The Centre Health Fair: Heart Health is brought to you by The Centre for Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing in partnership with the UBC Pharmacists Clinic. Please note, this event is only open to VPFO employees.
Pre-registration required, the Health Fair is held at The Centre (University Services Building – 2329 West Mall) over the span of two days:
- Tuesday, June 20 | 9:00 am–1:00 pm
- Wednesday, June 21 | 1:30 pm–5:30 pm
Appointments are 15 minutes in duration and participants will receive a cardiovascular risk assessment consisting of:
- Blood pressure measurement
- Body Mass Index (BMI – height & weight) and waist measurement
- Cholesterol measurement (a small finger prick)
- Calculation of heart disease risk (Framingham score)
- 1:1 counseling & interpretation of results
- Recommendations to optimize heart health
All health care services are provided by licensed pharmacists and pharmacy students from the Pharmacists Clinic – UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Register online or by reaching out to Lori Takenaka, Safety Advisor, at lori.takenaka@ubc.ca or 604-822-6732.