Free Health Screening Scheduled in Carbondale

WHAT:                      FREE health screenings – body composition, total cholesterol, glucose level, blood pressure, vision and dental checks

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

                                    Jackson County Healthy Communities Coalition

                                    Sponsored in part by Wal-Mart

WHEN:                      Saturday, March 29

                                    7 a.m. – 1 p.m.

WHERE:                   Wal-Mart Supercenter

1450 East Main

Carbondale, Ill.

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 Carbondale 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 transportation assistance contact (618) 942-2300.

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