Lee Health Announces Free Community Health Fair on Jan. 18, 2025

Health screenings, healthy food samples, health education and car safety seat checks available

Lee Health is proud to announce a free community health fair on Saturday, Jan. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon at Faith Church, 15690 McGregor Ave., Fort Myers. This health fair is open to all ages and offers health screenings, car seat check-ups, featured speakers, health education, a prize drawing to win a Fitbit, healthy food samples, ACA health insurance navigators and other helpful community resources. 

Transportation with Faith buses to the health fair will be available from the Gladiolus Food Pantry parking lot every half-hour. The last trip to the fair will be at 11 a.m. and from the fair at noon. The food pantry is located at 10511 Gladiolus Dr., Fort Myers.

Featured speakers include Lee Health registered dietitian Carrie Bloemers who will discuss nutrition tips and the MIND Diet, which is designed to keep the brain healthy. Stephanie Malally from Lee Health Memory Care will speak about brain health. The health fair will also include:

• Balance, blood sugar, blood pressure, foot, breast, lung, and skin care screenings
• United Way Beesley’s Paw Prints and Re-United Program
• Resources for quitting tobacco and Alcoholics Anonymous
• Lee Health physician schedulers
• Training for MyChart
• Fleet Feet foot screenings
• Iona Fire & Rescue Unit
• Golisano Children’s Ambulance
• The new Pet Ministry
• Christian Medical Ministries
• Free car seat checks and low or no cost booster and car seats for those in need, while supplies last
• The ability to try Tai-Chai and yoga

"Lee Health is dedicated to bringing free health and wellness resources to the community and events like this allow us to help families enhance their health through awareness, education, and prevention," said Sally Kreuscher, director of community health and benefit for Lee Health. "We are thrilled to partner with Faith Church and look forward to working with more community partners in the future to encourage healthy lifestyles for all."

For more information, please visit https://www.faithum.com/events.