Greater Medford Visiting Nursing Association will sponsor a Community Health Fair at Meadow Glen Mall on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. Click here to print a flyer. "The health fair will provide an opportunity to talk with local healthcare professionals and hear about the latest programs available," said Marie Knasas, Executive Director of GMVNA. "Free information and health care resources will be available, including blood pressure screenings. There will be door prizes and the drawing for the door prizes will be at noon." Local healthcare professionals present will include Law Offices of Spano & Dawicki, Mystic Valley Elder Services, Medford Council on Aging, and others. For additional information about the Community Health Fair call Jean Hennessey at 781-396-2633, ext. 211 or email jhennessey@gmvna.com.		Want to know more about GMVNA's involvement in the community? Read our GMVNA in the News section for press releases, honors we have received, and programs we support in our service area.
			GMVNA offers several free community education programs through our comprehensive Speaker's Bureau. Presentations on a number of topics can be tailored in length to meet the specific needs of your group. Please click here for more information. Our brochures about our Visiting Nursing and Additional Care Services are now available. If you belong to a group that would be interested in distributing copies, please contact us by email at events@gmvna.com or by telephone at (781) 396-2633. Want to know more about GMVNA's involvement in the community? Read our GMVNA in the News section for press releases, honors we have received, and programs we support in our service area. The Greater Medford VNA is active in local communities, and provides blood pressure, health screenings and health education programs on a regular basis. Each month our Health Education Program discusses a different health care topic in various locations throughout the area. And we offer Blood Pressure Screenings on a monthly basis in a variety of locations in Medford, Everett, and Stoneham. If you belong to a group that is interested in on-site health screening, education, or a speaker, please contact us by email at events@gmvna.com or by telephone at (781) 396-2633. Blood Pressure Schedule Everett Monthly Times Location 3rd Tuesday 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Whidden Hospital Lobby 103 Garland Street 4th Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 pm Whidden Hospital Senior Dinner (Cafeteria) 103 Garland Street Medford Monthly Times Location 1st Thursday 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Medford Council on Aging 101 Riverside Avenue 2nd Thursday 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm West Medford Community Center 111 Arlington Center 2nd Friday 11:00 am - 1:00 pm CVS Pharmacy Wellington Circle 3rd Tuesday 9:00 - 10:00 am Meadow Glen Mall Food Court 3rd Wednesday 12:30 - 2:00 pm St. Raphael Church Community Center 512 High Street 4th Wednesday 1:00 - 3:00 pm Meadow Glen Mall Food Court 3rd Wednesday 11:15 am - 12:15 pm 35 Bradlee Road residents only 3rd Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30 pm 22 Allston Street residents only Somerville Monthly Times Location 1st Tuesday 10:00 am - 11:00 am St. Anne's Church in the rear Stoneham Monthly Times Location 3rd Tuesday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Stoneham Senior Center 136 Elm Street Education Programs Cambridge Neville Place of Cambridge, 650 Concord Avenue Contact: Sue Bowdridge (617) 497-8700 Malden Atria Maplewood Place, 295 Broadway Contact: Maria Reid (781) 324-4999 Winchester Winchester Mount Vernon House, 110 Mount Vernon Street Contact: Kimberly Belfour (781) 729-0497 or www.wmvh.org Woburn Country Club Heights, 3 Rehabilitation Way Contact: Cherie Pimental (781) 935-4094