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Health
Fair
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by Gigi Pilcher
November 05, 2002
Tuesday - 12:30 am
Scenes from the 2002 Ketchikan
Health Fair which was held at the Plaza Mall on Saturday, November
2nd.
Ketchikan Indian Community's
Tribal Health Clinic and Gateway Human Services conjointly hosted
a booth on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Jasmine (Stewart)
Nelson is the FASD Diagnostic Team Coordinator. Many people,
old and young alike enjoyed holding and comforting the drug affected
baby doll.
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Phoebe Newman hosts First City
Council on Cancer booth.
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Jasmine (Stewart) Nelson and
bean bag toss.
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Life long Ketchikan resident
Jane Church visited all of the health fair booths. Jane has volunteered
for years in the prevention of substance abuse among youth. Jane
remains very active in Alaskans For a Drug Free Youth and recently
was a key note speaker at Red Ribbon Week activities.
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Jasmine (Stewart) Nelson is
the FASD Diagnostic Team Coordinator. Children were invited to
play a bean bag toss, teens and adults were invited to take a
quiz to test their knowledge about FASD.
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Ketchikan Master Swimmers
Ketchikan Police Department
hosted a booth at the Ketchikan Health Fair. Bicycle Safety was
the theme and dozens of helmets were given out to promote safety.
The Ketchikan Health Fair was
made possible through the use of materials from Alaska Health
Fairs, Inc.
Local Sponsors included:
- Ketchikan General Hospital;
- The Plaza Mall;
- Ketchikan Public Health Center;
- KGB Parks & Recreation;
- UAS Ketchikan Campus;
- Alaskans for Drug Free Youth;
- Ketchikan Daily News,
- The Local Paper;
- and a host of volunteers.
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