Southeastern Idaho Public Health is holding free health screenings, for adults.
POCATELLO – Southeastern Idaho Public Health is holding free health screenings for anyone who wants to make an appointment only for March 10th at their office on 1901 Alvin Ricken Drive in Pocatello.
Mallory Summers, the Event Coordinator for SIPH, said their target audience seniors but they will take anyone who wants to be screened.
“Our appointments are filled for March 10,” she said. “We will have other clinics on the March 29 and 31 and I do have appointments available for those times.”
They will screen for family history, body mass index, blood pressure, blood glucose, A1c, cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides, to determine the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.
These screenings are available to any adult who may think they are at risk for heart disease or diabetes. Fasting is not required before screening.
Idaho Public Health wants to remind people that heart disease and diabetes are chronic diseases that lead to high death rates and disability. People with diabetes are more likely to develop heart disease and other risk factors, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol which increase the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. It is important to know your risk.
The screenings usually go from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the days they are scheduled and walk-ins our welcome if they can work them in.
Find out your risk by contacting Mallory Summers at 208-239-5289 to schedule your health screening appointment.
“The screening schedule looks a little different from year to year,” Summers said.