Health Fair Opens Friday Oct. 24
Leonardtown, MD – The St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services’ annual Health Fair: The Way to Wellness takes place this Friday, October 24, at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219 Airport Road, in Hollywood. The fair will run from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm.
An exciting day filled with activities, screenings & exhibits aimed at promoting health and wellness—for all ages is planned. Pre-registration is not required and admission is FREE.
Attendees can take part in more several health related screenings, including leg & vein, skin cancer, blood pressure, hearing, vision, fall assessment and more. Information and resources, addressing a variety of health-related topics, will also be available. They include Alzheimer’s disease, nutrition, medical equipment, diabetes information, physical therapy services, counseling, library cards, chiropractic services, fitness, and resources in the community for all populations, mental health, substance abuse, and treatment.
“Our Department works diligently to combine many of the county’s public and private health care providers, businesses and organizations to make the Health Fair as comprehensive as possible,” said Lori Jennings-Harris, Director of Aging and Human Services. “The Health Fair continues to grow each year, and we are proud to provide this one-day service that continues to benefit the community.”
The Health Fair will host more than seventy-five exhibitors. Having all of these services available in one place gives participants and their families the support needed to maintain a healthy balance of the mind, body and spirit.
Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital Health Connections will offer Flu shots for only $20; Medicare recipients should bring their card. For all other the $20 payment can be made by cash or check.
A commercial shredder truck will also be available from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. Attendees can bring all of their unwanted paperwork to the shredder truck. Uniformed personnel will safely transport your unwanted documents to their state of the art mobile shredding truck. Fairgoers can witness their destruction and shredding. Personnel will even provide a certificate of destruction for their records. Paper clips, binder clips or staples do not need to be removed.
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will collect expired and outdated prescription medications. Non-prescription over the counter medications and pet medications in addition to pills, liquids, ointments and lotions will also be accepted. Unfortunately syringes, inhalers of drugs in aerosol canisters or chemotherapy drugs either in IV liquid or oral form will not be accepted. Information will also be available relating to Prescription Medications and opiates.
Jeff Karberg, Identity Theft Administrator for the Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, will give a presentation on how to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft and what to do if you think you have been victimized. He will also explain common ID theft scams and recent developments in Maryland’s ID theft laws. The presentation will take place at 1:00 p.m.
Seri Wilpone, Chief Attorney for the Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. will give a presentation on MOLST (Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) at 11:00 a.m. Doctors and nurse practitioners of health care facilities must involve patients, their health care agents, or their decision makers to create a medical order for life-sustaining procedures, use of medical tests, transfers from a hospital setting, and other treatment. This seminar will focus on which patients are subject to MOLST, what treatment preferences are included, and how patients and their caregivers can use MOLST to better advocate for treatment consistent with the patients’ values and wishes.
Representatives from Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital will present a seminar on prevention awareness, signs and symptoms and living with Diabetes. The presentation begins at noon.
For seminar times click here. As always, door prizes and gift cards will be given throughout the day.
For more information about the Health Fair, contact Jennifer Stone at 301-475-4200, ext. 1073, visit, www.stmarysmd.com/aging or like the Health Fair’s Facebook page. Just use the keyword: Way to Wellness.
