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Missouri College Family Wellness Week

Missouri College knows it can be tough to keep the whole family focused on healthy habits. That’s why the St. Louis campus is one of 20 locations nationwide participating in the school’s Family Wellness Week. The mission is simple: to empower families to live healthy lifestyles.

From Monday, July 29 to Thursday, August 1, children and their moms, dads, grandparents and their pets in the St. Louis area are invited to take advantage of free healthcare screenings and educational activities: dental education and screenings, a health education puppet show, and healthy eating workshop for the kids and chair massages and a bone marrow drive for the families who accompany them.

Family Wellness Week provides an opportunity for students to take their classroom knowledge into the community to ensure all families have access to healthcare screenings.

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The following is the complete list of ways students will be helping community members make health a priority.

Jefferson County Health and Education Fair

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August 1, 2013

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Missouri College 

  • Dental Education
  • Dental Screenings

Bone Marrow Drive

Monday, July 29, Tuesday July 30 and Thursday, August 1

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

Missouri College 

  • Lunch and Learn for Staff and Students
  • Bone Marrow Drive

Family Wellness Health Fair

Thursday, August 1

1 – 4 p.m. 

Missouri College 

  • Health Education Puppet Show
  • Bone Marrow Drive
  • Chair Massages
  • Dental Screenings
  • Healthy Eating Workshop
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