Independence County Senior Citizens Program is hosting a Senior Health Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022.
This is one of the few health fairs in Independence County designed to provide basic health services and information to senior citizens living in the area.
The health fair, which is free and open to all senior citizens over the age of 60, will take place at the Independence County Senior Citizen Center located at 1590 College St., in Batesville.
The health fair will have many information booths, as well as free screenings. Flu, Covid and pneumonia vaccines will be provided by Econo-Mart Pharmacy; blood sugar tests by Mountain Meadows Health & Rehabilitation; glaucoma tests by Ladd Eye Center; massage therapy & esthetics by River Thistle Spa; eyeglass adjustment by Batesville Eye Care.
Vital Link will be on-site doing blood pressure and glucose levels, while White River Area Agency on Agency will have a Drums Alive Demo as well as body mass index measurements. Legacy Hospice will be providing blood pressure screening, blood sugar, and hospice information.
Several booths including GTS Physical Therapy, MCNA Dental, Approve Home Medical, Elite Home Health, and Kindred Hospice will also be on-site with information regarding services available.
Selina Wallis will be available to schedule counseling appointments for Medicare Part D Open Enrollment. We will have door prizes, and lunch will be served at 12 p.m. Lunch will consist of pork BBQ on a bun, coleslaw, roasted potatoes, blackberry cobbler, and milk. The suggested donation for lunch is $4.
