Focus on Health Begins at Parkview Field

April 17, 2012 Updated Apr 17, 2012 at 7:45 PM EDT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Free health screenings were given to Northeast Indiana residents at Parkview Field.

Tuesday morning, close to 100 patients from throughout the Northeast Indiana area turned out for the event Focus on Health, which has been going on for more than 30 years in the Fort Wayne area. Over the course of the traveling fair, 12 different locations will host the event that works to provide various free health screenings for patients of all ages.

Most health screenings provided at the Parkview Hospital run event include blood pressure measurement, vision tests, height and weight and cancer screening kits. Some locations will also include osteoporosis screenings, hearing tests and an array of blood tests beginning at a cost of $8.

To date, more than 143,000 adults between the ages of 18 and 100 have benefited from this program.

The next Focus on Health event is Thrusday, April 19 at the Renaissance Pointe YMCA from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Full List of Site Locations:

Friday, April 20:
University of Saint Francis North Campus
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
2702 Spring St.

Towne House Retirement Center
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
2209 St. Joe Center Rd.

Saturday, April 21:
Carew Medical Park
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1818 Carew St.

Wednesday, April 25:
St. Therese Catholic Church- Parish Hall
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
2220 Lwr. Huntington Rd.

Thursday, April 26:
Jorgensen Family YMCA
6:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
10313 Aboite Center Rd.

American Red Cross N.E. IN
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1212 E. California Rd.

Friday April 27:
Messiah Lutheran Church
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
7211 Stellhorn Rd.

Huntertown United Methodist Church
The Third Place
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
1601 W. Cedar Canyon Rd., Huntertown, IN

Saturday, April 28:
Provena Sacred Heart Home
7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
515 N. Main St., Avilla, IN

New Haven High School
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1300 Green St., New Haven, IN