GCMC

QUINTER – Gove County Medical Center and Gove County Health Department will host a health fair Saturday, April 21st from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the Quinter High School gymnasium.

Please plan to join us as we learn more about healthy living with the many exhibitors will attend the fair to share information about their services, such as Amy Crist, who will share information on successful living with diabetes.

Gove County Medical Center will conduct lab draws beginning at 8:00. Bluestem Medical will perform skin cancer checks and hand out sunscreen.

Students from Colby Community College will be demonstrating massage techniques with a 5 minute “mini-massage.” A representative from the Kansas State University Engineering Department will give information about radon and home testing.

Amy Lorenzen, of the K-State Extension Office, will demonstrate healthy cooking using an Insta-Pot. Amy will incorporate available herbs and vegetables grown in the Grinnell School’s hydroponic garden.

“Falling Less in Kansas,” an evidence based presentation to prevent falls and encourage independence will start at 8:30. For more information, or to sign up, please call Cheryl Goetz at 785-754-5049.

These are just a few of the providers attending the fair. Look for more information as the date gets closer.

Door prizes will be given, and the CYO will operate a food stand.