Hospital District to Host Free Community Health Fairs

Hospital District to Host Free Community Health Fairs

HOUSTON (June 6, 2008) – The Harris County Hospital District’s community health centers will hold free community health fairs throughout the summer and fall. The health fairs are open to the public and offer residents one-stop convenience for health screenings and immunizations.

Hospital district staff will provide screenings for blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, along with many others.

Health care professionals and vendors will be on hand to discuss exercise, heart health, stroke prevention, women’s health, and nutrition. Information will be given on exercise, weight-loss plans, smoking cessation, breast cancer, HIV/AIDS, and more.

Pasadena Town Square Mall 171 Pasadena Square Saturday, July 19 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.	People’s Health Center 6630 De Moss St. Sunday, July 27 10 a.m.-2 p.m.	Aldine Health Center 4755 Aldine Mail Route Saturday, August 2 9 a.m.-noon
Acres Home Health Center 818 Ringold Saturday, August 23 10 a.m.-2 p.m.	Northwest Health Center 1100 W. 34^th St. Saturday, October 18 9 a.m.-noon	Baytown Health Center 1602 Garth Rd. Saturday, November 1 9 a.m.-noon
Casa de Amigos Health Center 1615 N. Main St. Saturday, November 1 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Gulfgate Health Center 7550 Office City Dr. Saturday, November 8 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The Harris County Hospital District is the public health care system for the nation’s third most-populous county. It provides more than one million health care visits each year to residents of Harris County. The hospital district operates Ben Taub General Hospital, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Quentin Mease Community Hospital, 12 community health centers, a dental center, eight school-based clinics, 13 homeless shelter clinics and five mobile health units.