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Health Fair at Williams Clinic to feature free health screenings

Williams residents gather outside of North Country HealthCare’s Williams Clinic at last year’s Health Fair. This year’s event takes place Sept. 27 from 8 a.m. to noon.  Submitted photo

Williams residents gather outside of North Country HealthCare’s Williams Clinic at last year’s Health Fair. This year’s event takes place Sept. 27 from 8 a.m. to noon. Submitted photo

WILLIAMS, Ariz. - Free health screenings and other health resources will be available at North Country HealthCare (NCHC) Williams Clinic's Health Fair and Open House this Saturday.

The 23rd annual event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at 301 S. Seventh St.

The event started in the 1990s when the community approved a tax subsidy to help the clinic offer urgent care services after hours. The clinic staff decided to offer the health fair to thank the community for its support.

"This is something we do annually for the community, and the reason why is because we want individuals to come in and get an opportunity to get not only some free screenings for various things, but also to see what other resources are available for healthcare and other services in our town," Clinic Manager Jeff Axtell said.

Cholesterol screenings, blood pressure checks, glucose screenings and flu shots will be available from North Country HealthCare's Williams Clinic staff.

"A lot of people don't do anything until there's a problem, and so really the health fair is kind of a screening for people coming to check in," Axtell said. "It's kind of a way to come in and see how things are looking and if we find a problem we can kind of address it. But it's a very easy inexpensive way for people to just kind of get a good health check of where they're standing."

More than 20 agencies will participate as vendors in this year's fair. The following is a list of vendors and the topics they will address:

• NCHC's Fit at 50 Program: colorectal cancer screenings

• Assured Imaging: mammography services

• NCHC's RESEP Program: Radiation exposure screening and education

• NCHC's Maternal and Child Health: child development services

• Williams Group Fitness: active wellness

• Flagstaff Medical Center: bariatric program and speech and occupational therapy

• Northland Hospice and Palliative Care: when a patient is ready for hospice care

• Nurses Network: blood pressure and oxygen saturation measurements

• Sun Sounds of Arizona: services available for the blind/print disabled

• Coconino County Public Health Services District: oral health

• LA Witters Insurance/Medicare: Medicare Advantage plans, supplement, marketplace

• Williams Fire Department: fire safety

• Williams Justice and City Courts: wellness referrals through the court system

• Hospice Compassus: hospice care

• United Healthcare Community Plan: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and health plan information

• Coconino County Tobacco and Chronic Disease Prevention Program: tobacco cessation/healthy living

• The Guidance Center: behavioral health

• U.S. Forest Service: Smokey the Bear

• Williams Food Bank: food collection for the holidays

• Veteran Affairs: local veteran services

• LabCorp: laboratory testing

• Williams Police Department: Prescription Drug Take Back program for unused medications and car seat safety

• NCHC's Health Benefits Advocate: AHCCCS and marketplace education and assistance

• Northern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault: domestic violence education and prevention

• Dr. Mahanti: vision screenings

• Sam's Club: hearing screenings

More information about the health fair is available at (928) 635-4441.


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