New Screenings, Cancer Clinical Trial Seminar Highlight Code Med Health Fair
New Screenings, Cancer Clinical Trial Seminar Highlight Code Med Health Fair
Over 75 Community Organizations to Attend
MACON, GA (June 4, 2012 ) – Code Med, an annual health fair sponsored by The Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG), is a healthy day of learning and fun for the entire family. Breast exams, skin exams and AngioScreen® will be featured at this event, scheduled Saturday, June 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Anderson Conference Center, 5171 Eisenhower Pkwy., across from Macon State College.
The breast and skin exams will be done by appropriately trained and certified health care professionals, who will also provide education and training for self-examination. Appointments are required for these private exams. Please call 478-633-6336.
AngioScreen® is a service designed to help individuals determine their risk for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in this country, through an integrated and non-invasive cardiovascular screening program that takes 12 to 15 minutes. Screenings cost $50.
Please call 1-800-627-2393 to make an appointment.
These additions to Code Med expand MCCG's only comprehensive health fair for the family. Free health screenings for adults and children, health and safety tips and demonstrations, exhibits and education from over 75 community organizations and agencies, giveaways, and photographs with MCCG's affable mascot Medi Tedi are featured.
Free health screenings include blood pressure, blood sugar, body fat analysis, cholesterol and depression. PSA Screenings (for prostate cancer) will be available for men (45 and older). Screenings are subject to change. Health topics covered are cancer, diabetes, heart disease, mental health, stroke, living wills and more. Screenings are subject to change.
The Georgia Child Identification Program (GACHIP) returns this year. GACHIP gives families a measure of protection against the disappearance of a child and provides law enforcement with important tools to assist in the speedy and safe recovery of a child. A single photo, fingerprinting, short video interview, dental imprint and DNA sample (from a mouth swab) of the child are compiled to a CD and given to the parents.