Health Fair scheduled

With the start of 2018 just a few weeks past, you might have made resolutions concerning your health. It’s a topic that’s never too soon to think about, and the annual Kiwanis Community Health Fair is already in the works.

Blood draws for the health fair are scheduled for March 1-3 from 7-10 a.m. at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. No appointment is necessary for the draws, and walk-ins are welcome.

Lea Schoenewald, the Kiwanis health fair chair, said the blood draws are very much like a family reunion. People who haven’t seen each other all winter get a chance to reconnect as part of the process.

This year, the fair is scheduled for Saturday, March 24 from 8 a.m. until noon at the Thermopolis Middle School gymnasium. The theme for this year is “Get Screened in 2018.” Results from blood draws will be available at the fair.

Schoenewald, is excited because Rocky Mountain Oncology will have a booth this year. The business recently set up a satellite clinic in Thermopolis, one of only two in the state.

Letters have already gone out to vendors for the fair, Schoenewald said, and she expects a very good turnout.

As in previous years, there will also be a student health fair at the school on Friday, March 23.

Kiwanis has sponsored the health fair for nearly 20 years, Schoenewald said. Any money from the event goes toward Kiwanis scholarships, and “every cent stays in the county.”