Background:

FSU Women’s Health Day is a free health education and resource event for the students, graduates, faculty, and staff of Florida State, hosted by the FSU College of Medicine and the FSU COM American Medical Women’s Association. We seek to promote education regarding five aspects of health: physical, clinical, mental, financial, and sexual health. Each aspect will have either FSU or local community professionals that will provide activities such as interactive games, screenings, health and wellness classes, CPR training and more! Event participants will have the opportunity to get a t-shirt, gift card, and free food!

History:

At the FSU Health Day event of 2018, we partnered with 12 organizations, broke the world record for heart screenings on a college campus and provided health education to over 533 people. With the help of SGA, we were able to raise over $6,000 for EKGs, supplies, tents, and nutritious meals. Our goal has doubled in size for the October 17th, 2022 event.

Mission: 

Our mission is to support the health and wellness of our own FSU community by gathering campus and community resources that can help students prioritize healthcare affordably, impacting their future medical decisions and outcomes., Amongst  our wellness goals, we look to promote sexual safety and awareness for students, as Leon County is Number 1 in the State of Florida for sexually transmitted infections, including Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. Furthermore, we aim to exceed the number of EKG screens that were accomplished in 2018, checking for any asymptomatic heart condition that can lead to further harm. By providing entertaining and comprehensive health education to the center of campus, we hope to start many conversations that extend beyond campus and the 4 years students spend here.

What to Expect: 

This event will offer screenings such as blood pressure readings, conducted by the College of Nursing, and HIV testing, conducted by Neighborhood Medical Center. If an individual receives a positive result, such as a high blood pressure or the HIV-Ab is found, the Florida Health Department or an alternative health care professional at the event will be notified and the individual will be referred to follow-up with their primary care physician or University Health Services for further information. All participants will be required to sign a consent form before participating in the free event. We will have local physicians, EKG screenings, basic anatomy discussions, birth control wheels, jeopardy games and more. Spend 5 minutes at 5 of our booths and gain a free gift card, t-shirt or meal!