Families can get free health screenings, healthy cooking lessons and more at a community health fair this weekend in Chicago.
CHICAGO (AP) — Families can get free health screenings, healthy cooking lessons and more at a community health fair this weekend in Chicago. Saturday’s event is sponsored by UnitedHealthcare. It starts at 10 a.m. at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on W. Ann Lurie Place, near South Pulaski and West 40th Street. Tests for blood pressure, body-mass index, hearing, HIV and vision will be offered. There will also be cooking and fitness demonstrations. Kids’ activities will include lessons in how to make wholesome, affordable snacks, and a fitness area with pingpong, Wii, hula hoops and basketball. The fair is designed to help people understand that small changes can reap big benefits for their health and well-being. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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