Community Health & Wellness Fair Presented by Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation to Return for Fifth Year - Archived

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Community Health & Wellness Fair Presented by Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation to Return for Fifth Year

Louisville, Ky. (September 21, 2016) – Free health screenings, assessments and education seminars from Flaget Memorial Hospital and more than 70 health partners will be available at the Fifth Annual Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Community Health & Wellness Fair. The fair is free and open to the public.
 
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapists, chiropractors, optometrists, physical therapists, and mental health professionals will come together to offer a variety of free health screenings, provide education and answer health questions. The health fair will also include a healthy cooking demonstration, Kidz Zone, door prizes and free giveaways to participants.
 
WHAT:
Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Community Health & Wellness Fair
 
WHERE:       
Flaget Memorial Hospital
4305 New Shepherdsville Road
Bardstown, KY 40004
 
WHEN:       
Saturday, September 24, 2016
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
 
MORE:
Select screenings will be by appointment only for clinical breast exams, prostate exams, cholesterol and skin cancer by calling 502.350.5700. A lung cancer risk assessment will also be offered, along with the fecal immunochemical test (FIT), a take-home screening test for colon cancer.
 
Sponsors for the event include The Kentucky Standard, WBRT, GBA Office Solutions, Town & Country Bank & Trust Co., VNA Health at Home/Hospice, Air Methods, Astra Behavioral Health, Bardstown Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Bluegrass Hearing Clinic, DaVita - Bardstown Dialysis, Grand Canyon University, Joe Hill’s Powersports and Equipment, Kentucky Eye Care, McKendree University, Passport Health Plan and Signature Healthcare at Colonial.
 
            
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