New York Institute of Technology's (NYIT) School of Health Professions, Behavioral, and Life Sciences will host a Health Fair and 5K Run on Sunday, April 22 at its Old Westbury campus from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to the public, the fair will offer free preventative health services and education programs to help promote a healthy lifestyle.

The health fair will feature a blood drive; basketball and tennis games; a Parkinson's disease lecture; nutritional counseling; Pilates and karate demonstrations; screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, pulmonary disease, glucose and hearing; diabetic education and screening; and information about breast cancer prevention. Women will also have the opportunity to sign up for a free mammography through the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of NYIT.

The 5K run will begin at 9 a.m. on a USA Track and Field-sanctioned course. The registration fee will be $22 on the day of the race. Check-in is at Runner's Edge, 242 Main St., Farmingdale, on Saturday, April 21 from noon to 5 p.m. or at NYIT's Old Westbury campus from 7 to 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 22. Awards will be given to the best male and female runners, as well as the top finishers in each age group.

NYIT's Old Westbury campus is located on Northern Boulevard, one mile east of Glen Cove Road. For more information, please contact Edward Maggio at 686-3780 or emaggio@nyit.edu.