Health Career Fairs Health Career Fairs are held in rural Kansas areas as part of the Rural Interdisciplinary Training Grant

Health Screenings Health screenings have been held throughout Kansas, including in Pittsburg, Humboldt, Nicodemus, and Columbus, and at the Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence. The health screenings include taking blood pressures, blood sugar, nutrition consultations, gait and balance tests, cholesterol, glucose, home modifications and medication reviews.

The Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging, Southeast Kansas Multi County Health Department, University of Kansas Medical Center on Aging and the Rural Eastern Kansas Area Health Education Center sponsor the screenings.
At all screenings there has been good representation from both students and faculty from various disciplines such as occupational therapy, nursing, medicine, physical therapy, pharmacy and dietetics and nutrition.
	Health Career Fairs Health Career Fairs are held in rural Kansas areas as part of the Rural Interdisciplinary Training Grant (RIT).
The fairs enhance the knowledge of health professional students and practitioners regarding rural health needs and rural practice opportunities, train students and practitioners in the advantages of an effective approach to rural interdisciplinary care, and expose health professional students to intensive and positive practice and research opportunities in rural communities.
	The fairs also focus on recruiting health professional students to rural practice, educate rural providers on clinical best practices and enhance relevant rural research.