The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with the Northern Indiana Hispanic Coalition (NIHHC) to bring free health screenings, free book bags filled with school supplies, and information to the community in Kosciusko County and the surrounding areas.
The NIHHC has been producing these events in other communities and has achieved great success in providing free healthcare screenings, information and follow up clinical appointments, according to a news release from the NIHHC. This is the third year that the NIHHC is planning to serve the community of Kosciusko County with the Back-to-School Health Fair. The NIHHC has now teamed up with the Kosciusko Chamber and created a committee of like-minded individuals in the healthcare community to create the health fair.
The health fair will feature free screenings in the following categories with more being added as available: kidney, glucose, blood pressure, lipid panel (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides), body mass index, oxygen saturation, waist circumference, A1C, clinical breast exams, anemia (for children and adults), bone density screenings and more.
Lipid panels require participants to have been fasting for a minimum of 12 hours.
Each attendee will receive a numbered panel sheet on which their results will be recorded. They will be directed to clinicians who will provide one-on-one explanation of what each result means, and with concrete ways how each person can improve their health. They can then visit the vendor booths in the gym to find out more information about various healthcare partners in the area and what services they provide.
NIHHC will be distributing free book bags filled with school supplies to children grades kindergarten through sixth that arrive with their parents. The book bags are first come, first serve, and the child must be present to receive the book bag.
The event will be Aug. 3 at the Kosciusko County YMCA from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event is free to the public.
