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UNA’s Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions Celebrates Respiratory Care Week

Oct. 21, 2024



Michelle R. Eubanks , UNA, at meubanks@d809.com, 256.765.4392

FLORENCE, AL – The Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of North Alabama is celebrating Respiratory Care Week today through Oct. 26 with two unique events scheduled to take place on campus. 

  • From noon until 2 p.m. on Oct. 22 on the third floor of Harrison Hall, attendees will get a close-up look at respiratory care through the use of interactive virtual reality headsets.
  • On Oct. 23, from noon until 1 p.m. in the Guillot University Center, respiratory care students will share more about the program through an educational display related to the health hazards associated with vaping while promoting healthy respiratory practices.

“Respiratory Care Week is a time to celebrate respiratory therapists and the work they do for patients and their communities,” said Jabril Diamond, lecturer and Respiratory Care program coordinator. “Respiratory Care Week is also a time to emphasize the importance of lung health. This is our second year celebrating this week at ACONHP, and the goal is to let current and future students know that respiratory therapists are an integral part of the health care team, and the work they do is both invaluable and rewarding.”

The Respiratory Care program recently admitted its second cohort of students; the program was launched as a direct response to the growing needs and demands for this profession in hospitals and health care centers.

About The University of North Alabama

The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: d809.com and d809.com/unaworks/.