Paramus Community Health Day Set For Saturday October 20th

The Paramus Board of Health has announced plans for its annual Community Health Day.

“We hold this free program once a year to provide our residents with a comprehensive and varied program of health services and screenings,” said Health Officer, Judith Migliaccio. “The basic goal of the screenings is the early detection of chronic illness and prevention of disease, disability and premature death.” 

This year, Community Health Day will be held in partnership with Valley Health Care at The Luckow Pavilion, 1 Valley Health Plaza in Paramus. The program will be open to the public from 10am to 1pm on Saturday, October 20, 2012

Early detection of cancer promotes the increased possibility of cure. Various types of cancer screenings to be held include oral cancer and skin cancer. Hemoccult slides will be given for use at home to detect blood in the stool, an early sign of colon cancer.

Blood pressure screening will be offered to detect hypertension, a major cause of heart disease and stroke. A large selection of literature on health topics will be free to participants. 

The Community Blood Mobile will also be on site from 10am to 1pm for blood donations.

Valley Health Care will be offering balance and grip strength assessment and body fat analysis

A pharmacist will be available to answer questions regarding medications. 

Additional services to be offered include hearing evaluation for adults and vision and glaucoma screening.

The Sleep Center and Spine Center of Valley Hospital are also scheduled to participate. Physicians will speak on various health topics. No advance appointments are necessary.

Mrs. Migliaccio emphasized that the testing done at Community Health Day for Paramus residents is for screening purposes only. If a problem is found, participants are notified immediately and encouraged to contact their own physician for further examination. All screenings are staffed by volunteer physicians, dentists, audiologists, nurses and residents.

The Health Officer and members of the Board of Health invite Paramus residents to participate in this important annual health maintenance service.