Moab Happenings
Moab Happenings
Moab Happenings
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HEALTH CARE HAPPENINGS<br />
Celebrating a New Horizon in <strong>Moab</strong>’s Healthcare<br />
On March 26th, 2011, <strong>Moab</strong> Regional<br />
Hospital will host the Seventh Annual<br />
Community Health Fair at the Grand Center in<br />
<strong>Moab</strong>. The health fair offers members of the<br />
community an opportunity to meet healthcare<br />
professionals in a relaxed, fun atmosphere<br />
and take away information regarding services<br />
available locally. Individual departments from<br />
the hospital provide the backbone of the fair<br />
through booths and other displays.<br />
The opportunity to have a low-cost blood<br />
test is available with blood draws made at the<br />
hospital for the two weeks preceding the event,<br />
from March 8th through March 24th. Those<br />
who take advantage of this offer can retrieve<br />
their results at the health fair event. Please be<br />
advised that test results will only be given to the<br />
individual who took the screen test. This year<br />
the pre-fair cash price is $50.00. Men may add<br />
a PSA test for an additional $15.00. The MRH laboratory<br />
provides a report of blood test results, which can then be<br />
taken to the person’s physician for follow up. Hospital<br />
professionals are available at several booths to discuss<br />
diet changes, take blood pressure, and provide information<br />
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about prevention of injuries and illness. A favorite of adults<br />
and children alike is the MRH booth on infection control,<br />
offering information and activities about how to keep the<br />
germs at bay.<br />
The diversity of the <strong>Moab</strong> health care community is<br />
apparent at the Health Fair. Naturopathic remedies, massage<br />
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<strong>Moab</strong> <strong>Happenings</strong> • March 2011 • 3A<br />
therapy, and information on whole foods are<br />
provided by several of our local practitioners, as<br />
is information of qi gong classes, acupressure,<br />
reflexology and a host of other health and<br />
wellness options. Many alternative medicine<br />
practitioners offer services in <strong>Moab</strong> and will<br />
be available to answer questions and help you<br />
understand naturopathic medicine and healing<br />
body therapies.<br />
By attending the fair, one can obtain<br />
information about health services—both<br />
private and government programs—that<br />
are available in our community. Care of<br />
the elderly, Active Re-entry, home health<br />
care and respiratory services are all readily<br />
available in our area and representatives of<br />
these interests will be at the fair this year.<br />
In order to add a measure of fun to the<br />
activities, many booths will have free items<br />
relating to their services, and vendors serving the hospital<br />
provide a wide variety of prizes for drawings that are held<br />
throughout the fair. Come early, stay long and have fun at<br />
this year’s Community Health Fair.<br />
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