
»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ hosts 15th Annual Health Fair

Free health screenings, assessments and information are available at Saint Xavier University's (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ) 15th Annual Community Health Fair on Friday, March 23. The Fair, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Shannon Center at the University's Chicago campus, 3700 West 103rd Street.
The Fair is a "one-stop shop" of free health services. It includes free screenings and assessments for the following: blood pressure, blood glucose, bone density, hearing and vision, injuries, stress, body mass index, spinal cord, and more!
The Fair also includes a wide variety of other activities, such as:
- Rainbow Therapy Dogs
- Free chair massages
- Free refreshments
- 15-minute chair yoga classes every hour starting at 9 a.m.
- A blood drive hosted by Heartland Blood Centers*
- Demonstrations about child and adult CPR, first aid, exercise demonstrations and free screenings
- A raffle, a scavenger hunt, a children's activity corner and face painting
*If you are interested in donating blood, please pre-register by calling the Shannon Center at 773-298-3592.
Some of the neighborhood vendors will be at the »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Health Fair are: Advocate Christ Center for Breast Care; Advocate Christ Hospital Cardiac and Stroke Prevention; Advocate Christ GI Medical Center; Athletico Physical Therapy; Axion Group; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois; Brannigan Chiropractic Center; Chiro One Wellness Center; Cook Country Department of Public Health; Core Fitness and Physical Therapy/Beverly Spinning; Cosco; Country House; Devine Nutrition; Fitzpatrick Dental; Heartland Blood Centers; Home Instead Senior Care; Illinois Secretary of State: Organ and Tissue Donor Registration; Life Alarm; Lunettes Eye care, MetroSouth Medical Center; Overeaters Anonymous; Pandit Foot and Ankle Clinic; Pillars; Running for Kicks; Sam's Club; and Walgreens.
»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ representatives also expected at the Fair, include: Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the Ludden Speech and Language Clinic, the Health Center, the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ nutrition classes, »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ biology classes, »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Student Veteran Alliance, »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Psychology Club and the Shannon Center trainers.
For more information, please call 773-298-3592 or visit the .