HCHD Health Fairs

Hospital District to Host Free Community Health Fairs

HOUSTON (July 15, 2009) – The Harris County Hospital District 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.

Healthcare 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.

Saturday, July 25
Pasadena Town Square Mall
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
171 Pasadena Town Square
Pasadena, TX 77506

Saturday, August 1
Greenspoint Mall
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
12300 N. Freeway
Houston, TX 77060

Saturday, August 15

Acres Home Health Center

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

818 Ringold

Houston, TX 77088

Saturday, October 17

Northwest Health Center

9 a.m. – noon

1100 W. 34th St.

Houston, TX 77018

Saturday, October 24
People's Health Center
9 a.m. – noon
6630 DeMoss
Houston, TX 77074

Saturday, November 14

Gulfgate Health Center

9 a.m. – noon

7550 Office City Drive

Houston, TX 77012

The Harris County Hospital District is the public healthcare system for the nation’s third most-populous county. It provides more than one million healthcare 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, 13 community health centers, a dialysis center, a dental center, eight school-based clinics, 13 homeless shelter clinics and five mobile health units.