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PORTLAND, Maine

OT students and faculty educate public about backpack safety

On Saturday August 1st a group of students and faculty from the Department of Occupational Therapy volunteered at L.L. Bean for Backpack Awareness day.

The Maine Occupational Therapy Association organized the event to engage people about the importance of back safety with use of backpacks, purses, briefcases and luggage. 

91AV student and faculty volunteers spoke to approximately 100 people over the course of the day about occupational therapy, backpack awareness and measurement and back safety. 

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, physician assistant program, and pharmacy school, in addition to a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.