Health & Wellness Fair
Saturday, April 28th, 10am - 4pm
throughout the Maine Mall
- Free Health Screenings
- Exercise Demonstrations
- Health & Wellness information from more than 40 participants
- Meet Mercy Bear
MERCY HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR
Saturday, April 28th
10 AM - 4 PM
Maine Mall, South Portland
- Free Blood pressure screenings
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- Diabetes Risk Assessment Tests
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- Eating Aptitude Tests
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- Body Composition and Flexibility Evaluations
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- Bone Density Tests
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- Seated Massage
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- Exercise Demos Every Hour
Mercy Hospital participants
- Colorectal Cancer Awareness – Medical Outpatient Unit
- Digital Mammography/CAD MRI – Mercy Mammography Center
- Pandemic Flu/Emergency Management – Mercy Quality Department
- Childbirth Education/Lactation Connection - Birthplace
- Home Health Care – VNA Home Health Care
- Cancer support and information – Mercy Oncology/Hematology Center and Mercy Breast Health Resource Center
- Diabetes information – Mercy Diabetes Education and Resource Center
- Eating Disorders – New England Eating Disorders Program at Mercy
- Proper Hygiene and Infection Prevention – Patient Care Services
- Medication Reconciliation – Patient Care Services
- Occupational Therapy, including ergonomics and adaptive equipment – Mercy Health Center
- A model of the new Mercy Hospital at the Fore River – Mercy Development Department
- Orthopaedic foot issues/examples of orthotics and bracing - Portland Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center with Maine Orthotic & Prosthetic Rehab Services
Community Participants:
- Alzheimer's Association of ME
- Ambulance with tours available/Crash test dummies - American Medical Response
- Osteoporosis information/free screening - Greater Portland Bone and Joint Specialists with Mercy Hospital
- Oncology support programs - Cancer Community Center
- Nordic Walking demonstration - Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness
- Naturopathic Medicine - Dr. Michael Russo
- Child passenger safety - Safe Kids Maine
- Child Safety Awareness - South Portland Police Department
- Body composition analysis and seated massage - True North:Maine’s Center for Functional Medicine and the Healing Arts
- Body composition and flexibility evaluations - USM Lifeline
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Fitness demonstrations in Center Court:
- 11:00 am - Yogalates; Noon - On the Ball Fitball exercises
- 1:00 pm - Love Your Back Low back exercises
- 2:00 pm - Enhance Fitness Fitness after 50
- 3:00 pm - Latin line dance
- Free Child Identification Program (photos, fingerprints, ID cards, safety suggestion) – Grand Lodge of Maine
- Importance of reading to young children – Raising Readers Program