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Annual Health Fair a Great Success

The Daviess County Health Department held its annual health fair on April 8th. The health fair was a great success and we would like to thank the community for their continued support of this event. We started 1 hour earlier so the working public would have a better chance of participating. We did 117 lab draws in 6 hours. I would like to thank Quest Diagnostic Lab for doing the labs at such a reasonable price. We could not do these labs at this price without their continued support. These labs are important screening tools to identify diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, anemia, thyroid disease and prostate cancer.
The Daviess County Health Department would like to thank Debbie Loxterman for doing the blood pressures and pulse Oximeters and Elizabeth Webb for assisting with the lab centrifuge; and a thank you to volunteers Mary Lee Froman-Ellis and Jean Fales for assisting with the entrance, beverage, and snacks. A big Thank You to The Active Aging Resource Center, American Family Insurance, Barton Hardware, Breadeaux Pizza, Daviess County Nursing and Rehab Center, Dungy’s Market, Maxicare, Pamida Pharmacy, Second Choices, and State Farm Insurance for the wonderful donations. The Health fair could not be a success without our dedicated staff, volunteers and donations.

Cheryl Alexander, Administrator