{"id":27085,"date":"2019-02-20T16:54:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T21:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2019\/02\/20\/health\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:11:26","slug":"health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/02\/20\/health\/","title":{"rendered":"Health and Wellness Fair to Be Held March 25 in Haverhill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_19768\" style=\"width: 328px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/02\/health-professions-fair.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19768\" class=\"wp-image-19768\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2019\/02\/health-professions-fair-300x145.jpeg\" alt=\"Health and Wellness\" width=\"318\" height=\"155\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NECC Health and Wellness Fair<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Anyone interested in health topics, or in learning more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/\">health programs<\/a> offered at Northern Essex Community College, is invited to attend the college\u2019s spring Health and Wellness Fair on Monday, March 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Activities will be held at the Haverhill Campus Spurk Building, 100 Elliott Street, in the first and second floor lobbies.\u00a0 Please note that this event was originally scheduled for March 4 but was cancelled due to inclement weather.<\/p>\n<p>Those attending will learn about a variety of topics including high blood pressure, allergies, environmental health, Title IX awareness, sleep disorders, stress management, drug and alcohol education, fitness assessment (BMI), the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center transgender health program, and much more.\u00a0 Complimentary massages and raffles will also be offered throughout the event.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from NECC\u2019s health programs, including iHealth@NECC, will be on site to answer questions and discuss each of NECC\u2019s programs in depth.<\/p>\n<p>This event is sponsored by NECC\u2019s Health Professions Programs. For additional information, or for sign language interpreting or access requests, please contact Kathy Hudson at <a href=\"mailto:khudson@necc.mass.edu\">khudson@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or 978 655-5874.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex offers associate degrees in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/exercise-science\/\">General Studies: Exercise Science Option<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/nursing-associate-degree\/\">Nursing (ADN)<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/nursing-advanced-placement-lpn-adn\/\">Nursing Advanced Placement: LPN to RN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/paramedic-technology-associate-degree\/\">Paramedic Technology<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/radiologic-technology-associate-degree\/\">Radiologic Technology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/business-management-healthcare-practice\/\">Business Management: Healthcare Practice<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/respiratory-care-associate-degree\/\">Respiratory Care<\/a>; certificates in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/dental-assisting-certificate\/\">Dental Assisting<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/medical-assistant-certificate-day-program\/\">Medical Assistant Day Program<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/paramedic-technology-certificate\/\">Paramedic Technology<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/practical-nursing-certificate\/\">Practical Nursing (PN)<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/sleep-technologist-cerificate\/\">Sleep Technologist<\/a>; and a course in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/health\/emt-basic-course\/\">EMT-Basic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Through\u00a0iHealth@NECC\u00a0associate degrees are offered in General Studies: Health Specialization and Public Health. Certificates are offered in Community Health Worker, Healthcare Technician (Phlebotomy &amp; EKG), Medical Assistant \u2013 Evening Program, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, and Medical Office Assistant.<\/p>\n<p>With campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence, Northern Essex Community College offers over 60 associate degree and certificate programs as well as hundreds of noncredit courses designed for personal enrichment and career growth.\u00a0 Each year, close to 8,000 students are enrolled in credit associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; and another 2,600 take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus, and at businesses and community sites across the Merrimack Valley.\u00a0 For more information, visit the website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/\">www.necc.mass.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone interested in health topics, or in learning more about the health programs offered at Northern Essex Community College, is invited to attend the college\u2019s spring Health and Wellness Fair [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":27087,"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-27085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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