Shevoy Hart, 13, watches as Qunnipiac Physician's Assistant student Brennan Bowker checks his blood sugar at the Bethel AME's first Health Fair.
(Keelin Daly/Staff photo)
Health fair brings testing to the people
Floyd Draughn, 59, takes 10 pills a day for a variety of ailments, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and prostate cancer.
Floyd Draughn, 59, takes 10 pills a day for a variety of ailments, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and prostate cancer.
So when he attended a health fair Saturday at the Bethel AME Church on Lake Avenue, he wanted to find out if he had any other health-related issues, and what he could do to fix them, he said.
"I want to get healthy," he said. "I just want to know what I need to do to get there É A lot of people don't want to know what's wrong, but not me - that's why I'm here."
Dozens of people received information and free screenings offered by several health organizations, including the American Red Cross, Greenwich Emergency Medical Services and Greenwich Hospital.
"People, some in tears, have showed up for the opportunity to have free health care. They have either lost their health insurance or never had it. We were delighted to provide this," said Stephanie Paulmeno, the town's community health planner.
Paulmeno was approached by the Rev. Horace Henson, and his wife Sister Christine Henson, both of the Bethel AME Church, about hosting the health fair.
Market woes hit town pensions
And you thought your portfolio was in tatters. Beset by plunging stock values, the town's pension fund has lost nearly 27 percent, or $100 million, in value in the past calendar year.
Nursing home costs top nation
STAMFORD - Lower Fairfield County has the most expensive average nursing home rates of any metropolitan area in the country, according to a Westport institute's national survey.
No foreclosures here: Gingerbread houses get final touches
Aileen Agudelo, 8, carefully placed bubble gum, marshmallows and red and green gum drops on the roof and sides of her freshly baked gingerbread house.
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