/p>\n<p>Current health students and program faculty and coordinators will be set up at tables with information about specific health issues. They will also be available to provide info about the health programs offered at NECC.<\/p>\n<p>Table topics will include: civic engagement &amp; service learning; medical billing and coding; the benefits of Self-Care; The Importance of Brushing &amp; Flossing your Teeth, Re-think Your Drink; Phlebotomy; Nutrition &amp; Health Vitals; Autism; Public Health &amp; Service Learning in the Community; Vaping &amp; Lung Health including Lung Health Screenings; Screen Time &amp; Electronics use and the Effect on Sleep; Consequences of Sleep Deprivation; Sleep Disorder Screening; What is a Sleep Technologist; Overeaters Anonymous; Free Certified Nurses Aide &amp; ESOL Program at NECC; REGIS North; Community Action WIC &#8211; Women, Infants &amp; Children; and free massages!<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from NECC\u2019s\u00a0health programs\u00a0will be on site to answer questions and discuss each of NECC\u2019s health care programs in depth.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex offers associate degrees in General Studies: Health Specialization, Exercise Science, and Public Health, and certificates in Community Health Worker, Healthcare Tech (Phlebotomy &amp; EKG), Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Office Assistant, Nursing (ADN), Nursing Advanced Placement: LPN to RN, Paramedic Technology, Radiologic Technology, Business Management: Healthcare Practice and Respiratory Care; Dental Assisting, Medical Assistant Day Program, Paramedic Technology, Practical Nursing (PN), and Sleep Technologist; and a course in EMT-Basic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/\">Here<\/a> is a complete list of all NECC health care options.<\/p>\n<p>Raffles will also be available for those in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, contact Linda Comeau at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lcomeau@necc.mass.edu\">lcomeau@necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Essex Community College\u2019s health and wellness fair will be held Monday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to noon in the first and second floor lobbies of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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