Kent Firefighters offer free health checks

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  • Tuesday, February 3, 2009 2:54pm
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Kent firefighter John Robbins entertains a resident while checking her blood-sugar levels at the Kent Senior Activity Center.

Kent firefighter John Robbins entertains a resident while checking her blood-sugar levels at the Kent Senior Activity Center.

Residents can get free health screenings for high blood pressure and diabetes from Kent firefighters during the month of February at several community sites.

The Kent Fire Department runs the program to help identify individuals who have no previous history of hypertension (also known as high blood pressure) or diabetes. People can then seek medical follow-up with their regular doctors.

Firefighters conducted 1,300 blood-pressure checks and 1,000 blood-sugar checks last year. Twenty-five percent of the blood-pressure checks and 6 percent of the blood-sugar checks discovered a potential undiagnosed medical condition.

The screenings will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on various dates at several sites.

For a complete list of health screening sites, call 253-856-4481 or go to www.ci.kent.wa.us/calendar/.

Free health screenings this week:

• Feb. 4: Kent Centennial Building, 300 West Gowe.

• Feb. 7: Kent Station, 417 Ramsay Way; Safeway, 13101 Kent Kangley Rd.; McLendon Hardware, 23662 104 Ave. S.E.; Walmart, 17432 S.E. 270 Pl.; Albertsons, 20600 108 Ave. S.E.

• Feb. 8: Safeway, 13101 Kent Kangley Road; McLendon Hardware, 23662 104 Ave. S.E.; Walmart, 17432 SE 270 Pl.; Albertsons, 20600 108 Ave. S.E.

• Feb. 11: Centennial Building, 300 W. Gowe St.

• Feb. 14: Kent Station, 417 Ramsay Way; Bartell Drugs, 12946 Kent Kangley Road; Fred Meyer, 10200 S.E. 240 St.; Safeway, 17023 S.E. 272 St.; Safeway, 20830 108 Ave. S.E.

• Feb. 15: Bartell Drugs, 12946 Kent Kangley Road; Fred Meyer, 10200 S.E. 240 St.; Safeway, 17023 S.E. 272 St.; Safeway, 20830 108 Ave. S.E.

• Feb. 18: Centennial Building, 300 W. Gowe St.

• Feb. 21: Kent Station, 417 Ramsay Way; Safeway, 13101 Kent Kangley Road; Top Foods, 26015 104 Ave. S.E.; Kohls, 17002 S.E. 270 Pl.; Safeway, 20830 108 Ave. S.E.

• Feb. 22: Safeway, 13101 Kent Kangley Road; Joes, 25928 104 Ave. S.E.; Les Schwab, 17235 S.E. 272 St.; Safeway, 20830 108 Ave. S.E.

• Feb. 24: Centennial Building, 300 W. Gowe St.

• Feb. 26: Centennial Building, 300 W. Gowe St.

• Feb. 28: Kent Station, 417 Ramsay Way; 24 Hour Fitness, 12922 Kent Kangley Road; Top Foods, 26015 104 Ave. S.E.; Fred Meyer, 16735 S.E. 272 St.;

Albertsons, 20600 108 Ave. S.E.


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