The 19th annual fair will be Saturday, April 3, from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. at the Lincoln Park District's Indoor Sports Center. Admission
is free, and everyone is invited to attend.
More than 70 organizations will have displays or offer health
screenings. Guests at the fair will learn new and innovative
approaches to wellness. Many new safety exhibits will be a part of
this year's fair. Included in an outdoor display will be emergency
vehicles from the Air Evac Lifeteam and the Logan County Paramedic
Association. The Safe Van from the Illinois Department of Public
Health will also be a part of the outside exhibit.
Health screenings are always popular at
the fair. More than a dozen screenings will be offered this year.
Screenings will be available for blood pressure, blood sugar, body
fat analysis, bone density, child developmental, cholesterol, Dermascan, diabetic retinopathy (eye), hearing, height, hemoglobin,
pulmonary function, vision and weight. All screenings except those
for hemoglobin, at $1, and cholesterol, for $5, will be free of
charge. [For more information on the screenings,
click here.]
The Central Illinois Community Blood
Center will conduct a blood bank from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in
conjunction with the fair. Your gift of blood can help save
someone's life, so please make plans to give at the CICBC blood
bank. First-time donors are welcome. No experience needed!
Coming
attractions
Returning to the fair will be the
disability obstacle course. The Logan County Chapter of the
Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois will be manning
the course. Visitors to the fair will be able to experience the
obstacles of daily living.
Also making a return visit is the child
identification program. The Lincoln Police Department is
bringing this popular program to the fair. Parents will have the
opportunity to have their children fingerprinted at no charge.
Pictures will also be taken. Both forms of identification have been
very beneficial to the police in locating missing children. Parents
are urged to take advantage of this program offered from 9 a.m. to
noon, while supplies last.
Smokey Bear, of the Forestry Department
of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, will be on hand
throughout the day promoting safety.
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Saturday's entertainment
All ages will be treated to plenty of
scheduled entertainment during the day as well. At 9 a.m. Bill
Auvenshine and his students from the Auvenshine School of Tae Kwon
Do will be on hand to inspire you with an enthusiastic demonstration
on this self-defense discipline.
At 10 a.m. Dan Dugan will demonstrate
Yoshukai karate with his spirited group of students. Dan has been
teaching this ancient art throughout central Illinois for over 25
years
At 11 a.m. Ronald McDonald is sure to
captivate both children and adults with his magical performance.
Representing McDonald's restaurants, Ronald is a talented performer
who has touched the hearts of kids for many years with fun and
laughter.
At noon Vickie Loafman from Logan
County Animal Control will stop by with a friend or two. It is
well-documented that pets have a positive effect on our mental and
physical health. Vickie will be explaining the many opportunities
available to adopt a pet.
Concluding the day's entertainment, the
Lincoln School of Tae Kwon Do will take center stage at 1 p.m. Led
by Scott Brown, this high-energy performance is always a
popular segment and sure to entertain all ages.
In addition to the above entertainment,
area school children will be on hand throughout the day doing
fitness presentations. These fun demonstrations will include
Hartsburg-Emden at 9:30 a.m., Chester-East Lincoln at 10 a.m. and
District 27 at 10:30 a.m.
Back by popular demand, bingo
will also be available to guests of the fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Maple Ridge Care Centre is once again sponsoring this activity for
all.
Closing
credits
Nutritious foods prepared by
Lincolnland Catering will be available for purchase at the fair
throughout the day.
The Community Health Fair is
co-sponsored by the Lincoln Park District and the Logan County
Health Department.
Participants and their topics are
listed below.
Questions about the event should be
directed to Marcia Greenslate at the Lincoln Park District, (217)
732-8770, or Marcia Dowling at the Logan County Health Department,
(217) 735-2317.
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People interested in the screenings
should plan to arrive early enough to allow time for all of the
screening to be done before the fair ends; those who arrive after 1
p.m. may not be able to complete all the screenings. Fasting is not
necessary before the tests.
Screening is an accurate and safe
procedure when done by trained health care professionals.
