The first fair is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Guadalupe Community Center at 21600 Hart St. in Canoga Park. The second fair is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 21, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at MEND (Meet Each Need with Dignity), 13460 Van Nuys Blvd. in Pacoima.

Both fairs are part of a $10,000 grant that CSUNÕs Center for Community Service-Learning and Department of Health Sciences received from MetLife to increase the ability of elderly immigrants to access health care and to develop strategies for healthy aging and disease prevention. The grant was through Project SHINE (Students Helping in the Naturalization of Elders).

Northridge is one of three universities nationwide selected to participate in the one-semester pilot program. As part of the initiative, English as a Second Language teachers will field test new health literacy materials, assisted by Northridge students studying health sciences.

The CSUN students helped design the two health fairs under the direction of health sciences professor Debra Sheets, co-director of the MetLife Initiative.