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Wednesday, March 26, 2008  

Sacred Heart Provides Health Screenings to Elderly and Uninsured Persons

Sacred Heart Health System will provide free health screenings in April at sites in Pensacola, Cantonment, Milton, Chipley, Orange Beach, Ala., and Robertsdale, Ala. 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. 

The schedule is as follows:
. April 2 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Cantonment Council on Aging, 132 Mintz Lane, Cantonment. Osteoporosis screening
. April 3 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at St. John Catholic Church, 303 S. Navy Blvd., Pensacola. Blood screening.
. April 9 from 7 to 9:30 a.m. at Downtown YMCA, 410 N. Palafox St., Pensacola. Blood screening.
. April 10 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 401 Van Pelt Lane, Pensacola. Blood screening.
. April 16 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Little Flower Catholic Church, 65th Ave. & Lillian Hwy. Blood screening.
. April 18 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Northwest Florida Community Hospital, 1360 Brickyard Rd., Chipley. Blood screening.
. April 23 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Perdido Bay Baptist Church, 12600 Sorrento Rd., Pensacola. Blood screening.
. April 24 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Orange Beach Senior Center, 26251 Canal Rd., Orange Beach, Ala. Blood screening.
. April 25 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Bayview Senior Center, 20th Ave. & Lloyd St., Pensacola. Blood screening.
. April 29 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Waterfront Bargain Center, 2125 Fairfield Dr., Pensacola. Osteoporosis screening.
. April 30 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Milton Housing Authority, 6623-A James St., Milton. Blood screening.
    

Two locations already have been scheduled for May and are as follows:
. May 1 from 9 to 11:30 a.m., Alfred Washburn Center, 31 Murphy Lane, Pensacola. Blood screening.
. May 2 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 23035 Hwy. 59 N., Robertsdale, Ala. 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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