(l-r) Kathy Lituri, Gladys Carrasco, Vrushali Mirajkar AS 16, Mary Degregorio (Bay Cove), Aditi Rajul AS 16, and Ifeanyichukwu Okoye AS 16
On September 18, 2014, volunteers from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) participated in the Bay Cove Human Services annual wellness fair at the Gill Wellness Center in Jamaica Plain.
Bay Cove Human Services is a private, non-profit corporation that provides a wide variety of services to individuals and their families who face the challenges of developmental disabilities, aging, mental illness, and drug and alcohol addiction. The organization holds the wellness fair to improve health awareness through education and prevention.
Some of the offerings to attendees of the fair were health screenings, blood pressure and glucose checks, and information on community-based health services. Attendees were treated to music and food and also participated in various wellness activities.
Led by Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, the GSDM volunteers offered oral health care education, screenings, and referrals to the attendees. The volunteers were Clinical Instructor of Health Policy & Health Services Research Gladys Carrasco, Matthew Jones DMD 18, Vrushali Mirajkar AS 16, Ifeanyichukwu Okoye AS 16, and Aditi Rajul AS 16.
Photos of the wellness fair are available on Facebook and Flickr.