Sacred Heart Press Box: Sacred Heart Offers Free Screenings to Needy, Elderly, and Uninsured

Sacred Heart Health System will provide free health screenings in July at sites in Escambia County and Santa Rosa County. The screening program targets persons who are poor, uninsured, or elderly.

Sacred Heart staff will provide screenings to measure blood pressure, blood sugar, total cholesterol and blood count. These screenings are helpful in diagnosing conditions that put people at high risk for heart attack, stroke, anemia diabetes, and other health problems.

The schedule is as follows:

• July 5 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church, 303 Rocky Ave., Cantonment.

• July 10 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Alternative Health Food Store, 5533 Hwy. 90 in Pace.

• July 11 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Westwood Homes, 4400 Westover St., Pensacola.

• July 12 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at First West Florida Convention, 2400 W. Strong St., Pensacola.

• July 17 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Billory Baptist Church, 8162 Stillwater Cove, Highway 87, Holley Navarre.

• July 18 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Wesley Scott Place, 3300 W. Scott St., Pensacola.

• July 19 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Cantonment Council on Aging, 132 Mintz Lane, Cantonment.

• July 25 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Felix Miga Center, 904 N. 57th Ave., Pensacola.

• July 27 from 9 a.m. until noon at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 609 N. Alcaniz St., Pensacola.

Mission in Motion is a community service provided by Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola. The mobile unit’s free services also are made possible by support from the law firm of Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin and McLeod, as well as the Gannett Foundation and other community donors. For more information, call (850) 416-7826.

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