Colorado State University – Pueblo nursing students host Annual 9 Health Fair  
              
Pueblo- The Nursing Department at Colorado State University – Pueblo will team with a host of local organizations to provide health screenings and education at its annual health fair this Saturday, April 16.

The Annual 9Health Fair will be held from 7 a.m. - noon on Saturday at the Center High School Cafeteria, 216 E. Orman Ave. The event is open to the public at no charge.

Attendees may talk with a health professional or ask questions of a pharmacist throughout the fair. Participants may obtain free colorectal exams, pap screenings, blood sugar testing, as well as free height, weight, Body Mass Index, vision, oral, breast, diabetes, hearing, and blood pressure/pulse screenings. In addition, other screenings will test Body In Balance, bone density, foot and lung functions.
 
A 31-panel blood screening is available for $30 and a prostate specific antigen screen for $25.
The following organizations will provide interactive learning stations: Advanced Health Care Services; Alcoholics Anonymous; Al-Anon Family Groups; Alzheimers Association; Arthritis Foundation; Asian Pacific Development Center; Brain Injury Association of Colorado; Colorado Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force; Colorado Square Dance Association; Food and Drug Administration Data; Hepatitis C Connection; Irlen Institute Data; Juice Plus; Lupus Foundation of Colorado; Medicare-Department of Health and Human Services; NAMI-Colorado; Parkview Senior Services; Pueblo City/County Health Department Data; Sangre De Cristo Hospice; Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; and the Western Dairy Council Data.

For more information, call Ruth Depalma at 549-2422.
 

Colorado State University - Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and outreach, CSU-Pueblo is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality of services provided to its students.