November 2018
Community Health Check
It was a cold Saturday morning as community partners and health fair participants arrived for the November Health Fair. We had 350-400 registered participants that received flu shots, blood pressure checks, and more from 90 volunteers. Here are the stats from this successful event:
- 197 flu vaccines
- 40 vision screening exams
- 45 child identification cards
- 340 dental hygiene kits were distributed along with dental care information.
- 35 women received life saving screening mammograms
- 23 women received cancer screening exams
- Diabetic Screenings
- Blood pressure checks
- CPR and first aid information
- Parenting information
- Crisis pregnancy information
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollment
- Infant sleep safety information
- Alzheimer’s information
- Nutrition information
- Railroad safety
- Poison control
- Prescription drug safety
- And fire safety in the home.