Dateline: March 6, 2003

Health Fair to be held

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

Area residents are once again promised a full slate of free health screenings as well as financial advice at the Good Health, Much Wealth, Your Choice Health Fair scheduled for Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Bairfield Activity Center.

The health and wealth task force continues its commitment to providing easy access to information and services in a day at one location. 

Administering screening such as glucose, cholesterol, prostate, hemoglobin, and blood pressure will be a collaborative effort by the Donley County Hospital District, Associated Ambulance Authority, Clarendon Family Medical Clinic, the Medical Center Nursing Home, Novartis Pharmaceutical, and the Northwest Texas Healthcare System.  Individuals are encouraged to fast for 12 hours prior to the screens to ensure more accurate results.

PSA’s will be offered to men 40 years old and older.  The American Cancer Society recommends PSA’s once every ten years after the age of 40 unless advised otherwise by a physician.

Novartis Pharmaceutical will be sponsoring the bone density screening which proved extremely popular for attendees last year.  The Lions Eye Bank will provide glaucoma screening.

The only services which require fees will be breast mammograms by the Harrington Cancer Center.  Appointments are required for the mammograms and can be made by calling 356-1905 or 800-377-4673 in Amarillo.

Coffee Memorial Blood Bank will conduct a blood drive during the fair hours for individuals wishing to make needed blood donations.

Providing financial information and services this year will be Edward Jones Investments and Herring National Bank.

Education exhibits will be provided by the Amarillo Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, American Red Cross, Crown of Texas Hospice, Donley County Extension Service, Novartis Pharmaceutical, Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, 9-1-1 Network, Med-Link Services, RSVP, Meredith House, National Weather Service, Texas Panhandle Poison Center, Panhandle Rehabilitation Specialists, Advanced Hearing Technologies, Harrington Cancer Center, Northwest Texas Health Care System, and Texas Gold.

Patrick Robertson of KEFH 99.3 will provide a live remote broadcast at the Health and Wealth Fair.  As the day progresses, door prizes donated by exhibitors will be awarded and announced on the air.

For more information about the fair, contact the Donley County Extension Service at 874-2141. 

This is an event you won’t want to miss!