On Monday November 5th 2007 Student Health Services hosted their annual Health Fair at Brock University. Numerous campus and community organizations were represented which helped to inform the Brock community about everything from sports injuries to sexuality issues to nutritious food choices. The health fair offered numerous door prizes to participants, which were donated by various corporate sponsors. Ironically Kraft owned by Altria formerly Philip Morris the tobacco company also was one of the sponsors.
OPIRG Brock participated in the Health Fair by offering locally grown apples to those who completed a Healthy Community Survey. A total of 52 individuals participated in the survey, which is to small of a sample size to project these results conclusively to the student body as a whole. It does however provide an idea of the opinions of Brock students.
The survey indicated shockingly that 40% of Brock students do not feel safe walking alone at night. This disconcerting number perhaps indicates that services like Brock Foot Patrol which is a free walk home service that provides students, staff and visitors with a safe escort on and around the Brock Campus, may need more resources so that it is better utilized. For students whom live off campus such a service is of little comfort.
The Healthy Community Survey also indicated that when asked to "rank each service they would like to see on campus" 53% of Brock students want a Bike Co-Op on campus where students could purchase cheap bicycles, and learn how to build and maintain them. Considering that a relatively small number of Brock students that cycle to Brock daily, new programs to make cycling more accessible may be needed in the future.
