Kerin Hamidiani (right in photo), coordinator of the dental assisting program, and a dental assisting student participated in a recent health & wellness fair.

What do phlebotomists, nurses and a reiki master have in common? All of them will be found at Northern Essex Community College’s Health Profession: Health and Wellness Fair on Monday, April 13, from 9 a.m. until noon in the lobby of the 1^st & 2^nd floors of the  Spurk Building, 100 Elliott  St., Haverhill.

This event, which is free and open to the public, will showcase the various health programs offered at NECC as well as educate visitors on different health issues affecting society. Student and faculty representatives, from all NECC health programs, including iHealth@NECC, will be available to discuss the value of each academic health program as well as health issues related to that program’s topic. Some of the health topics include, “The Use & Function of the Automated External Defibrillator’, ‘Getting a Good Night’s Sleep’; “What is your Blood Type and How the Blood Bank Finds the Perfect Match for You”; “Oral Health = Overall Wellness: The Oral Systemic Connection” ; “How Reiki Heals You” “Domestic Violence”; “Privacy & Security in Protected Health Information”; “Smoking Cessation & Lung Health Awareness,” “Bone Fractures”; “Phlebotomists – We’re so Vein”;  “Conjunctivitis’; and “Who Says Medical Coding Isn’t Fun?”.

In addition, there will be a spokesperson from the New England Organ Bank discussing the merits of enrolling to be an organ donor; a reiki master will be available to demonstrate this alternative therapy.   All individuals who visit all tables and complete their ‘raffle cards’ will be entered in raffles for various wonderful prizes.     

For additional information contact Linda Comeau at lcomeau@necc.mass.edu

Northern Essex offers associate degrees in a number of health related fields including 

General Studies: Business Management: healthcare Practice Management, Health Information Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Movement Science Option, Nursing (ADN), Nursing Advanced Placement: LPN to RN, Paramedic (EMT-P) Technology, Radiologic Technology, and Respiratory Care; certificates in Computed Tomography, Dental Assisting, Electronic Health Records Specialist, Healthcare Technology (Phlebotoomy & EKG), Medical Assistant, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Ophthalmic Assistant, Paramedic (EMT-P) Technology, Practical Nursing (PN), and Sleep Technologist and a course in EMT-Basic.

Through iHealth@NECC associate degrees are offered in Business Management: Healthcare Practice, General Studies: Health Specialization, Health Information Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, and Nursing Advanced Placement: LPN to RN. Certificates are offered in Electronic Health Record Specialist, Healthcare Technician, Medical Assistant – Evening Program, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Office Assistant, and Ophthalmic Assistant. Certificates in are available in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support.

With campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence, Northern Essex Community College offers over 70 associate degree and certificate programs as well as hundreds of noncredit courses designed for personal enrichment and career growth.  More than 7,400 students are enrolled in credit associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; and another 6,700 take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus, and at businesses and community sites across the Merrimack Valley.  Northern Essex is the only state college located in the lower Merrimack Valley Region of Massachusetts. For more information, visit the website at www.necc.mass.edu.