Nat’l Medical Association hosts free health fair & raffle Saturday 7-28
Walk a Mile with a Child at Xavier university this Saturday from 7:30am – noon as part of a free health fair hosted by the National Medical Association.
“The walk is free and open to all,” said NMA spokesperson Yolanda Fleming. “We plan to raffle off several items as an incentive to get people to attend. The raffles will occur after each talk and some of the items include Wii Fit, a flat-screen TV, MP3 players, tickets to ‘Laughter is Good Medicine’ (conference event), and a gym bag.
“And I will be giving away tickets to the Paula Deen cooking demonstration on Tuesday,” Yolanda added.
The talks and walks are all free and open to the public. The health fest includes interactive sessions about heart disease, diabetes, prostate cancer and other conditions; health screenings, including cholesterol, dental, vision, high blood pressure and diabetes; and live demonstrations, music and giveaways. Xavier University is located at 1 Drexel Drive in Midcity. Map
The National Medical Association is an 109 year old institution and the preeminent African American-centered health and medical science organization. Its members include physicians, scientists, nurse practitioners, nurses, medical students and a host of other health care professionals.
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