MEDIA CONTACT:  Terry Gearing

561-799-8026, gearing@fau.edu

FAU's Jupiter Campus to Host
4th Annual Health & Wellness Fair

            JUPITER, FL (August 24, 2006) – Florida Atlantic University’s Jupiter campus will host its annual Health & Wellness Fair on Thursday, August 31 from 3 -6 p.m.  More than three dozen nonprofit organizations and businesses will present displays and educational materials promoting a healthy lifestyle.  Blood pressure screening and cholesterol tests will be available. The event will take place in the Student Resources (SR) Atrium and The Burrow Activity Center at 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter.

            “We want to provide information on healthy lifestyle behaviors to our students and the community,” said Marvis Nelson, nurse practitioner at the MacArthur Campus.   

            The event is free and open to the public.  For more information, contact FAU’s Health Services in Jupiter at 561-799-8136.

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