Chicken BBQ, Health Fair at United Methodist Church

There will be a chicken BBQ and health fair on Saturday, July 30, at the Huntington-Cold Spring Harbor United Methodist Church.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., there will be free health awareness workshops and screenings at the church.

From 3 to 6 p.m. there will be a chicken bbq. The cost for the bbq is $10 adults, $5 for children.

At the health fair, all screenings will be free. The event is open to the community.

The following topics and screenings will be covered at the health fair:

• A specialist from the Commission on the Public Health System (CPHS) will speak in regards to Medicaid and Communities.
• The Rev. Dr. Clyde Anderson from CPRHE will speak; topic to be determined
• There will be a presentation on "women's heart attack symptoms and dialing 911"
• Health and Safety Topics
  
  Healthy Mind
  -- How to improve your cognition
  -- Screening for cognitive decline.
  -- Healthy Heart
  -- Blood pressure screening
  -- Information on following a low-salt diet
  -- Information about smoking cessation
   Healthy body
     -- Information on healthy diet
     -- Random blood glucose testing (diabetes screening)
     -- BMI screening (height and weight)
     -- Understanding sunscreen
     -- How to do a monthly skin exam
     -- Are you up to date on recommended cancer screening
     -- Information about recommended cancer screening
   Preventing Falls
      -- Sensory changes due to aging and how this increases your risk for falling
      -- Handout on what you can do to prevent falls.

The bbq cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children.

For more information contact Heidi M. Yulico at yulicoh@mskcc.org .