UMHS students, working with National Caribbean Insurance, participated in a Health Fair on August 26, 2016 in Connarie, St. Kitts at Wesleyan Holiness Church.
(Photo, inset right) UMHS student Luis Rosa Benique with a young patient. She said she wanted to 'check his blood pressure.' Photo: Courtesy of Luis Rosa Benique
As part of the National Caribbean Insurance Outreach Project, more than 100 locals in St. Kitts had their blood glucose levels tested, as well as their blood pressure, weight and BMI, and UMHS was there to help out at the Health Fair.
“We invited the parish children and included them in interviews and non-invasive vital signs,” said Dr. Agnes Beachman of UMHS.
UMHS was praised by an official at National Caribbean Insurance for participating in the event.
“Management and staff of National Caribbean Insurance Company Limited are extremely grateful for the services rendered with such dedication and persistence by you and your group,” wrote Patricia Herbert. “We thoroughly appreciate the time you spent serving our customers and the public at large. We realize that you obtained much fulfillment in reaching out in this way and look forward to teaming with you when the occasion arises. Again we offer our heartfelt thanks to you.”
UMHS student Luis Rosa Benique with a young patient. Photo: Courtesy of Luis Rosa Benique
Doctors at the Health Fair. Photo: UMHS archives
(Top photo) UMHS students with a young patient at the Health Fair. Photo: UMHS archives
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Scott is Director of Digital Content & Alumni Communications Liaison at UMHS and editor of the UMHS Endeavour blog. When he's not writing about UMHS students, faculty, events, public health, alumni and UMHS research, he writes and edits Broadway theater reviews for a website he publishes in New York City, StageZine.com.
