AdventHealth Offers Free Health Checkups During Juneteenth

DADE CITY, FL — AdventHealth Zephyrhills and Dade City teamed up with the Pasco County Department of Parks and Recreations to commemorate Juneteenth by hosting a community health event at the James Irvin Civic Center in Dade City.

The county’s event honored and celebrated the end of slavery in the U.S.

AdventHealth in collaboration with Pioneer Medical Foundation provided free health screenings including blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, and body mass index (BMI) tests.

"We are deeply committed to improving and saving the lives of the most vulnerable whether they're in an AdventHealth hospital or out in the community," said Andrea Vogel, director of quality and patient safety for AdventHealth Zephyrhills and AdventHealth Dade City. "By offering these no-cost health screenings, we are making it easy for everyone to see a provider and identify chronic conditions before they become life-threatening illnesses."

Statistics show heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the Black population.