Health & Fitness
Free Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Screening Near Santa Monica
Walmarts across California will host free health screenings and low-cost immunizations on Saturday.
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SANTA MONICA, CA — Over 4,600 Walmart pharmacies across the country will offer free health screenings and low cost immunizations Saturday, including some near Santa Monica.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Santa Monica 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.
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Here’s where to find the one day Walmart clinic near Santa Monica:
- Hawthorne, 14441 Inglewood St.
- West Hills, 6433 Fallbrook Ave.
- Torrance, 19340 Hawthorne Blvd.
- Panorama City, 8333 Van Nuys Blvd.
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.
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“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.
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