Sacred Heart Health System will provide free health screenings in March at sites in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Baldwin and Washington counties. The screening program targets persons who are poor, uninsured or elderly.
At most locations, 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, diabetes and other health problems. In South Baldwin County, Sacred Heart will provide bone density scans for osteoporosis on March 20.
The schedule is as follows:
- March 6 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Davisville Community Center, Hwy 97, Davisville. Blood screening
- March 7 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Loaves and Fishes, 257 E. Lee St., Pensacola. Blood screening
- March 11 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Clinic, 140 W. Government St., Pensacola. Blood Screening.
- March 13 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the South Walton Council on Aging, 194 N. County Hwy. 393, Santa Rosa Beach. Blood screening.
- March 18 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Waterfront Bargain Center, 2125 Fairfield Drive, Pensacola. Blood screening.
- March 19 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Westwood Homes, 4400 Westover St., Pensacola. Blood screening.
- March 20 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Orange Beach Senior Center, 26251 Canal Road, Orange Beach, Ala. Osteoporosis screening only.
- March 25 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Washington County Council on Aging, 1348 South Blvd., Chipley. Blood Screening.
- March 26 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Warrington United Methodist Church, 301 E. Winthrop St., Pensacola. Blood screening.
- March 27 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Waterfront Bargain Center, 4467 Avalon Blvd., Milton. Blood Screening.
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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