The
      Cadre
      -
      2
      February
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      ERINFAGAN
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      sixth
      annual
      UPEI
     
     
      Health
      Fair
      was
      held
      last
      week
     
     
      in
      the
      Robertson
      Library,
      of-
     
     
      fering
      a
      wide
      range
      of
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      concerning
      student
      and
     
     
      faculty
      health
      issues.
     
    

    
     
      A
      joint
      initiative
      of
      the
     
     
      nursing
      and
      nutrition
      depart-
     
     
      ments,
      faculty,
      and
      various
      on
     
     
      and
      off
      campus
      organizations,
     
     
      the
      creatively
      planned
      event
     
     
      attracts
      large
      numbers
      in
      the
     
     
      hopes
      of
      passing
      on
      vital
      infor-
     
     
      mation.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      work
      on
      providing
     
     
      an
      educational
      experience,
      in-
     
     
      formation
      and
      awareness
      in
      a
     
     
      concise
      and
      interesting
      man-
     
     
      ner,”
      explained
      Sheila
      Dresen,
     
     
      Dean
      of
      Nursing
      and
      co-
     
     
      ordinator
      of
      the
      fair.
     
    

    
     
      According
      to
      Dresen,
     
     
      students
      often
      don’t
      have
      the
     
     
      Opportunity
      to
      attend
      public
     
     
      lectures
      and
      outside
      events
      due
     
     
      to
      the
      lack
      of
      time.
     
    

    
     
      “With
      this
      event,
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      can
      [on
      their
      way
      to
     
     
      classes]
      walk
      through,
      stop
      and
     
     
      look,
      and
      take
      in
      some
      good
     
     
      information.
      This
      can
      impact
      a
     
     
      lot
      in
      a
      good
      way,
      giving
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      something
      to
      take
      away
     
     
      with
      them.”
     
    

    
     
      Dresen
      added
      that
      the
     
     
      large
      committee
      was
      “very
     
    
   
   
    
     
      appreciative”
      of
      the
      support
     
     
      offered
      by
      various
      organiza-
     
     
      tions
      and
      sponsors
      which
      have
     
     
      enabled
      the
      fair
      to
      have
      sucha
     
     
      strong
      presentation.
     
    

    
     
      The
      event
      offers
      opportunities
     
     
      for
      nutrition
      and
      nursing
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      at
      various
      levels
      in
      “learn-
     
     
      ing
      to
      educate
      and
      promote
     
     
      health
      to
      people,”
      according
      to
     
     
      Melanie
      Blanchard,
      president
     
     
      of
      the
      nursing
      society.
     
    

    
     
      “A
      big
      part
      of
      nursing
      is
     
     
      teaching
      health
      education.
      .
     
     
      nursing
      is
      greatly
      changing
      [to
     
     
      that
      focus].”
     
    

    
     
      First
      year
      students
      are
     
     
      assigned
      “clients,”
      or
      volun-
     
     
      teer
      subjects,
      with
      whom
      they
     
     
      meet
      three
      times
      before
      the
     
     
      fair.
      Their
      task
      is
      to
      help
      the
     
     
      clients
      access
      health
      informa-
     
     
      tion
      onestablished
      themes,
      and
     
     
      the
      final
      stage
      of
      the
      project
      as
     
     
      to
      take
      the
      client
      on
      a
      tour
      of
     
     
      the
      exhibits.
     
    

    
     
      Third
      year
      nursing
      stu-
     
     
      dents,
      as
      part
      of
      a
      Health
     
     
      Teaching
      course,
      are
      involved
     
     
      with
      planning
      and
      presenting
     
     
      exhibits
      of
      their
      own
      at
      the
     
     
      fair.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “It
      offers
      a
      natural
      pro-
     
     
      gression
      in
      what
      your
      skills
     
     
      are,
      throughout
      the
      program,
     
     
      Blanchard
      says.
      “The
      chal-
     
     
      lenge
      [for
      the
      3rd
      year
      stu-
     
     
      dents]
      isto
      make
      their
      displays
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      ee
      =
      se.
      wee
     
     
      The
      health
      fair
      in
      the
      Breezeway
      offered
      loads
      of
      resources
      pass
      i
     
    
   
   
    
     
      applicable
      to
      the
      community.”
     
    

    
     
      Julie
      Smith,
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      3rd
      year
      presenters,
      explained
     
     
      the
      value
      of
      the
      experience.
     
     
      “Everything
      helps
      you
      to
     
     
      learn.”
     
    

    
     
      Smith
      co-presented
      an
     
     
      exhibit
      concerning
      alcohol
      and
     
     
      students,
      which
      was
      entitled
     
     
      the
      “Ripple
      Effect”
     
    

    
     
      “Alcohol
      does
      affect
     
     
      everything
      and
      everyone,
      not
     
     
      just
      one
      person,”
      described
     
     
      Smith
      as
      she
      pointed
      out
      a
     
     
      video
      on
      drinking
      and
      driving.
     
