Senior center's free health fair returns today

Staff Reports

The Douglas County Senior Center's 10th annual health fair is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the Carson Valley Inn's Shannon Ballroom. The fair provides information to seniors about health care providers and services in the community and the opportunity to address individual concerns with health care professionals.

Businesses and services represented at the health fair have included medical professionals, residential care, Medicare counseling, service organizations, insurance and investment firms, recreation and nutrition.

Health care providers will be hand with information about hearing aids, Alzheimer's care and diabetes. The health nurse will give blood pressure checks from 9 a.m. to noon.

The fashion show at 1 p.m. features clothing from Especially for You and Sidestreet Boutique and children's fashions from Baby Willow's.

There will be a raffle for prizes throughout the day, with prizes from Senior Health Fair participants.

Free DART shuttle bus is offered during the health fair, providing service between the senior center and Carson Valley Inn. Information at the senior center, 783-6455.

Health fair participants:

n Northern Nevada Alzheimer's Association

n Alliance for Retired Americans

n Audiology & Hearing Aid

n Carson Douglas Pain Care

n Carson Plaza Retirement

n Carson Tahoe Cancer Center

n Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare

n Carson Valley Medical Center

n Carson Valley Residential Care Center

n Carson Valley Swim Center

n Center for Advanced Eye Care

n Comfort Keepers

n Consumer Direct Personal Care

n Costco

n Cropper & Associates

n CVMC Breast Cancer Resource Center

n Diabetes Education-Carson Tahoe Regional Health

n Douglas County Assessor's Office

n Douglas County Community Health Clinic

n Douglas County Nevada TRIAD

n Douglas County services: Parks & Rec, DART, library, senior center

n Evergreen Gardnerville

n Evergreen Mountainview

n Ford Chiropractic

n Great Basin Imaging

n Greater Nevada Credit Union

n Hypnotherapist

n Jen's Optical House

n Lincare

n Mary Kay consultant

n Med Direct Urgent Care

n Merrill Gardens at Gardnerville

n Nevada Attorney General

n Nevada Health Centers

n Perfect Touch Therapeutics

n Saint Mary's Hospice Home Health

n Senior Bridges at Northern Nevada Medical Center

n Ship Medicare Counseling

n Sterling Health Plans

n The Arbors Memory Care

n TOPS, Take Off the Pounds Sensibly

n Wachovia Securities

n Wynwood Assisted Living

n Nevada Legacy Corporation

n Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living

n Young at Heart