[StBernard] EPA to Sponsor Alsen Environmental Health Fair

[Westley Annis]

EPA to Sponsor Alsen Environmental Health Fair 

The Environmental Health Fair has something for everyone and is open to the
public 

  

(Dallas, Texas - December 7, 2009)  The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is sponsoring an Environmental Health Fair featuring free health
screenings and health information.  EPA will be joined by more than 20 local
and state agencies in providing information, testing and exams.  Information
will be provided on asthma management and prevention, emergency preparedness
and disasters, senior health insurance, and a senior Rx program.  Testing
and exams will check blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, lung
function, vision including glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy, and
colorectal cancer screening kits. 

  

WHO:             

Alsen St. Irma Lee Fire Department 

American Lung Association 

Earl K. Long Medical Center 

Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge 

Capital Area Agency on Aging 

Kids ID Program, East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Courts 

Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program 

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals 

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Minority Affairs 

Louisiana Department of Insurance 

Louisiana Department of Social Services 

Louisiana Public Health Institute, Campaign for Tobacco Free Living 

Louisiana State Optometry Association 

Louisiana State University Agricultural Center 

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center 

PREACH Literacy 

Southwest Center for Pediatric Environmental Health 

 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

 Zachary Branch Public Library, Children's Department 

  

WHEN:          

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 

3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

  

WHERE:       

Alsen Recreation Center 

601 Old Rafe Meyer Road 

 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807 

  

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