Health Fair Reaches Out to Medically Underserved
INDIANAPOLIS - An ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of cure and
that weighty message is exactly what Indiana University School of Medicine
students will deliver to inner-city residents needing medical attention.
The future physicians are again sponsoring an annual health fair, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Westside Community Health
Center, 2732 W. Michigan St. The event coincides with National Primary
Care Week, which advocates the importance of health care and brings health-care
professionals together to better serve the poor and those with limited
or no access to medical care.
“The Westside center was selected because it is an area that largely
is medically underserved, but has active community leadership to encourage
residents to take advantage of what we have to offer,” says Damon
Abaray, who is coordinating this year’s health fair with Patrick
Tsai and Sandy Porter, all fourth-year medical students. “Our main
goal, however, is to help empower the city residents to monitor and manage
their health and it strengthens our ties to the community.”
Students, working under the direction of IU physicians and faculty, will
offer free screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes for
adults. Vision and hearing screenings will be available for children.
Information and literature about skin and breast cancer, osteoporosis,
prostate problems, weight loss, exercise, nutrition and dental hygiene
will be distributed to visitors.
The medical students will be joined by their counterparts of the IU School of Dentistry and IU School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
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Media Contact: Joe Stuteville
317-274-7722
jstutevi@iupui.edu
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