
ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½ hosts 13th Annual Health Fair

Free health screenings, assessments and information are available at Saint Xavier University's (ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½) 13th Annual Health Fair on Friday, March 18. The Fair, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Shannon Center at the University's Chicago campus, 3700 West 103rd Street.
The Fair is a "one-stop shop" of free health services. It includes free screenings and assessments for the following: blood pressure, blood glucose, bone density, hearing and vision, spinal cord, injuries, cholesterol, stress, body mass index, and more.
The Fair also included a wide variety of other activities, including:
- Rainbow Therapy Dogs
- Free chair massages
- Healthy cooking demonstrations
- 15-minute exercise classes every 30 minutes starting at 9 a.m.
- A blood drive hosted by Heartland Blood Centers. If you are interested in donating blood, please pre-register by calling the Shannon Center at 773-298-3592.
- Demonstrations about child and adult CPR, first aid, pilates, spinning, boxing, and more.
- A raffle, a scavenger hunt, a children’s activity corner, and face painting.
Neighborhood vendors will be at the Health Fair to share health information with the community, including: Advocate Christ Center for Breast Care; Advocate Christ Hospital Cardiac and Stroke Prevention; Advocate Christ GI Medical Center; Athletico Physical Therapy; Axion Group; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois; Chartwells Energy Zone; Chiro One Wellness Center; Coal Performance – Chiropractors; Cook County Department of Public Health; Core Fitness and Physical Therapy/Beverly Spinning; Costco; Curves; CVS; Devine Nutrition; Durkin & Fitzpatrick DDS; Five Star CPR and First Aid; Greenwood Chiropractic Wellness Center; Heartland Blood Centers; Home Instead Senior Care; Illinois Secretary of State: Organ and Tissue Donor Registration; Life Alarm; MetroSouth Medical Center ; Morgan Park Junior Women’s Club; Overeaters Anonymous; Pandit Foot and Ankle Clinic; Pillars; Running for Kicks; Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center; Sam’s Club; Vein Clinic of America; and Walgreens.
ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½ representatives also expected at the fair, including the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the Ludden Speech and Language Clinic, the Health Center, the School of Nursing, ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½ Nutrition classes, ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½ Health Communications classes, and Shannon Center trainers.
For more information, please call (773)-298-3592 or visit ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½'s .