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BCH Health Fair 2017; be proud of your community
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May 10, 2017 |
By Lauren Kuczka
Boundary Community Hospital
Marketing and Community Relations
Everyone wants to live longer and healthier, but
not everyone knows where to find answers to
health questions or where to find local services
and support groups. A good place to start is
right in your back yard.
Boundary Community Hospital is hosting a
Community Health Fair on Saturday, May 13 from 9
a.m. to noon and it’s an excellent opportunity
to visit the hospital, take advantage of free
tests, visit with local health vendors, talk
with local emergency services (including a peek
into a Life Flight helicopter), and support
local health-related non-profit organizations.
This year there will be a special area with Time
Sensitive Emergency exhibits featuring trauma,
stroke and heart attack.
Hospital Information and Health Screenings
• On-site blood pressure check
• Accucheck instant blood sugar test
• Mobility Screening – new this year in Rehabilitation Services
• Free Hemoglobin A1c (Glycohemoglobin) coupon ($38.00 Value)
• Free Lipid Profile Testing coupon ($62.00 Value)
• Free information about Advance Directives - Your Right to Make
Healthcare Decisions
• Hearing screening offered by Mobile Hearing Care
• Nutrition counseling
• Visit Diagnostic Imaging and see the state-of-the-art test equipment
including the new Computerized Tomography (CT)
scanner, installed in the summer of 2016
• Buy vegetable plants and flowers for your garden from Eden Landscaping
to support the Extended Care Facility
• Discover more about the Specialists who have clinics and surgery
through Hospital Outpatient Services
The Family Fun Run and Children’s Bike Rodeo
make this a multi-generational event with
information for everyone. Sponsored by Boundary
Community Clinics, the Bike Rodeo will have free
children’s bike helmets available while they
last, a bike safety course, and a bicycle check
up by Far North Outfitters.
With over 60 vendors and exhibitors including:
• The BCH Emergency team featuring Idaho Time Sensitive Emergency systems
of care for trauma, stroke and heart attack
including a Life Flight medical transport
helicopter and exhibits from Boundary Ambulance.
• The City of Bonners Ferry will showcase the recent High 5 Grant award
funded through the Blue Cross of Idaho
Foundation for Health whose objective is to
reduce childhood obesity. Participate in the
community health survey for a chance to win
prizes!
• Boundary County Library will share the opportunities that the library
has to offer: a fine collection of books, DVDs
and audios; educational facilities such as
distance learning, online courses, business
development resources and the Fab Lab with 3-d
printers, milling machine, C&C machine, and
laser cutter. Dream big and help the Library
create a culture of opportunity!
• Local senior services including Medicaid/Medicare counseling, Boundary
County Restorium, Sunset Home, elder care
facilities and home health
• Local youth exhibitors include Head Start, Sandpoint Kids Dentistry,
and the Middle School Leadership team
• Auburn Crest Hospice, Panhandle Health, Bonner Partners in Care Clinic,
Medicine Man Pharmacy, Bonner General Home
Health and Hospice, Aspen Home Health and other
community health services and organizations
• Rawlings Community Counseling, The Art of Redirection, counselors and
behavioral health professionals
• Education information from U of I Extension Office and North Idaho
College
• Community groups and nonprofits including Cancer Support Groups, BoCo
Backpacks, Overeaters Anonymous, Alzheimers
Association, Grow! Gardens, Victim Services, and
the Coalition of Families.
• Outdoor exhibits from Bonners Ferry Fire Department, SPOT Bus, Medical
Reserve Corps featuring Emergency Planning, Mt
Hall Fire Auxiliary, and the Boundary County
Orchard Restoration Project
• Local small businesses focused on keeping you healthy like Take Shape
for Life and Going Green on a Budget
All exhibits, booths, and the Bike Rodeo will be
around the main Hospital building near
Outpatient Services. Best access and parking is
from Comanche Street or park in the employee
parking lot by the helipad on Kaniksu Street and
walk to the lower level.
As a Critical Access Hospital, Boundary
Community Hospital is often the first stop in an
emergency situation; our neighbors find that it
offers much more to our community. Discover for
yourself. |
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