NSU Offers Free Health Screenings for more than 1,000 children and adults

Screenings will take place at a health fair on Saturday, April 30

FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE Fla. —- Nova Southeastern University will offer free health screenings for more than 1,000 children and adults at a health fair on Saturday, April 30^th at the Tower Shops/Home Depot Shopping Plaza in Davie.

The NSU-Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) Health Fair for Children & Adults, sponsored by NSU’s Health Professions Division and FOMA’s Student District Society, will offer blood pressure and diabetes (glucose) screenings.

The health fair will offer the public a chance to learn about health care services provided by osteopathic physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, psychologists, vascular sonography technicians, and other health-care providers.

Experts in pediatrics, family medicine, public health, nutrition, smoking cessation, and others will also be at the event. Walgreens and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida will be on site to assist in screenings, along with professionals from the   Memorial Healthcare System of South Florida, who will offer HIV and cholesterol testing for adults, and free immunizations and school physicals for children.

The Davie fire and police departments will be on hand to greet children, giving them a rare opportunity to meet real local heroes.  There will be a bounce house for the kids, as well as Nintendo Wiis provided by GameWorks to show how including exercise in your daily life can be fun.

A DJ from NSU’s student radio station, Radio X, will be playing music for the event, and NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and FOMA will be serving free food. Several local restaurants and businesses will be there to help sponsor  food, giveaways, and door prizes. There will also be an opportunity to donate blood and sign up to be an organ donor.  The health fair will take place between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Tower Shops/Home Depot Shopping Plaza on University Drive between Nova Drive and Interstate 595.

For more information, please call Austin Bach, president of FOMA’s Student District Society, (201) 394-4729.

About Nova Southeastern University: Located in Davie, Florida, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a dynamic fully accredited Florida University dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs of distinction from preschool through the professional and doctoral levels. NSU has more than 29,000 students and is the seventh largest not-for-profit independent institution nationally. The University awards associate’s, bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, specialist, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including business, counseling, computer and information sciences, education, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, dentistry, various health professions, law, marine sciences, early childhood, psychology and other social sciences.  Classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, NSU was also awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification in 2010 for the University’s significant commitment to and demonstration of community engagement.   For more information about NSU visit www.nova.edu.

Media Contact:
Ken Ma, NSU Office of Public Affairs
954-262-5408 (office), 954-830-4177 (cell), ken.ma@nova.edu