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POCATELLO – Continuing a 30-year tradition, the Ģ����Ƶ Health Fair will provide education and activities designed to help anyone with the goal of improving their health and quality of life. Among the highlights for 2020 are live food demonstrations, educational health and wellness information booths staffed by Ģ����Ƶ students and staff, and free or reduced-cost health screenings.

The 2020 Ģ����Ƶ Health Fair will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 5 at the Ģ����Ƶ Pond Student Union and will showcase Kasiska Division of Health Sciences (KDHS) clinics. KDHS faculty and students will offer free health screening services, including blood pressure screenings, point-of-service diabetes screening tests (blood glucose [sugar] and A1c), foot exams, dental screenings, hearing screenings and medication reviews.

Services available at the KDHS Clinics health-screening event are as follows:

• Blood pressure, pulse, and height and weight assessment by Ģ����Ƶ nursing faculty and students
• Depression and anxiety screening by the Ģ����Ƶ Psychology Clinic faculty and students
• Fall risk screening by Ģ����Ƶ physical therapy/occupational therapy faculty and students
• Foot assessment and care by Ģ����Ƶ nursing faculty and students
• Hearing screening by Ģ����Ƶ audiology faculty and students
• Laboratory services provided by Portneuf Medical Center and Ģ����Ƶ medical lab sciences faculty and students 
• Medication review and evaluation by Ģ����Ƶ pharmacy faculty and students
• Oral health screening by Ģ����Ƶ dental hygiene students
• Traumatic brain injury screening by Ģ����Ƶ Counseling Clinic faculty and students

After visiting the screening stations, attendees can talk with a “health action plan” team that includes Ģ����Ƶ dietetic faculty and students to answer nutrition and lifestyle questions. Ģ����Ƶ clinic personnel, KDHS faculty and students, and Health West Ģ����Ƶ care coordinators can review screening results and provide recommendations for follow-up appointments.

As always, the 2020 Ģ����Ƶ Health Fair will offer learning centers, educational booths, and displays from Ģ����Ƶ programs and community businesses.

Food demonstrations will be offered throughout the day by Ģ����Ƶ nutrition and dietetic students:

     • 9 a.m.: Smoothies

     • 10:30 a.m.: Energy bites

     • Noon: Heart-healthy and diabetes-friendly lunch sampler

     • 1:30 p.m.: Easy salsa with tortilla chips

     • 3 p.m.: Veggies with hummus or Greek yogurt dip

As in previous years, discounted laboratory services will also be available throughout the month of February and at the Health Fair, this year offered by Portneuf Medical Center. Blood screenings at the Ģ����Ƶ Health Fair are always offered at reduced rates. Attendees can have all of the following tests performed:

• HDL, LDL, and VDL cholesterol test
• Triglycerides test
• Blood glucose (sugar) test
• Liver, kidney, muscle, and heart function tests
• Complete blood count
• Thyroid stimulating hormone test

Other blood screening tests are available. Individuals interested in having screening tests done can either have their blood drawn during the month of February at Portneuf Medical Center or the day of Ģ����Ƶ Health Fair. Participants do not need to be fasting to have their blood drawn. Blood draws are available all day from 8 a.m. -to 6 p.m. during the Ģ����Ƶ Health Fair.

Pre-Health Fair blood draws are available Feb. 1 through March 4 at the Portneuf Medical Center Laboratory Services,  Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to  6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Results for blood work drawn at Portneuf Medical Center Laboratory Services by March 1 will be available for pick-up and review at the Ģ����Ƶ Health Fair and can be reviewed by a KDHS faculty or Health West Health Action Plan team member.

Post-Health Fair blood draws are available March 6 through March 15 at the Portneuf Medical Center Laboratory Services, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Event parking is free in the Pond Student Union parking lot during the time of the Ģ����Ƶ Health Fair. Additionally, a free shuttle service will be available from the Holt Arena to the Pond Student Union to allow for additional parking. The last shuttle leaves the Pond Student Union at 5:40 p.m.

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