Stop by at Portland-area Walgreens stores this weekend for free health tests. The National Urban League, Walgreens, the Urban League of Portland, and other local community groups are partnering for the 2012 Way to Well Tour to provide free health screenings to Portlanders.
The tour provides free health resources to residents in urban and minority communities who experience disproportionately higher rates of preventable disease. All services are free.
The Portland stops of the Way to Wellness tour are:
The health tour’s bundle of free health tests and risk assessments is designed to provide participants with personal health insights that may indicate symptoms and potential risks for cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Tests include total cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, body mass index, body composition, skeletal muscle, resting metabolism, visceral fat, real body age and body weight.
Collectively, the health tests valued at over $100, are given to adults age 18 years and older by certified wellness staff. The tests can be completed in about 20 minutes. Afterward, participants will consult with a Walgreens pharmacist or certified wellness staff about the results. People are encouraged to report their results to their health care provider so they may discuss any concerns.
Also available with the tour are educational health and wellness resources provided by the Urban League, as well as Walgreens Way to Well cause partners: American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Walgreens Way to Well with NUL from MultiVu Video on Vimeo.
The tour provides free health resources to residents in urban and minority communities who experience disproportionately higher rates of preventable disease. All services are free.
Image source: 2011 Wellness Tour announcement via Multnomah County
Saturday, September 29, 2012
10 AM to 4 PM
Walgreens, 4325 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97266
Sunday, September 30, 2012
10 AM to 4 PM
Walgreens, 16200 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97230
The health tour’s bundle of free health tests and risk assessments is designed to provide participants with personal health insights that may indicate symptoms and potential risks for cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Tests include total cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, body mass index, body composition, skeletal muscle, resting metabolism, visceral fat, real body age and body weight.
Collectively, the health tests valued at over $100, are given to adults age 18 years and older by certified wellness staff. The tests can be completed in about 20 minutes. Afterward, participants will consult with a Walgreens pharmacist or certified wellness staff about the results. People are encouraged to report their results to their health care provider so they may discuss any concerns.
Also available with the tour are educational health and wellness resources provided by the Urban League, as well as Walgreens Way to Well cause partners: American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Walgreens Way to Well with NUL from MultiVu Video on Vimeo.