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specialevents
August
Fun,
Food, Health, and Safety Information
Aug
5 Chain
of Lakes Recreation Complex 210
Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven
9:00
AM - 1:00 PM
School
Physicals by appointment
ONLY
$20
Immunizations
provided by the Polk County Health Department. Required immunizations
are FREE.
(Participants are asked to bring all previous shot records)
Plan now
to attend and call the Winter Haven Hospital Health Connection at
(863) 291-6705 or 1 (800) 416-6705
to schedule your appointment today.
September
Sept
8 Lake
Wales Medical Centers
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sept
16 FirstCare,
500 1st St. N.E., Winter Haven
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Sept
30 Winter
Haven Hospital
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Digital rectal
exams (DRE) and prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for ONLY
$15.00,
also FREE
blood pressure screenings. Since there is no known direct cause
of prostate cancer, your best defense against it is an annual prostate
exam. Early detection is the key to survival.
Call Winter
Haven Hospital Health Connection at 291-6705 or 1-800-416-6705 for
more information.
October
Depression
affects over 17 million Americans each year according to the National
Institute of Mental Health.
Winter Haven
Hospital's Behavioral Health Division
will offer FREE depression screenings on October 5, 2000 as part
of the
10th Annual National Depression Screening Day.
Call the
Winter Haven Hospital Health Connection at (863) 291-6705 to schedule
an appointment.
For more information
on depression, contact Winter Haven Hospital's ACCESS
LINE 1 (800) 723-3248.
American
Cancer Society recommendations for the early detection of breast
cancer:
* Breast
self exam: for women ages 20 and over, every month
* Clinical
breast exam: for women ages 20-40, every 3 years and for women
ages 40 plus, every year
* Mammography:
for women over 40, every year
Low cost mammograms
available Monday through Friday and Saturday, October 14. Call (863)
297-1885 to schedule an appointment. Speakers are also available
to provide information on breast health for your club or organization
through our Speakers Bureau. Call 291-6705 or 1-800-416-6705.
November
Regular Checkups
Part
of living well with diabetes means getting regular checkups.
There is no
time like the present to review with your health care professional
the tests you should be given and how best to manage your condition.
How often you see members of your health care team depends on your
overall health, your blood glucose goals, and any changes that need
to be made in your diabetes care plan says the American Diabetes
Association.
Your check
up should provide your health care team with information about your
height, weight blood pressure, pulse, eyes, mouth, gums and teeth,
neck, heart, abdomen, kidneys, hands, feet, skin and nervous system.
Know
the symptoms of diabetes!
* frequent
urination
* excessive
thirst
* extreme
hunger
* unexplained
weight loss
* extreme
fatigue
* irritability
* recurrent
skin, gum, vaginal or bladder infections
* blurred
vision
* tingling
or numbness in the hands or feet
* cuts
or bruises that are slow to heal
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