WALK-INS INVITED AT HEALTH FAIR.Byline: Daily News The 25th annual Health Fair Expo will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Senior Center, offering free and low-cost preventive health screenings for adults. This year, Health Fair Expo will be held at 20 sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura and San Bernardino counties to help adults with early detection of health risks and offer referrals for health care follow up. ``Health Fair Expo strives to keep abreast of developments in men's and women's health issues,'' said Linda Swift, Health Fair Expo project director. All sites will offer six basic health screenings for adults including height and weight, blood pressure, family health history, review and referral and vision screening. The Santa Clarita fair will also provide a low-cost, 25-part blood screening, which includes cholesterol, with options to add prostate cancer, follicle stimulating hormone Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) A hormone that stimulates the growth and maturation of mature eggs in the ovary. Mentioned in: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Premature Menopause and thyroid levels. Those who attend also may choose to have their hearing tested by Audiology audiology /au·di·ol·o·gy/ (aw?de-ol´ah-je) the study of impaired hearing that cannot be improved by medication or surgical therapy. au·di·ol·o·gy n. Services of Newhall, nutritional counseling by registered dietitian Lori Robinson, bone density testing by Dr. John Kaufman, osteoporosis screening by Dr. Parvis par·vis n. 1. An enclosed courtyard or space at the entrance to a building, especially a cathedral, that is sometimes surrounded by porticoes or colonnades. 2. One of the porticoes or colonnades surrounding such a space. Galdjie and visual acuity and glaucoma testing. The senior center is at 22900 Market St., Newhall. Health Fair Expo is sponsored by the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , KNBC KNBC Kings Norton Bowling Club (Channel 4) and Sav-on Drugs. For information on the Expo's other Southland locations and times, call the Health Fair Expo hotline at (800) 488-3976. |
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