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�鶹��Ƶ will host a community health and safety fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Laird Hall. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature speakers and offer free health screenings. English-to-Spanish translators will be available.

Building Safe and Healthy Communities is sponsored by students taking a Wilson �鶹��Ƶ “Environmental Sociology �鶹��Ƶ ” course this fall, the college �鶹��Ƶ ’s nursing department and BOPIC (Building Our Pride in Chambersburg).

Keynote speakers include:

�鶹��Ƶ •    Chambersburg Police Chief Roland Camacho, who will talk about �鶹��Ƶ “Situational Awareness �鶹��Ƶ ” and how to be safe when you �鶹��Ƶ ’re in unfamiliar surroundings.
�鶹��Ƶ •    Jocelyn Melton of Baxter Environmental Services, who will discuss indoor human health threats such as mold and radon.
�鶹��Ƶ •    Erin Young, a Summit Health nurse who will discuss healthy eating and personal care.
�鶹��Ƶ •    Yissel Lopez, a licensed social worker who will speak in Spanish on �鶹��Ƶ “Salud Mental �鶹��Ƶ ” (mental health).

Other organizations taking part in the fair include: Women in Need, Keystone Health, Norex, Costa Academy, the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter and the �鶹��Ƶ Counseling Center. The event will offer free health screenings and translators will be available.

The fair is �鶹��Ƶ “kid-friendly �鶹��Ƶ ” and Wilson �鶹��Ƶ ’s Learning Campus tutoring program will provide activities for children. Refreshments will be provided.

The fair is part of a project developed by students in the �鶹��Ƶ “Environmental Sociology �鶹��Ƶ ” class, whose goal is to help inform Chambersburg residents and the college community about how to stay safe and healthy.