Ireyon Keith
Internship Paper
Xavier University Health & Wellness Center is where I spent my semester interning for. It was located on 5110 Jefferson Highway in Harahan, Louisiana. My advisor was Dr. Willam Kirchain, a pharmacy professor at Xavier University. Dr. Kirchain advised us with different nutrition facts each day. He gave us information on sugars, salts, portion sizes, and germs. The center provides free screening, diabetes education, and cooking classes to individuals or groups. TheIt includes screening includes for; diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol. The center also does health fairs around the city of New Orleans. I started my internship on January 12 and will be finished April 27. On MondayMondays and Wednesday's, it would beWednesdays are our busy days. On Mondays, we would get together a game and color sheets for the Arc of New Orleans. Then, on WednesdayWednesdays we would do cooking classes then head to a barbershop to do screenings. My project includedincludes me going to the barbershop and collecting the data from the barbers and hair stylist, blood pressure (BP), waist circumference, and weight.