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Health fair draws huge crowd

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[March 25, 2013]  On Saturday, hundreds of Logan County residents flocked to the Lincoln Park District for the 28th annual Community Health Fair. Each year the fair co-sponsored by the park district and the Logan County Department of Public Health grows stronger and bigger.

Healthy Communities Partnership, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Family Medical Center and numerous professionals in health, safety, fitness and environment-related fields from around the area provide a wealth of resources, information and services.

This year's fair, themed "iChoose Health, the Perfect App" featured 60 displays focused on improving knowledge of health, safety and wellness.

Organizations, agencies and businesses provided plenty of freebies, samples, drawings for prizes and informational handouts. Some took surveys to see how they could better improve what they do for you. There were free or low-cost health screenings. Screenings were available for blood pressure, checked by Parish Nurses; blood typing, provided by Central Illinois Community Blood Center; body fat calculation, by the Lincoln Park District; mental health assessment, by Christian Village; oral cancer, by the Logan County Department of Public Health; pulse oximetry, by Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital; and pH testing, by Reliv.

Entertainment included demonstrations in Yoshukai Karate by Dan Dugan and his students and from Lincoln Tae Kwon Do by Scott Brown and his students.

An ambulance had been backed into the display hall and the back opened for hands-on exploring. This was one of Roy Logan's favorites. Logan is a co-chair of the event, representing the park district. He liked the fact that children could get up into the ambulance and explore the inside, and he felt that it would help reduce fears before such time that they or someone they know may need to ride in one as a patient.

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Logan also sees the opportunity for kids to meet with paramedics, police and fire officers as important in building trust and respect.

The Logan County Waste Management Agency saw a number of recycling projects. Glass collection was provided by Lincoln Junior Woman's Club next door at Lincoln Community High School.

Also back by popular demand was document shredding and hard drive destruction, sponsored by State Bank of Lincoln.

Other recycling actions included plastic bags by Wal-Mart and ink cartridges by Community Action.

Collections were also made for those less fortunate. Food was collected to go to local pantries and pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House. For reuse, cellphones were collected by Sojourn and eyeglasses were collected.

[By JAN YOUNGQUIST]

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