Check Up on Your Health at St. Xavier University's Free Fair

Free health screenings, assessments, and information are available at Saint Xavier University’s 11th Annual Health Fair on Fri., March 21. The fair, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Shannon Center at the University’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.

The Fair is a “one-stop shop” of free health services. It includes free screenings and assessments for the following: blood pressure, blood glucose, bone density, hearing and vision, spinal cord, injuries, cholesterol, stress, body mass index, and more.

The Fair also includes a wide variety of other activities, including:

• Free flu shots from the SXU Health Center.
• Free chair massages.
• Healthy cooking demonstrations at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m.
• 15-Minute Exercise Classes featuring Chair Yoga (9 a.m. and 10 a.m.), and Chair Strength Training (11 a.m.).
• Free comprehensive kidney screening for the first 50 people (includes analysis of blood pressure, sodium, calcium, glucose, liver functioning, and more).
• Self-breast exam demonstrations and information about mammograms.
• A blood drive hosted by Heartland Blood Centers. If you are interested in donating blood, please pre-register by calling 773-298-3586 or email kallen@sxu.edu. 
• Demonstrations about child and adult CPR, first aid, pilates, spinning, boxing, and more.
• A raffle, a scavenger hunt, a children’s activity corner, and face painting.

Neighborhood vendors will be at the fair to share health information with the community, including: Abbvie LLC; Accelerated Rehab Physical Therapy; Advocate Christ Center for Breast Care; Advocate Trinity Hospital; American Kidney Fund; Athletico; Blue Cross Blue Shield/Mid American Group; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois; Chartwells Energy Zone; Chiro One Wellness Center; Christ Hospital Cardiac and Stroke Prevention; Cook County Department of Public Health; Core Fitness and Physical Therapy/Beverly Spinning; Curves; Devine Nutrition; Dr. Pandit Foot and Ankle Clinic; Elder Life Professionals; Exactcare Pharmacy; Family Eye Physicians; Five Start CPR and First Aid; Greenwood Chiropractic Wellness Center; Health4Chicago/CDPH; Heartland Blood Centers; Home Instead Senior Care; Illinois Secretary of State: Organ and Tissue Donor Registration; Life Alarm; MetroSouth Medical Center; Morgan Park Junior Women's Club; Overeaters Anonymous; Running for Kicks; Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center; Sam’s Club; Skaklee; Tricoci University; UFC Gym; and Walgreens.

SXU representatives also will be at the fair, including the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the Ludden Speech and Language Clinic, the Health Center, the School of Nursing, SXU Nutrition classes, SXU Health Communications classes, and Shannon Center trainers.

Free samples and refreshments will be served from the following vendors: Chartwells; Gatorade; Great American Bagel; Muscle Milk; and Vita COCO.

For more information, please call (773) 298-3592 or visit www.sxu.edu, keyword: health fair.