Redwood Memorial Hospital’s Eel River Valley Family Health and Resource Fair, Fortuna’s biggest community-wide health event of the year, will take place on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rohner Park Fireman’s Pavilion.
The health fair, which coincides with Fortuna’s Apple Harvest Festival, will feature low-cost medical testing, including blood draws and blood pressure, cholesterol, anemia, glucose and bone density tests. Wellness information Read the rest of this entry »
Military retirees have a chance to have health screenings, get information about benefits and share sea stories on Saturday at the annual Retiree Health Fair.
The fair, sponsored by the Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital, was originally scheduled for September, but had to be pushed back after an appearance by Tropical Storm Hanna.
Capt. Gerard Cox, commanding officer of the Naval Hospital, said the fair is a way for the hospital to give back to the retiree Read the rest of this entry »
ESTERO, Fla., Dec 09, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
As part of its campaign to be the
leading provider of medical care to the Southwest Florida community, Estero
Urgent Care will be hosting “A Matter of Heart” Health Fair at Estero
Community Park on Sunday December 21st. Attendees will hear the latest expert
medical advice on heart disease prevention from Estero Urgent Care’s
award-winning team of physicians. The Estero staff will also be Read the rest of this entry »
The locker room was filled with veterans, medical professionals and
cheerleaders as Yost, 42, sat down and gripped a device to test his strength during a health fair held in honor of Veterans Day, which is Tuesday.
He was one of more than 700 people who attended the health fair, where veterans were screened for high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, diabetes and prostate cancer.
But Yost had another reason for being there: to hang out Read the rest of this entry »
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EL PASO — The lessons from a crash course in diet and exercise last week for Clint Independent School District elementary students weren’t lost on third-grader Ashley Murguia, who didn’t miss a beat when asked about ways to maintain good health and exercise.
“I’ve learned that you’re supposed to exercise really good so you can be healthy,” she said. “You have to eat really good foods.”
Murguia was one of about 240 third-graders from the Clint Read the rest of this entry »
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ALAMOSAIf you watch your weight, eat healthy, and stay physically fit, you can still suffer a heart attack, maybe two of them. That is why Conejos County native Dennis Lopez is hoping his story will encourage County residents to take advantage of the coming Conejos County Family Health Fair.
On Valentines Day, Feb. 14, the San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center is sponsoring Love Your Sweet Heart Read the rest of this entry »
Assitance is available for prescription drugs TRENTON – Bristol-Myers Squibb and Capital Health System will host a Community Health Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Capital Health System Family Health Center, 433 Bellevue Ave.
The health fair aims to raise awareness about the importance of routine screenings to diagnose and treat chronic diseases as well as to provide information about prescription drug assistance programs that can help low-income Read the rest of this entry »
OMAHA, Neb. – As the number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases rise in the Omaha area, a metro teenager organized a health fair on Saturday to educate her peers about the risk.
Health officials said Douglas County’s chlamydia and gonorrhea rates are at epidemic levels. Nearly three-fourths of the chlamydia cases are reported in those between 15 and 24.
“We’ve been declared an STD epidemic area for the last four years, and next month it Read the rest of this entry »
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Fruita is currently looking for health-field-related vendors to participate in its annual Sweetheart Health Fair Feb. 21.
Last year’s fair included vendors from the Mesa County Health Department, Family Health West, chiropractors, and alternative healing practitioners.
Health fair goers received free mini-massages from massage therapists, as well as free spinal exams by chiropractors. There was also a jazzercise demonstration. Read the rest of this entry »