SNPhA Wears Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This last Wednesday SNPhA Members wore pink in light of Breast Care Awareness Month! Special Thanks To Everyone Who Participated to Show Their Awareness!

1st General Meeting

First General Meeting in the New Building!

First years and members of UH SNPhA attended the first general meeting,discussing the upcoming health fairs held at Lakewood Church  and Beneke elementary school. Rohan Dwivedi and Chidi Iroegbu the previous community outreach cochairs talked to the members about DREAMS, a mentorship program to high school students in the Houston Area,that will be launched this upcoming summer. Members also got to take part in an activity for national suicide awareness week, where they wrote how they would approach others contemplating suicide. The annual Alumni Dinner was also discussed and will be held the upcoming month on Friday, October 27, 2017 in the UH Student Center Ballroom at 5PM. 

Additionally attendees got to meet the initiatives for the first time , discussing their activities associated with each.

Wellness Wednesday and Feature Fridays Launched

Wellness Wednesday and Feature Fridays Launched!

UHSNPhA releases two new video series to help bring awareness to the organization and to keep SNPhA members aware of alternative choices to unhealthy decisions made in pharmacy school! The first wellness Wednesday discusses caffeine, it's risk on the student and alternatives. The first Feature Friday release showcases Sara Mirjamali, the previous UH SNPhA president

uhsnpha barbecue retreat

SNPHA BBQ retreat with initiatives

Initiatives and officers of the UHSNPhA team discussed future plans and got to know each other with team building exercises, taking pictures and discussing ideas for the coming fall year!

UH SNPhA and Kappa Psi Partner for Back To School Events at Harbach and Cleveland Ripley NeighborHood Centers

This weekend, UH SNPhA partnered with Kappa Psi for the Harbach and Cleveland Ripley Neighborhood Centers Back-to-School Event in both Houston and Pasadena. During this event, pharmacy students had the opportunity to provide blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol and BMI screenings to patients, as well as provide education on kidney and mental health, HIV/AIDS, and stroke prevention. Overall, the combined event managed to impact a total of 583 patients. We would like to send a special thank you to Dr. Damien Fisher and Dr. Anna Kwan for serving as wonderful preceptors to our students!