Sacred Heart Health System will provide free osteoporosis screenings for uninsured adults at locations in Pensacola, Cantonment, Gulf Breeze and Milton. One location in Pensacola will be dedicated to heart-health screenings.
Here's the schedule.
- July 12, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church, 100 Daniel Drive, Gulf Breeze. Osteoporosis screenings only.
- July 13, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Monica’s Episcopal Church, 699 S. Highway 95A, Cantonment. Osteoporosis screenings only.
- July 18, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Bethel AME Church, 511 Woodland Drive, Pensacola. Osteoporosis screenings only.
- July 19, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Health & Hope Clinic, 1718 E. Olive Road, Pensacola. Heart-health screenings only.
- July 20, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 6451 Park Ave., Milton. Osteoporosis screenings only.
- July 27, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church, 303 S. Navy Blvd., Pensacola. Osteoporosis screenings only.
Osteoporosis screenings measure bone density. Heart-health screenings will measure blood pressure, blood sugar and total cholesterol, and can detect anemia. The screenings are helpful in diagnosing conditions that put people at high risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and other health problems.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Sacred Heart sets free adult health screenings