"Celebrate your children, Celebrate you" health fair will provide free health screenings for children and valuable health information for parents WICHITA, Kan., July 30
WICHITA, Kan., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- As summer vacation slowly comes to
a close, parents and children alike prepare for the return to school. Getting
ready to go back to school often means getting important health screenings and
immunizations up-to-date. To help parents, the "Celebrate Your Children,
Celebrate You," health fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday,
Aug. 2 at the Boys and Girls Club, 2400 N. Opportunity Drive. A variety of
free health screenings and valuable health information for parents will be
available at the fair.
While at the health fair, uninsured children will receive free sports
physicals and are eligible for free immunizations if they are under the age of
18. Additionally, vision, hearing and dental screenings will be available
along with blood pressure checks and lead screenings for children under the
age of six. Fun outdoor games and moonwalks will also round out an afternoon
of fun for children and door prizes will be offered throughout the afternoon.
"UniCare Health Plan of Kansas, Inc. is pleased to host this health fair
but also grateful to the participation of so many of our community partners,"
said Linda Steinke, director of field operations for UniCare Health Plan of
Kansas, Inc. "Their participation in this event is so important and is a
testimony of their commitment to help ensure our local children are healthy
before they return to school."
The free screenings and valuable health information is being provided by:
The Center for Health and Wellness, Via Christi Wichita Health Network and
Wesley Medical Center. In addition, The Sedgwick County programs that will be
at the health fair include Healthy Babies; Immunizations; WIC and Blood Lead.
About UniCare
UniCare Health Plan of Kansas, Inc. is an operating subsidiary of
WellPoint, Inc. For more information, visit UniCare at www.unicare.com . (R)
Registered mark of WellPoint, Inc.
SOURCE UniCare Health Plan of Kansas, Inc.
