Community Health Screenings To Take Place At Soul Food Festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2008

For more information, please contact:
Craig Brenner, Special Projects Coordinator, City of Bloomington, 349-3471
Nancy Woolery, Health Projects Manager, City of Bloomington, 349-3851
Liz Mitchell, Soul Food Festival, emitch1441@sbcglobal.net
Danny Lopez, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349-CITY, lopezd@bloomington.in.gov



Bloomington, IN -- The City of Bloomington Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission and Community and Family Resources Department announced today they have organized free health screenings to take place at Bloomington's Annual Soul Food Festival. The festival takes place Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at Karst Farm Park from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., and health screenings will be available from noon - 3 p.m.

The entire community is invited to attend the Soul Food Festival where attendees will receive information and/or screenings related to vision, lead, blood pressure, stroke, blood sugar, HIV, cancer, tobacco, prostate, dental health and car seat safety. Organizations scheduled to provide information and/or screenings include Indiana Black Expo, Bloomington Hospital's Community Health Services, Olcott Center and Positive Link, Monroe County Health Department and the American Cancer Society. A blood drive by the Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross will also take place. Participants can donate blood between the hours of noon - 4p.m.

The Soul Food Festival, which features food, music and entertainment, is hosted by the Bloomington Black Business and Professional Association. The festival celebrates African-American culture and traditions in Bloomington and Monroe County.

For additional information about the health screenings, contact Nancy Woolery, Health Projects Manager, at 349-3851 or wooleryn@bloomington.in.gov.

For information about the Soul Food Festival, contact Elizabeth Mitchell, Soul Food Festival Chair, at
emitch1441@sbcglobal.net or bbbpa@bloomingtonbbpa.org.

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