Sacred Heart Health System will provide free health screenings in May at sites in Pensacola, Pace, Cantonment, Milton, Navarre, Chipley, Gulf Shores, 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:
. May 1 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Alfred Washburn Center, 31 Murphy Lane, Pensacola. Blood screening
. May 2 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 3300 W. Scott St., Pensacola. Blood screening.
. May 7 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Westley Scott Place, 3300 W. Scott St., Pensacola. Blood screening.
. May 8 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church, 303 Rocky Ave., Cantonment. Osteoporosis screening.
. May 13 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Felix Miga Senior Center, 904 N. 57th Ave., Pensacola. Osteoporosis screening.
. May 14 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Milestone Aquatics Club, 35 New Market St., Cantonment. Osteoporosis screening.
. May 15 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at East Brent Baptist Church, 4801 N. Davis Hwy., Pensacola. Blood screening.
. May 17 from 8:30 to 12 noon at Sacred Heart Medical Park in Pace, Highway 90. Osteoporosis screening.
. May 20 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Olive Baptist Church, 1836 Olive Rd., Pensacola. Blood screening.
. May 21 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Washington County Council on Aging, 1348 South Blvd., Chipley. Osteoporosis screening.
. May 22 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Astor Village, 5194 Astor Village St., Milton. Osteoporosis screening.
. May 27 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church/Christian Service Center, 309 E. 21st Ave., Gulf Shores, Ala. Osteoporosis screening.
. May 28 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Adoration for a New Beginning, 920 W. Government St., Pensacola. Osteoporosis screening.
. May 29 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 6 E. Wright St., Pensacola. Blood screening.
. May 30 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Billory Baptist Church, Hwy. 87, 8162 Stillwater Cove, Navarre. Osteoporosis 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.