Peninsula College Health and Safety Fair set for Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — A Health and Safety Fair is planned at the Port Angeles Peninsula College campus on Wednesday.

The Peninsula College Campus Safety and Associated Student Council will host the free fair, which will be open to the public, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Pirate Union Building (PUB) on the campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

The fair aims to make students and community members aware of personal health and safety issues, as well as the community resources available to address them.

Relates to programs

Agencies that will be represented at the fair relate to programs offered at Peninsula College including nursing, medical assisting, cybersecurity, criminal justice, homeland security/emergency management and the emergency medical technician course.

Interactive displays and demonstrations will include a training simulator to demonstrate law enforcement tactical training, live self-defense techniques and discussion of the legal, ethical and global impact of cybercrime on private, public and personal computer infrastructures.

Agencies involved

Agencies participating will be the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, Port Angeles Police Department, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Phoenix Dragon Martial Arts, Map Your Neighborhood, Peninsula Behavioral Health, Peninsula College Cyber Security Program, Olympic Medial Physicians, North Olympic Healthcare Network, Port Angeles Fire Department and Olympic Ambulance.

For more information, contact Marty Martinez at mmartinez@pencol.edu.

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