Health Aware Fair set for this weekend

Health Aware Fair information

The annual Van Wert County Health Aware Fair, sponsored by the American Red Cross, Van Wert County Hospital and Van Wert Rotary Club, is scheduled for this Saturday, September 15, from 6 to 10 a.m. at the Van Wert Middle School.

Walk-ins are welcome after 8:30 a.m. the day of the event and receive a blood chemistry profile for $55.  A 12-hour fast is required for blood draws.

The American Red Cross pancake breakfast is free with blood work.  Extra breakfast tickets are available at the door for $5.

The Health Aware Fair Radiology Screenings will be returning this year as well.  Appointments are available all year at Van Wert Hospital. CT scans at a cost of $125 for lung cancer screenings, $250 for abdomen/pelvis, and $270 for chest/abdomen/pelvis screenings. A physician’s order is required by state law for all CT scans.  Appointments can be made by calling 419.238.8643; just mention the Health Aware Fair to qualify for the reduced rates. Doppler screenings are also available for a rate of $45 for a carotid Doppler, $45 for an arterial Doppler and $45 for an abdominal aorta Doppler.

For current Health Aware Fair information, find this event on Facebook.

About Health Aware Fair

The Van Wert County Health Aware Fair is an annual event sponsored by the Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert Rotary Club, and the Van Wert County Chapter of the American Red Cross.  These three organizations came together in 1994 to combine their individual health fair functions into one community-wide health fair.  The purpose in coming together was to combine the individual entity resources of those three non-profit sponsors to provide an annual health education event.