Coronavirus/COVID-19 Virtual Health Fair

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About

Through a multidepartmental effort, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine has created the El Paso Health Education and Awareness Team, EP-HEAT, and is currently offering bilingual SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 virtual health fairs for the community of El Paso.

Schedule/Calendar

Nov.

5

2020

UTEP Yes She Can STEM Focus group

  • Thursday
  • 5 PM to 60 PM
  •  
“COVID fatigue”

Nov.

14

2020

Ysleta Independent School District (YISD)

  • Saturday
  • 9 AM to Noon
  •  
English only virtual health education fair

Dec.

1

2020

EP-HEAT in partnership with UT-Austin, Dell Medical School Neurology Department, UT Health Austin NeuroImmunology Center and the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences

  • Tuesday
  • 4:30 PM to 6 PM
  •  
SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Educational Panel

**Now booking individual workshops and Full Day Virtual Health Fairs starting in October 2020

Care Packages for Families Fund

  • TTUHSC EP-HEAT has presented bilingual COVID-19 health education fairs to almost 1,500 members of our El Paso community. Our next goal is to create bilingual COVID-19 care packages for El Pasoans who do not have readily available access to internet and computers. The TTUHSC EP-HEAT care packages will contain bilingual COVID-19 booklets for adults, bilingual COVID-19 children's activity books, hand sanitizer, and masks. If you would like to contribute to our cause, please click the following link: https://donate.give2tech.com/?fid=IA000769. Follow us on social media to stay updated!

Contact information

  • For those who would like to host an upcoming virtual Health Fair or individual workshop, please fill out the following form: Virtual Health Fair Inquiry 

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Health Fair FAQ's

The Department of Medical Education, Department of Psychiatry, Office of Outreach and Community Engagement (OOCE) and the Office of Admissions, along with Foster School of Medicine students, have worked together to develop the content for each workshop and will facilitate each presentation.
A virtual health fair consists of multiple workshops that participants can tune into on their computers from the comfort and safety of their own home in order to learn more about a specific topic relevant to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual health fair can be offered as a single workshop or a series of related workshops and may be offered in both English or Spanish based on the audience and preference of the host organization.

The virtual health fairs are intended for a broad audience. We can organize a virtual health fair for a variety of community organizations, students, educators, etc.  Based on the intended audience, we can tailor the content and scope of information to the anticipated participants. 

Objectives: Upon completion of the virtual health fair, the participant should be able to:

  • Exhibit increased awareness regarding SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19.
  • Learn how to harness SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 resources available to the El Paso community.
  • Understand the importance of SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 protective measures and testing.
  • Overview of SARS-2/COVID-19
  • Wellness and Stress Management in an Pandemic
  • Testing for COVID-19: Testing types, importance and how/where to get tested
  • Importance of masks and how to prepare at home (making masks and hand sanitizer)
  • Symptoms and preventative measures for SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 in Children vs. Adults
  • Care Tips at Home for SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 

*All workshops can be held in English or Spanish.

*Have an idea for a session topic? Just ask!

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