Hospital's 15th Annual Health Fair Scheduled For November 2
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AGH Healthy Happenings Community Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday,
Nov. 2, 2013. The annual free health fair returns to Pocomoke this year,
featuring country music entertainer turned inspirational speaker LaDonna Gatlin.
The focus of this year’s fair is caring for your mental health. LaDonna’s presentation, Tune Up Your Life, is about living your personal values to lead a more fulfilling life. But she will also touch on her personal experience with depression and attempted suicide and the importance of setting aside the stigma surrounding mental illness to seek the help needed to become well.
Her keynote presentation will occur at noon, with free screenings, alternative wellness therapy sessions, demonstrations and opportunities to receive valuable health information at the various booths taking place from 8 a.m. to noon.
The schedule:
8 – 11 a.m. Free Screenings: cholesterol (12 hour fast required), carotid artery,
respiratory, hearing, diabetes, and more
9 a.m. Dance & Gymnastics Demonstration by Twisters Gymnastics
10 a.m. Paddleboard and Kayak Demonstration by Ayers Creek Adventures
11 a.m. Complimentary Lunch
8 – noon Visit booths, receive free massage, Reiki, and reflexology therapy
Noon Keynote Presentation: Tune Up your Life, LaDonna Gatlin
1 p.m. Health fair concludes
*Free flu shots will be provided throughout the conference next door in the Pocomoke Fire Department’s equipment bays.
The Details
15th Annual AGH Healthy Happenings Fair
Saturday, November 2, 2013
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Pocomoke Volunteer Fire Company Community Center
For more information and a complete list of screenings and demonstrations, please visit www.atlanticgeneral.org/healthyhappenings or call 410-641-9268.
The conference is generously supported by The Blood Bank of Delmarva, Delmarva Media Group, ClearChannel Outdoor, Worcester County Health Department and Chesapeake Hearing Centers.
The focus of this year’s fair is caring for your mental health. LaDonna’s presentation, Tune Up Your Life, is about living your personal values to lead a more fulfilling life. But she will also touch on her personal experience with depression and attempted suicide and the importance of setting aside the stigma surrounding mental illness to seek the help needed to become well.
Her keynote presentation will occur at noon, with free screenings, alternative wellness therapy sessions, demonstrations and opportunities to receive valuable health information at the various booths taking place from 8 a.m. to noon.
The schedule:
8 – 11 a.m. Free Screenings: cholesterol (12 hour fast required), carotid artery,
respiratory, hearing, diabetes, and more
9 a.m. Dance & Gymnastics Demonstration by Twisters Gymnastics
10 a.m. Paddleboard and Kayak Demonstration by Ayers Creek Adventures
11 a.m. Complimentary Lunch
8 – noon Visit booths, receive free massage, Reiki, and reflexology therapy
Noon Keynote Presentation: Tune Up your Life, LaDonna Gatlin
1 p.m. Health fair concludes
*Free flu shots will be provided throughout the conference next door in the Pocomoke Fire Department’s equipment bays.
The Details
15th Annual AGH Healthy Happenings Fair
Saturday, November 2, 2013
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Pocomoke Volunteer Fire Company Community Center
For more information and a complete list of screenings and demonstrations, please visit www.atlanticgeneral.org/healthyhappenings or call 410-641-9268.
The conference is generously supported by The Blood Bank of Delmarva, Delmarva Media Group, ClearChannel Outdoor, Worcester County Health Department and Chesapeake Hearing Centers.
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