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Free Community Health Fair
Free Community Health Fair
10/12/08 08:00 , Categories: At the Library , Tags: george kaiser family foundation, health fair, martin regional library, ruth g. hardman adult literacy service In recognition of October as National Health Literacy Month, Tulsa City-County Library’s Ruth G. Hardman Adult Literacy Service is offering a free community health fair on Oct. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Road.
Health literacy is the ability to read, understand and act on health information. Literacy skills are vital to a person’s health. In fact, literacy skills are a stronger predictor of a person’s health than age, income, employment status, educational level or race/ethnicity.
The community health fair will provide an opportunity for people to get information about a variety of health topics, take advantage of free health screenings, explore services available in the community and learn how to advocate for better health. Participating organizations include the Community Health Connection, Hospice of Green Country, Hope Testing Clinic and Life Senior Services.
At 1 p.m., the fair will feature a class in Spanish on using the MedlinePlus Web site. The class is open to the first 16 people.
The Tulsa Library Trust, George Kaiser Family Foundation and Tulsa City-County Library Staff Association Recycling Proceeds Fund are sponsoring the health fair. Call the literacy service at 596-7958 for more details.