HomePorts, Inc. and Kent County Public Schools, in partnership with the Kent County Health Department, the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, and Anne Arundel Medical Center will hold a Health and Wellness Expo Thursday, October 20, 2016, 8:00 am – 1:30 pm at Kent County High School in Worton.
The Expo, which is free and open to the public, is the largest ever held in this area. The event will highlight over 75 community resources offering the latest health, wellness and safety information. It is a one-stop opportunity for busy individuals and families of all ages. Features include:
• Free health screenings, including dental and vision
• Free Morning Refreshments
• Flu Shots
• Ten Expert Talks
• Over 60 exhibitors, both non-profit organizations and local businesses
• Car seat safety checks
• Lunch available for purchase
Expert talks, by physicians from both Shore Regional Health and Anne Arundel Medical Center and other health care practitioners, will include:
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Don’t Just Sit There, Get A Move On
• Navigating Long Term Health Care
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Treatment for Gluten Intolerance
• Cancer Treatment: Recent Breakthroughs
• Weight Management, Nutrition, Meal Planning, Family Food Choices
• Is it An Addiction? Identification and Treatment in Kent County
• Vitamins, Supplements, Anti-Oxidants: Who Needs Them?
• Can You Hear Me Now?
• Diabetes: New, Newer, and Newest Treatments
In addition, at 1:00pm Deborah Mizeur, Co-Chair, Rural Health Work Group, will speak in the Cafeteria on ”Designing an Integrated Health System for the Eastern Shore”. The group was established by the 2016 Maryland General Assembly to consider how to meet future needs for hospital care in areas such as Kent County. Ken Kozel, CEO of Shore Regional Health, and Scott Burleson, Administrator, Shore Regional Health at Chestertown, will also participate, with Wayne Benjamin, President, Kent County Medical Society, as moderator.
HomePorts organized a smaller health fair in 2015, focused on seniors. Evaluations by attendees at that event were overwhelming positive, with virtually all respondents indicating they would like another one. When asked “Do you plan any changes in the things you normally do as a result of anything you learned at the health fair?”, 67% said yes.
For more information, email [email protected] or visit www.homeports.org.
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