Health & Fitness

Free Blood Sugar/Blood Pressure Screenings In Avon

Avon Town Hall is hosting regular blood pressure/blood sugar screenings.

AVON, CT — Local officials have announced that Avon Town Hall can not only be a place to conduct municipal business, it could be a place for much-needed medical attention.

The town recently announced that on the third Tuesday of the month, Avon Town Hall — 60 W. Main St., Avon — will host free blood sugar and blood pressure screenings.

They will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the next screening clinic slated for Tuesday, March 18.

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Blood pressure and blood sugar levels are warning signs for such medical conditions as diabetes and heart disease.

Those readings are seen as a key health indicator for future problems, especially as people get older.

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