St. John’s annual ‘Road to Health’ Health Fair April 4th
by St. John’s Lutheran Hospital
March 12, 2009
One sure sign that spring is in the air is the annual "Road to Health" Health Fair sponsored by St. John’s Lutheran Hospital. This year the annual event will be held on Saturday, April 4th from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Memorial Center in Libby; record crowds are expected.
The St. John’s "Road to Health-Fair" celebrates health and wellness with the community by bringing together numerous wellness related displays and activities including reduced or free health screenings, alternative & complementary therapies such as Reiki & Pranic Healing massage therapy and nutritional supplements, body mass index testing, bone density testing, blood pressure checks, blood sugar level checks, health club and fitness activities, emergency services, BINGO for the kids with special prizes, and many other health related products and services.
This year the health fair will also include representatives from various programs in the State – CHIP, LifeCenter Northwest, Montana Breast & Cervical Health, Mountain-Pacific Quality Health, Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease program, and the Montana Informed Patient Website.
For those community members who missed the pre-fair health screenings, discounted health-screening vouchers for total cholesterol, glucose, Glycohemoglobin (A1C), anemia, prostate, and thyroid will be available at the fair.
Local medical providers will also be on hand to answer questions concerning the pre-fair health screening results or other health concerns.
"The Health Fair is designed to provide people of all ages with information about a wide variety of health and wellness topics and resources in our community, all in a fun, fair-like atmosphere," commented Susan Horelick, Wellness Coordinator at St. John’s. "There are activities planned specifically for children, as well as opportunities for adults to participate in a number of health screenings. The theme for the Health Fair is "The Road to Tomorrow’s Health", and it is our hope that by attending, people will get the information they need to start, or continue, down that healthy road."
For more information about the health fair, contact Susan Horelick at 406-293-0164.
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