    

    
     
      The
      title
      also
      derives
     
     
      from
      the
      idea
      that
      excessive
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      News
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Working
      for
      a
      healthier
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      drinking
      affects
      a
      wide
      range
     
     
      of
      physiological
      systems.
      One
     
     
      portion
      of
      the
      display
      included
     
     
      three
      preserved
      livers,
      show-
     
     
      ing
      the
      strong
      difference
      in
     
     
      appearance
      between
      a
      healthy
     
     
      liver,
      the
      “fatty
      liver”
      ofa
      binge
     
     
      drinker,
      and
      the
      cirrhosis
      liver
     
     
      ofa
      long-term
      alcoholic.
      Smith
     
     
      felt
      that
      this
      element
      in
      par-
     
     
      ticular
      helped
      students
      to
      see
     
     
      physical
      evidence
      of
      the
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      they
      were
      presenting.
     
    

    
     
      One
      surprising
      aspect
     
     
      was
      that
      ofa
      survey
      conducted
     
     
      of
      forty
      subjects
      within
      the
     
     
      Breezeway.
      Results
      showed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      15
      per
      cent
      of
      those
      sur-
     
     
      veyed
      were
      at
      high
      risk
      for
     
     
      alcoholism,
      16.2
      per
      cent
      of
     
     
      the
      males
      had
      been
      arrested
     
     
      for
      drunken
      behaviour
      and
      69
     
     
      pe
      cent
      of
      the
      females
      polled
     
     
      ad
      been
      involved
      in
      fights
     
     
      while
      under
      the
      influence.
      The
     
     
      exhibit
      also
      looked
      at
      alcohol
     
     
      and
      risky
      sexual
      activity.
     
     
      Other
      exhibits
      dealt
     
     
      with
      other
      relevant
      student
     
     
      health
      topics,
      suchas
      STDs.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *Continued
      on
      page
      4
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      hosts
      speaker
      on
     
     
      Quebec
      nationalism
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Canadian
      studies
     
     
      program
      at
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      is
     
     
      pleased
      to
      welcome
      Dr.
      Dan-
     
     
      iel
      Salée
      -
      a
      well-known
     
     
      scholarand
      public
      speakeron
     
     
      the
      issue
      of
      Quebec
      national-
     
     
      ism-tothe
      campus.
      Dr.
      Salée
     
     
      will
      address
      “The
      Many
      Faces
     
     
      of
      Quebec
      Nationalism”
      ata
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      iy
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      R.Haines
     
    
   
   
    
     
      public
      presentationon
      Mon-
     
     
      day,
      February
      8,
      1999
      at
      7:00
     
     
      pm,
      inRoom
      130,
      Main
      Build-
     
     
      ing,
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      Salée
      has
      conducted
     
     
      research
      on
      inter-ethnic
      rela-
     
     
      tions
      in
      Quebec,
      the
      definition
     
     
      of
      citizenship
      in
      Canada,
      the
     
     
      Aboriginal
      question
      in
      Que-
     
     
      becandidentity
      politics.
      He
      is
     
     
      a
      noted
      expert
      in
      Canadian
     
     
      affairs
      and
      the
      political
     
     
      economy
      of
      Canada.
      Cur-
     
     
      rently,
      he
      is
      a
      professor
      and
     
     
      principal
      at
      the
      School
      of
     
     
      Community
      and
      Public
      Af-
     
     
      fairs,
      Concordia
      University.
     
    

    
     
      “Dr.
      Salée’s
      visit
      is
      a
     
     
      great
      opportunity
      for
      UPEI’s
     
     
      students,
      faculty
      and
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “
      greatercommunity,”
      says
      Dr.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      David
      Morrison,
      Acting
      Di-
     
     
      rector
      of
      the
      Canadian
      Stud-
     
     
      ies
      Programme.
      “Quebec
      na-
     
     
      tionalism
      is
      a
      very
      topical
     
     
      issue
      withreal
      implications
      for
     
     
      Canadians.
      We
      are
      very
     
    
   
   
    
     
      :
      |
      pleased
      to
      have
      a
      speaker
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dr.
      Salée’s
      calibre
      on
      our
     
     
      campus.”
     
    

    
     
      Inhis
      lecture,
      Salée
      will
     
     
      discuss
      how,
      contrary
      to
      what
     
     
      is
      often
      thought
      outside
      Que-
     
     
      bec
      and
      by
      opponents
      of
     
     
      Quebec
      sovereignty,
      Quebec
     
     
      nationalists
      do
      not
      all
      share
     
     
      the
      same
      opinions
      and
      agenda.
     
     
      Asapolitically
      objective
      ana-
     
     
      lyst,
      he
      is
      able
      to
      present
      an
     
     
      un-biased
      account
      of
      the
     
     
      mood
      and
      actions
      of
      both
      the
     
     
      political
      leaders
      and
      average
     
     
      citizen.
     
    

    
     
      Dr.
      Salée
      is
      a
      regular
     
     
      contributor
      on
      local,
      national
     
     
      and
      international
      electronic
     
     
      and
      print
      mediaand
      is
      willing
     
     
      to
      conduct
      interviews
      in
      both
     
     
      English
      and
      French.
      Appear-
     
     
      ance’s
      include
      CBC’s
     
     
      Morningside,
      Home
      Run,
     
     
      Commentary,
      CBC-
     
     
      Newsworldand
      Radio-Cana-
     
     
      da’s
      RDI,
      CTV,
      Independ-
     
     
      ent
      Satellite
      News,
      and
      Reuter
     
     
      Financial
      Television.