The public is invited to UH Portage Medical Center, Ravenna, 6827 N. Chestnut St., July 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a family-friendly community event called Family Health and Safety Day, with free health screenings, educational activities and demonstrations.
Medical examinations that require pre-registration include carotid vascularity, hearing and hernia. Call 330-577-9993 to register.
Health screenings include balance and grip, blood pressure, blood glucose, body mass index, bone density, cholesterol and pre-diabetes risk.
Additional offers include:
• Prioritize health care directive forms and education.
• Breast health / mammography education.
• Food-for-Life Market training and fundraising.
• Planting herbs (to take home) and healthy recipes.
• Naloxone (Narcan) education and distribution.
• UH Clinical Research Mobile Unit.
• Wound care and hyperbaric training.
There will also be a Kids Zone including a Boo-Boo Clinic (take home a teddy bear), prize wheel and coloring/crafts.