Health & Fitness
Fire Safety, Health Screenings, Bounce House: All at Bowie Health Fair
The free weekend event includes information from more than 40 vendors.
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The Bowie Health Fair includes more than blood pressure checks, diabetes screening, and free flu shots.
There will be a bounce house for kids, a book exchange for both kids and adults, demonstrations on healthy cooking, fire department safety information, child identification kits and more.
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The Bowie Health Fair, organized by Dimensions Healthcare, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at multiple locations along Health Center Drive. The City of Bowie is a co-sponsor of this event.
Lectures are planned on:
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- Supplements for weight loss-Are they worth it?
- Belly Fat Attack
- Safe Concussion Outcome, Response and Education (SCORE program Children’s Hospital Neuropsychology Department)
Free services offered during the fair include:
- Free flu shots (first 200 adults)
- Blood pressure checks
- A1C and Cholesterol tests
- Body fat composition
- BMI measurement
- EKG with Cardiologist reading
- Vision screening
- Hearing screening
- Leg Vascular screening
- Emotion code screening
- Reiki
- Grip testing
- Seated massage
- HIV/AIDS screening
- Balance assessment
- Body mechanics
- Lung function testing
- Osteoporosis screen
- Cognitive assessment
- Sensory screening
- Lasik screening
- Glaucoma screening
- Cataract screening
- Red Cross blood drive
- Diabetes consultation
- Healthy cooking demos
- Book exchange (children’s and adult books)
- Ask the Expert Series: Free consultations with a Cardiologist, Neurologist, Geriatrician, Gynecologist, Physiatrist, Physical Therapist, Neuropsychologist, Emergency Medicine Physician and more
- Labyrinth
- Acupuncture
- Backpack safety
- Prescription analysis
- Blood flow analysis
- prescription interaction analysis
- Podiatry evaluation
- Fire department tours
- Obstacle course
- Child ID kits
- Craft table
- Fire Safety trailer
- Pink Fire Engine-touch and tell
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