Sacred Heart Health System will provide free health screenings in July at sites in Pensacola, Milton, Century, Miramar Beach and Gulf Shores, 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:
. July 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. at New Dimensions Christian Center, 3201 Navy Blvd. Blood screening
. July 10 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 6457 Park Ave., Milton. Osteoporosis screening
. July 11 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Bayview Senior Center, 20th & Lloyd Streets. Osteoporosis screening.
. July 12 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at Global Travels & Tours, 4806 Mobile Hwy. Blood screening
. July 15 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast, 7800 U.S. Hwy. 98 in Miramar Beach. Blood screening
. July 16 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Century Council on Aging, 6025 Industrial Blvd., Century. Blood screening
. July 17 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at First West Florida Baptist Convention, 2400 W. Strong St. Blood screening
. July 23 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Christian Service Center at First Presbyterian Church in Gulf Shores, Ala., 309 E. 21st Ave. Blood screening.
. July 24 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 303 S. Navy Blvd. Osteoporosis screening
. July 25 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 609 N. Alcaniz St. Blood screening
. July 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Boys & Girls Club, 2751 N. "H" St. 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.
