Lafene Health Center sponsored a health fair Wednesday in the K-State Student Union Courtyard. Fifteen different booths provided students opportunities to find out about all the different departments of Lafene.

"The big push is awareness," health educator Theresa Doyle said. "Letting people know that we are available for them."

Booths represented all departments of Lafene as well as Counseling Services, Healthy Decisions, Student Health Advisory Council, Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators and Sensible Nutrition and Body Image Choices.

Smaller freebies available at the individual tables included candy, granola bars and gum. Bigger prizes were scored from visiting every booth in the fair.

To earn freebies such as T-shirts and other larger prizes, students had to pick up a slip of paper upon entering the fair and get it signed at each booth.

All booths were tended by staff from Lafene to familiarize students with some of the faces they might see if they actually went to the health center.

"We're really trying to make sure everyone learns about all our services," Doyle said.

Mary Sue Moore, director of health information management, said the most utilized departments of Lafene are the pharmacy, the allergy clinic, the women's center and the lab.

The pharmacy's popularity comes from students being able to fill prescriptions and obtain medicine there. The allergy clinic is used by students who need regular shots or medicine for allergies. The women's center provides information about breast health, contraceptives and other topics pertaining to females. The lab runs tests so students can know whether they have the flu or mono or other illnesses that can be determined by testing.

The fair provided students "a good time for them to ask questions they might not normally ask," Doyle said. She said about 60 percent of students use Lafene sometime during their four or five years at the university.

K-State has been providing health services since the early 1900s. Lafene was first built in 1959, and it operated as a hospital, open 24 hours a day. Lafene moved to its current location, at 1105 Sunset Ave., six years ago. The relative location is near the intersection of Sunset and Claflin Rd., across the street from Marlatt Hall.