HCC Co-Sponsors Health Fair

By Eric Peterson
Staff Writer

Housatonic and the City of Bridgeport Health & Social Services Department are hosting the 6th Annual City Wide Health Fair. The event is April 2, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Event Center, Beacon Hall Room 214.

Linda Griffin, Coordinator of H.C.C. Health Services, is responsible for hosting this event. “Our Motto is ‘Building a Foundation for a Health America,” she said, adding that there will be over 100 different vendors at the fair.

The biggest of them will be Bridgeport Health Services, Southwest Community Health Center, Bridgeport Hospital, and Saint Vincent’s Medical Center.

All vendors will be providing free health screenings such as for sickle cell anemia, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, breast cancer, and kidney screenings.

Chiropractor Dr. Ricard will be providing scoliosis screenings and message therapy.

There will be a variety of other vendors such as several insurance companies and vendors that will help with addition to drugs and gambling, and parenting.

Music and entertainment will be provided by Fairfield University’s radio station WVOF.

There will also be raffles and prizes, including a $50 gift card for the Housatonic Book Store.