by SLU Community Extension and Outreach Program Office (CEOPO)
In coordination with Mrs. Charmaine P. Mendoza, Director of the Community Extension and Outreach Program Office (CEOPO), two Binnadang Health Fair Outreach Activities were conducted and participated by the Non-Teaching Personnel of Saint Louis University (SLU) at Barangay Happy Hollow, Baguio City on 25 May and 6 July 2024.
Last 25 May 2024, Doctors and Nurses of the Medical-Dental units, volunteer medical interns, student nurses of the Health Services Unit (HSU), and staff from the Center for Sports Development (CSD) provided medical-dental and optical checkups to the residents. Free acupuncture and chiropractic services were also given. This was in partnership with NGT Health and Wellness Center.
In the same manner, counselors, guidance associates, and school psychologists from the Center for Counseling and Wellness (CCW), staff from the Human Resources Development (HRD) and Office of the Student Affairs and Services (OSAS) provided psychological consultations to adolescents and teens of the Barangay.
Teachers from the Basic Education Program also participated in the Binnadang Health Fair by donating blankets and some goods to the residents of the Happy Hollow.
The second Binnadang Health Fair conducted last 6 July 2024, was a response to the evaluation done from the first health fair outreach activity. Volunteer doctors and nurses from the Health Services Unit conducted a minor circumcision operation called Project Tuli for adolescent boys. On the other hand, volunteer guidance associates, counselors, school psychologists, and psychometricians from the Basic Education Program and College Department conducted a Psychological First Aid (PFA) Training and Workshop for the Barangay Officials of Happy Hallow. Mrs. Nerissa T. Gonzalo, RGC, was the main speaker of the PFA Training.
Eucharistic Celebration led by Fr. Emmanuel Pranatal, CICM, to start the Binnadang Health Fair Outreach Activity last May 25, 2024, while Ms. Roselie Marie Samson led the Opening Prayer for the Binnadang Health Fair II last 6 July 2024.
The SLU Binnadang Health Fair is aligned to Laudato Si Goal 2: Response to the Cry of the Poor (Grow solidarity with vulnerable people in the community), SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) and the CICM Goal 3 on its Commitment to Society through Extension and Outreach Programs that boost the Catholicism of the University and the advocacies of CICM on Justice and Peace (JP).
