United Way Health Checks set for May 9, 23

MONROE COUNTY — Two Spring Well being Checks will probably be supplied in Might by the United Approach of Monroe/Lenawee Counties and ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital.

The annual Well being Checks present low-cost well being testing and well being data within the spring and fall. Spring dates and places are: 8 a.m. to midday Might 9 at Our Girl of Mount Carmel Church, 8330 Lewis Ave., Temperance, and eight a.m. to midday Might 23 on the Dundee Meeting of God, 13790 S. Custer Highway, Dundee.

Well being Test charges are low due to partnership collaborations, the United Approach mentioned.

Choices embrace:

• A 22-panel blood check is out there for $20 and contains: full blood depend, glucose, kidney perform, sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide, thyroid perform and whole ldl cholesterol examine.
• Extra Vitamin D and HA1C exams can be found at a low value. Vitamin D exams measure how a lot vitamin D is within the physique. Vitamin D is crucial for wholesome bones and a scarcity of it could possibly result in well being issues together with heart problems, organizers mentioned. HA1C (additionally known as glycohemoglobin) is a blood check that’s an assist in diagnosing and monitoring diabetes. It’s an index of the particular person’s blood sugar from the last few months. All exams vary in value from $5 to $20. A 12-hour quick is beneficial earlier than blood exams. Take a look at outcomes are mailed to the person’s residence deal with. Sufferers’ blood stress is taken earlier than exams.
• The Monroe County Well being Division will probably be on web site providing quite a lot of grownup vaccines.
• Free remedy disposal will probably be supplied. No syringes, liquids or lotions will probably be accepted. “This can be a secure means so that you can get rid of any expired or unused prescription or over-the-counter remedy,” United Approach mentioned. “Drop- off is nameless, and any affected person figuring out data will probably be destroyed.” Medicine disposal is sponsored by the Monroe County Substance Abuse Coalition, Monroe County Well being Division, ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Michigan State Police and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Workplace.
• Well being Checks usually provide a reminiscence check.
• Authorized data is obtainable by Monroe County Senior Authorized Providers.
• Employees from a number of ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital departments will attend, together with: Diet Counseling, Pharmacy, Pulmonary Features, Pulmonary Rehab, Cardiac Rehab, Ladies’s Heart Well being, Household Heart Psychological Well being Heart.
• Additionally onsite will probably be employees from the Monroe County Library System, Monroe County Alternative Program and Space Company on Getting older 1-B.