Screenings offered at no charge
include:
- Blood pressure, by Logan County
Parish Nurses
- Body fat analysis, by Lincoln
Park District
- Bone density, by Logan County
Health Department
- Blood sugar, diabetes, by Graue
Pharmacy
- Child developmental, age 0-3, by
United Cerebral Palsy
- Dermascan, by Lincoln Health Care
Specialists
- Diabetic retinopathy, eye, by
Lions Foundation, 9 a.m. to noon
- Hearing, by Lions Foundation, 9
a.m. to noon
- Height, by Logan County Health
Department
- Vision, by Logan County Health
Department
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There will be a small fee for two
screenings. This will help defray the expenses involved with
offering the tests:
Questions
about the screening may be directed to Marcia Dowling at the Logan
County Health Department, (217) 735-2317.
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ALMH:
general information
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ALMH,
lab: *cholesterol screening
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ALMH,
nutrition: diabetes awareness and prevention
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ALMH,
respiratory therapy: asthma
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Air Evac
Lifeteam: Air Evac helicopter on display
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American
Cancer Society: programs and activities
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American
Red Cross: first-aid and services
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Arthritis
Foundation: arthritis
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Central
Illinois Community Blood Center: blood drive, services,
bloodmobile
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CIEDC:
services
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Century
Dental Center: sedation dentistry
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Christian
Child Care: services
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The
Christian Village: general information
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Community
Child Care Connection: child care information
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Creative
Memories: scrapbook displays
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Crisis
Pregnancy Center: services
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Curves
for Women: ladies' fitness
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ESDA-911:
emergency services
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Epilepsy
Resource Center: your brain
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Family
Medical Center: *hemoglobin screening, services
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1st
Choice Chiropractic: chiropractics
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Aaron
Frietag Agency : insurance products
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Gift of
Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network: organ tissue donation
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Graue
Pharmacy: *diabetes screening
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Healthy
Communities Partnership: information
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Healthy
Families Task Force: projects
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Heartland
Community College: adult literacy
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Hospice
Care of Illinois: hospice care
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Illinois
Breast and Cervical Cancer Program: breast health information
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Illinois
Department of Natural Resources: groundwater protection
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Illinois
Safekids Coalition: Safe Van
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Lincoln
Area YMCA: programs
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Lincoln
Health Care Specialists:*Dermascan screening
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LCHS
National Honor Society: exercise
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Lincoln
Lions Club: *hearing screening, *diabetic retinopathy screening
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Lincoln
Parents' Center: Parenting Resources
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Lincoln
Park District: *body fat analysis, total fitness center
information
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Lincoln
Police Department: child fingerprinting
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Lincoln
Public Library District: library materials available
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Lincoln
Rotary Club: polio
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Logan
County Chapter, Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois: disability
obstacle course
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Logan
County Farm Bureau Women's Committee: soy product promotion
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Logan
County Health Department: asthma, *bone density screening,
environmental health, *height screening, home health, public
health, REALITY tobacco prevention, *vision screening, WIC program
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Logan
County MADD: underage drinking, drunk driving
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Logan
County Paramedics: ambulance on display
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Logan
County Parish Nurses: *blood pressure screening
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Logan-Mason Mental Health: substance abuse
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Maple
Ridge Care Centre: services, bingo
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Memorial
Homecare Network: home care equipment
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Memorial
Medical Center: Jointworks program
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MS Walk:
multiple sclerosis
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Percival,
Dixie : Nikken magnets
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Percival,
Jim: reflexology
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Planned
Parenthood of East Central Illinois: services
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Reliv
International: nutritional products
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Springfield Center for Independent Living: disability awareness
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Senior
Citizens of Logan County: programs, services, events
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Senior
Issues Task Force: information
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Sojourn
Shelter: domestic violence prevention
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Think
First: head and spinal injury prevention
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Thrivent
Insurance: insurance
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TOPS
IL1970: information
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United
Cerebral Palsy Land of Lincoln: *child developmental screening
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United
Way of Logan County: informational materials
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