Upcoming Community Health Events

For a complete listing of events, see our calendar.

Free Children’s Health Fair

Saturday, February 4, 2012 | 10am – 2pm

Lynchview Elementary School
1546 S.E. 169th Place
Portland, OR 97233

Free dental services and health screenings for children 17 and younger. Multnomah County Health Department will be there with childhood vaccinations ($15) and lead testing.

• Dental work (from fluoride treatments to extractions and root canals)
• Immunizations ($15)
• Free lead testing (children ages 6 and under)
• Hearing and vision tests
• Nutrition and diabetes screening
• Height, weight and blood pressure checks
• Bike and fire safety

Cost: Free and open to the community. Vaccinations $15 per injection

Sponsored by the Multnomah Dental Society.

For more information, visit the Multnomah Dental Society’s Website

Pacific Northwest Diabetes Week

Sunday, November 13 – Saturday, November 19

A week of free diabetes-related events. View the schedule here.

Circle on the Court

Sunday, November 13
11am to 4pm

The Rose Garden Arena
Portland, OR

This year’s Pacific Northwest Diabetes Week will kick off with an opening event on Sunday, November 13th, 2011 in the Rose Quarter Arena.

Come participate in free health screenings, talk with diabetes and nutrition experts, meet celebrities from the Portland Timbers and Blazers, and more! Bring socks for the sock drive to be distributed to Coalition clinics.

Event is free with free parking.

More information here.

FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS

OHSU Center for Women’s Health presents “The Campaign to Eradicate Cervical Cancer: Free Screening Program”

The program “Free Friday” has expanded from a yearly screening event to be a continuous, year-round cervical and breast prevention program that provides free pap smears, clinical breast and pelvic exams.

Where: OHSU Center for Women’s Health, located on the 7th floor of the Peter O. Kohler Pavilion on the OHSU Marquam Hill Campus.

When: Appointments are available continuously year-round.

Who: Any woman who needs a well-woman pelvic and clinical breast exam is welcome! Women who have experienced barriers in being able to receive Pap test are encouraged to attend.

How: Please call to make an appointment at 503-346-1212. Appointments scheduling begins on the first Wednesday of each month for the following month until all available spots are filled. Appointments fill quickly and it is recommended to call early. More information is located at OHSU Center for Women’s Health

Made possible through a partnership with women in the community, OHSU Cancer Institute, and volunteers.

OHSU Free Health Screenings/World Diabetes Day

Oregon Health & Science University Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center is offering free health fair with screenings for blood glucose, BMI, cholesterol and blood pressure.

• Nurses and physicians will be on hand for consults on test results.

• Kendall Simmons, a Superbowl XL champion and former Pittsburgh Steeler, will explain how he tackled Type 1 diabetes.

• Certified diabetes educators from NovoNordisk will discuss carbohydrate counting and food exchanges.

• March wellness representatives will demonstrate their Medical Exercise Program.

Where: OHSU Center for Health & Healing, 3303 S.W. Bond Ave, Portland, OR 97239.

When: Monday, Nov. 14, from noon to 4:30pm.

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