Free Health Screening Scheduled in Charleston

WHAT:                      FREE health screenings – body composition, total cholesterol, glucose level and blood pressure checks as well as a complete health analysis

WHO:                         Healthy Delta, a program of the Delta Regional Authority

                                    Sponsored in part by Wal-Mart

WHEN:                      Saturday, March 8

                                    7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHERE:                   First Baptist Church of Charleston

301 South Main St.

Charleston, MO 63834

BACKGROUND:     The Delta Regional Authority (www.dra.gov) is a federal-state partnership serving 240 counties and parishes in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.

The Charleston health screening is one in a series of free Hometown Health Fairs taking place in eight states across the Delta region over the next several months.  The free health screenings are part of the DRA’s Healthy Delta initiative, which promotes diabetes awareness and prevention across the Delta region.

For more information about the Charleston fair or the DRA, access www.healthydelta.com or call (866) 602-3300.