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3:13 pm Tuesday, October 15, 2002

2nd Annual Senior Safety and Community Health Fair scheduled for Thursday

By Staff
Steve Gillespie / staff writer
Oct. 15, 2002
The 2nd Annual Senior Safety and Community Health Fair will be from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday in the lobby of The Specialty Hospital of Meridian.
The health fair is open to the public.
Free health screenings will be available, including blood pressure, bone density and cholesterol, as well as information on community services and safety recommendations with an emphasis on the elderly.
Libby Mitchell, vice president of The Specialty Hospital of Meridian, said more than 500 people attended the health fair last year.
The hospital is at 1314 19th Ave. Parking will be available on 14th Street with trolley service to the hospital.
For more information, call 703-4211.

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