RICHMOND — The Richmond Lions Membership is providing a free well being truthful that might be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday within the fellowship corridor of Richmond United Methodist Church, positioned at 112 S. Sugar St., Richmond.
“Our well being truthful is open to all ages,” commented Larry Neptune, a Lions Membership member who defined what suppliers might be there.
Neptune mentioned membership President Ken Miser, for instance, might be doing imaginative and prescient screenings, utilizing the membership’s Welch Allyn SpotVision Screener, a hand-held machine that permits environment friendly imaginative and prescient screening.
Fundraising and donations enabled the acquisition of the estimated $8,000 piece of kit 5 years in the past. It has been used to display screen schoolchildren.
In a matter of seconds the gear can assess whether or not an individual has farsightedness, nearsightedness, astigmatism, gaze (eye alignment measurement), anisometropia (unequal refractive energy) or anisocoria (unequal pupil measurement). A screening is rapidly achieved and might immediately detect imaginative and prescient issues. People with detected issues are suggested to observe up with an optometrist.
Saturday’s well being truthful additionally will embody power workouts demonstrated by Neptune and ones in a position to be achieved seated in a chair.
Literature detailing that might be offered as nicely so attendees can do the low-impact workouts within the consolation of their properties, in line with Neptune.
The Jefferson County Well being Division might be available to do blood stress readings, pulse oxygen ranges and BMI calculations. BMI is an acronym for physique mass index, which is a measure of physique fats primarily based on top and weight that applies to grownup women and men. The division additionally may have literature to distribute.
The Richmond Volunteer Hearth and Rescue Co. may have a presence within the car parking zone, providing fireplace and rescue gear demonstrations.
One other side of the well being truthful might be a station arrange by EzFresh Meals of Wintersville, providing diet data and a retailer menu. EzFresh Meals is “a meal prep/transformation firm that may enable you to utterly change the best way you consider consuming ‘wholesome,” in line with its web site.
“I needed to have a well being truthful following the acquisition of our sight screening machine greater than 5 years in the past,” Neptune mentioned.
“We’re excited in regards to the companies this truthful will present for our group. We hope to make it an annual occasion,” Neptune commented.
