The UP Health Service (UPHS) kicked off its weeklong 97th anniversary celebrations, with the theme Siyam na Dekada: Husay at Tatag, sa ika-97 Taon ay Patuloy sa Paglalayag,with a round of free laboratory tests and a series of public health lectures.
Conducted in partnership with the UP Community Chest Foundation, Inc., the UPHS provided 100 free fasting blood sugar tests (7 a.m.-12 nn) to members of the UP Diliman (UPD) community and free transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation therapy (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) on a first come, first served basis.
Public health lectures were simultaneously conducted at the UPHS Public Health Unit: Disaster Preparedness delivered by Lauro Reyes, RN, Understanding MPOX and its Prevention by Genevieve Sadaya, MD and Grace Santos, RN, and Stress Management by Debbie Langones, MD.
According to UPHS Director Oliva Basuel, MD, the three lectures are both timely and relevant, with disaster preparedness being a much-requested topic and stress management being useful for UPD employees.
“Siyempre sa workplace hindi natin maiiwasan na may kaunting stress, lalo na ngayon nagiging madalas ang work from home dahil sa inclement weather, pabago-bago iyong working conditions nila,” she said.
The UPD community is invited on Friday, Sept. 11, 7:30 a.m. to an early morning fun walk for wellness at the UPHS lobby. The walk will begin at the UPHS, go down to Magsaysay Avenue, go down Apacible Street, turn right at Magsaysay Avenue near Ipil Residence Hall, turn right at Roces Street near Yakal Residence Hall, turn right at Kalayaan Residence Hall into Laurel Avenue, and head back to the UPHS building.
The fun walk will be followed by a small celebration at the UPHS lobby for latest batch of retirees and long-serving UPHS employees.