Free Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Screening In Escondido

ESCONDIDO, CA — Over 4,600 Walmart pharmacies across the country will offer free health screenings and low cost immunizations Saturday, including locations in and near Escondido.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Escondido residents can get free blood pressure, body mass index, cholesterol and glucose screenings at local stores. Some will offer vision screenings as well.

Locations across California will also offer low cost immunizations Saturday for ailments such as: tetanus, hepatitis, Hep A and B, HPV, chicken pox and shingles (varicella), rubella, mumps, measles, whooping cough (Tdap) and COVID-19. Many of these vaccines are required for California schools.

Here's where to find the one-day Walmart clinic in San Diego County:

• Chula Vista: 75 North Broadway
• Chula Vista: 875 E H St.
• Chula Vista: 1150 Broadway
• Chula Vista: 1360 Eastlake Paarkway
• El Cajon: 605 Fletcher Parkway
• El Cajon: 13487 Camino Canada
• Encinitas: 1550 Leucadia Blvd.
• Escondido: 1330 E Grand Ave.
• La Mesa: 5500 Grossmont Center Drive
• National City: 1200 Highland Ave.
• Oceanside: 705 College Blvd.
• Oceanside: 2100 Vista Way
• Oceanside: 3405 Marron Road
• Poway: 13425 Community Road
• San Diego: 575 Saturn Blvd.
• San Diego: 710 Dennery Road
• San Diego: 3382 Murphy Canyon Road
• San Diego: 3412 College Ave.
• San Diego: 4840 Shawline St.
• San Marcos: 732 Center Drive
• Santee: 170 Town Center Parkway
• Vista: 1800 University Drive

The health-focused day, dubbed "Wellness Day," aims to promote healthy living among American families, according to Walmart. The event is intentionally planned around the beginning of the school year.

"Wellness Day allows us to continue helping our communities live better and healthier through free screenings, affordable immunizations and other solutions," Kevin Host, Walmart's senior vice president of pharmacy, said in a news release. "The back-to-school season is a busy one, and these are ways we hope to provide some easy, convenient options for our customers."

K-12 California public schools require immunizations for whooping cough (Tdap), polio, rubella, Hep A and B, chicken pox and shingles (varicella), tetanus, measles and mumps, according to the California Department of Public Health. To learn more about required vaccines, visit the department's website.