DHR hosting Free community Health Fair, this Saturday January 23

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Get ready for DHR's Community Health Fair.
Get ready for DHR’s Community Health Fair.

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Doctors Hospital at Renaissance will host its 10th Annual Community Health Fair on January 23, 2016.

Edinburg, TX—Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR) is pleased to announce its 10th Annual FREE DHR Community Health Fair, which is dedicated to the health and wellness needs of the Rio Grande Valley. As our community grows, so do our healthcare needs—DHR has acknowledged this and wishes to contribute to the good health and well-being of our community by providing free health screenings, medical information, education, and health related services.

The DHR Community Health Fair will take place on Saturday, January 23, 2016 from 8:00 AM until 12:00 PM at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance, located at 118 Paseo del Prado behind the Cancer Center at Renaissance in Edinburg. The FREE DHR Community Health Fair is open to the public and all visitors will be eligible for exciting door prizes!

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The 10th Annual DHR Community Health Fair will provide educational and informational health services, free cholesterol screenings, vision tests, glucose checks, and blood pressure screenings. Numerous local healthcare entities will also provide free health screenings to help our community members identify their risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, dental problems, or other common health issues. Pharmacists will also be onsite to answer any questions that you have about your medications. Other health care providers and DHR departments will have tables with health and nutritional information.

“I encourage everyone to start the New Year with a clean bill of health and participate in the Free DHR Community Health Fair. We are so excited that we can help the community by providing free health screenings and nutritional information,” said Marissa Castañeda, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Senior Executive Vice President.

Doctors Hospital at Renaissance is also seeking support and participation from local businesses and healthcare providers. DHR has various booth sponsorship levels available for the 10th Annual FREE DHR Community Health Fair. Make sure that your business or service is represented at this premier healthcare event where over 4,000 community members were in attendance last year! Please call the DHR Events Department at (956) 362-3140 for more information and to register your business today or visit https://bit.ly/healthfair2016

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