No appointments are required, but a dose of participation is recommended. ADVERTISING No appointments are required, but a dose of participation is recommended. The 17th annual Early Signs Health Fair is scheduled for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Life Care
No appointments are required, but a dose of participation is recommended.
The 17th annual Early Signs Health Fair is scheduled for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Life Care Center of Hilo, 944 W. Kawailani St.
An array of service providers, agencies and individual practitioners will be on hand to provide free services at this year’s community health fair.
Here’s what attendees can expect:
• Dr. Brian Sugai will providie free foot screens; Dr. Chris Igawa will offer free oral screens; and Dr. Stacey Nagareda from Nagareda Chiropractic and Dr. Daniel Young will offer free chiropractic screens.
• Clinical Laboratories will offer free cholesterol checks.
• KTA will provide bone density checks; Hui Malama Ola Na Oiwi along with Hawaii Community College nursing students will provide free blood sugar checks; the University of Hawaii Nursing Program will provide blood pressure checks; and PharMerica and Longs Drugs will review medications for attendees.
• Alzheimer’s Association, American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation, Services For Seniors, AARP, Big Island Nutrition Council, Hawaii Island Adult Care and Legal Aid will be available with information booths.
• Dr. Gary Johnson (in-house geriatric physician at Life Care Center of Hilo) will offer a “What’s Up Doc?” booth.
Project Vision Hawaii is returning this year to provide free retinal screens.
Additional booths include, doTerra, Kyani, Hawaii County Office of Aging, Sleep Center, American Heart Association, Sage Plus, Hilo Hearing Aid, HIV Foundation, Direct Link, Hospice, Arhtritis Foundation, Senior Medicare Patrol, Ohana Health Plan, United Health Care, Eye Hawaii, Klein Natural Health and Wellness Center, Hilo Hearing Aid Center and HMSA.
For more information, call 959-9151.
