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articipation in health fairs by pharmaceutical groups on a local, state or national level results in good public relations for the profession, as was recently demonstrated in Dane County, Wisconsin and Essex County, New Jersey. Both the public and t he health professions benefit from t his kind of effort to provide information about health and professional health services.
Pharmacy exhibit stimulates interest at Dane County Health Fair.
in Wisconsin At the Dane County Health Fair, the pharmacy exhibit, sponsored by the Dane County and Wisconsin pharmaceutical associations and the Wisconsin Society of Hospital Pharmacists in co-operation with the University of Wisconsin school of pharmacy, accomplished the dual purpose of the fair-to stimulate interest in health careers and provide general health iIlformation- by using the APHA careers exhibit and adding a modern prescription department to demonstrate some compounding technics used by community and hospital pharmacists. Pharmaceutical research and production were depicted in a display of technical equipment. The five-day fair, developed by the county medical society, was visited by more than 80,000 ])eople.
Essex County fair The New Jersey fair, attended by more than 40,000 people, was the third conducted by the Essex County Interprofessional Health Council. The first was initiated by the Essex County Pharmaceutical Society in 1958. The 100 exhibits are related to health and health problems and sponsored by the pharmaceutical, medical, dental, chiropody and nursing professions in addition to local, state and national organizations. Tests for diabetes, blood pressure readings and polio injections were among t he complimentary services available at the fair. The pharmacy exhibit-which earned a second prize for stimulating public interest-included a demonstration by pharmacists and pharmacy interns of the preparation of suppositories, tablet triturate, capsules and powder papers.
Rutgers University provides display for New Jersey Medical Society meeting.
health education center Another type of exhibit, sponsored by the Rutgers University college of pharmacy, was viewed with interest recently at the ~fedical Society of New Jersey convention and achieved excellent results in terms of interprofessional relations. T he audience of physicians and their guests saw the display "300 Most Frequently Prescribed Drugs in New Jersey" which featured a rack bringing to the attention of all that the community pharmacy is a health education center. The display was well received and earned for the college a certificate of merit . •
Pharmacists demonstrate compounding technics at Essex County Health Fair. Working behind the counter are Leo Dubrow (left), president of the Essex County Pharmaceutical Society, and Stephen Maybaum , a pharmacy intern.
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articipation in health fairs by pharmaceutical groups on a local, state or national level results in good public relations for the profession, as was recently demonstrated in Dane County, Wisconsin and Essex County, New Jersey. Both the public and t he health professions benefit from t his kind of effort to provide information about health and professional health services.
Pharmacy exhibit stimulates interest at Dane County Health Fair.
in Wisconsin At the Dane County Health Fair, the pharmacy exhibit, sponsored by the Dane County and Wisconsin pharmaceutical associations and the Wisconsin Society of Hospital Pharmacists in co-operation with the University of Wisconsin school of pharmacy, accomplished the dual purpose of the fair-to stimulate interest in health careers and provide general health iIlformation- by using the APHA careers exhibit and adding a modern prescription department to demonstrate some compounding technics used by community and hospital pharmacists. Pharmaceutical research and production were depicted in a display of technical equipment. The five-day fair, developed by the county medical society, was visited by more than 80,000 ])eople.
Essex County fair The New Jersey fair, attended by more than 40,000 people, was the third conducted by the Essex County Interprofessional Health Council. The first was initiated by the Essex County Pharmaceutical Society in 1958. The 100 exhibits are related to health and health problems and sponsored by the pharmaceutical, medical, dental, chiropody and nursing professions in addition to local, state and national organizations. Tests for diabetes, blood pressure readings and polio injections were among t he complimentary services available at the fair. The pharmacy exhibit-which earned a second prize for stimulating public interest-included a demonstration by pharmacists and pharmacy interns of the preparation of suppositories, tablet triturate, capsules and powder papers.
Rutgers University provides display for New Jersey Medical Society meeting.
health education center Another type of exhibit, sponsored by the Rutgers University college of pharmacy, was viewed with interest recently at the ~fedical Society of New Jersey convention and achieved excellent results in terms of interprofessional relations. T he audience of physicians and their guests saw the display "300 Most Frequently Prescribed Drugs in New Jersey" which featured a rack bringing to the attention of all that the community pharmacy is a health education center. The display was well received and earned for the college a certificate of merit . •
Pharmacists demonstrate compounding technics at Essex County Health Fair. Working behind the counter are Leo Dubrow (left), president of the Essex County Pharmaceutical Society, and Stephen Maybaum , a pharmacy intern.
Vo l. NS2, N o. 8, Augu st 1962
477