ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½ hosts 14th Annual Health Fair – today!
Free health screenings, assessments and information are available at Saint Xavier University's (ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½) 14th Annual Community Health Fair today, March 24. 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, injuries, stress, body mass index, spinal cord, and more!
The Fair also includes a wide variety of other activities, such as:
- Rainbow Therapy Dogs;
- Free chair massages;
- Free refreshments;
- 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, exercise demonstrations, and free screenings;
- 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; Brannigan Chiropractic Center; Chiro One Wellness Center; Cook Country Department of Public Health; Core Fitness and Physical Therapy/Beverly Spinning; Cosco; Country House; Devine Nutrition; Fitzpatrick Dental; Heartland Blood Centers; Home Instead Senior Care; Illinois Secretary of State: Organ and Tissue Donor Registration; Life Alarm; Lunettes Eye care, MetroSouth Medical Center; Overeaters Anonymous; Pandit Foot and Ankle Clinic; Pillars; Running for Kicks; Rush Alzheimer's Disease center; Sam's Club; Vitamin Shop; Walgreens; and Weight Watchers.
ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½ representatives also expected at the Fair, include: 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 Biology Classes; ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½ Student Veteran Alliance, ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½ Psychology Club, and the Shannon Center trainers.
For more information, please call 773-298-3592 or visit ÇàÂ¥´«Ã½'s .