9Health Fair at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo.
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With more than 20 free and low-cost health screenings and education offered to participants at each location, 9Health Fair is Colorado's largest volunteer-run, non-profit health fair program.
The fair offers free and low-cost health screenings that address today's most critical health issues, including heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, mental health and more.
Medical Center of the Rockies will host the 9Health Fair from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 2, 2011. The hospital is at 2500 Rocky Mountain Ave. in Loveland, northwest of I-25 and U.S. 34.
Low-cost health screenings
- $25 prostatic specific antigen (PSA) screening for men, which checks for prostate gland issues and cancer.
- $15 blood count screening, which checks the health of your blood.
- $20 colon cancer screening take-home kit, which checks for colon cancer.
- $40 Vitamin D screening.
Free health screenings
- Blood pressure
- Pap smears
- Breast exams
- Osteoporosis
- Oral health
- Finger-stick glucose
- Hearing
- Foot health
In addition to free and low-cost health screenings, 9Health Fair also offers:
- Blood work, Pap smear and colon cancer screening results, with information on how to read your results, mailed directly to your home for you to share with your doctor.
- Results delivered within four weeks of your 9Health Fair visit.
- Calls from volunteer doctors and nurses within 72 hours of your 9Health Fair to people if a critical health issue is discovered.
- Free interpretation and translation services.
- Free "Ask a Medical Question / Get a Referral" services.
- No social security number or personal identification required.
To ensure proper hydration and a smooth blood draw experience, participants who plan to get their blood drawn should drink plenty of water the night before and the morning of the health fair.
Anyone 18 and older can participate in a 9Health Fair.
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