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Healthy Directions
Pointing the way to healthier lives! Health and wellness
are the focus of MVH's community-driven educational and
resource center in Finleyville, known as "Healthy Directions."
Routine health screenings such as blood pressure, glucose
and cholesterol as well as health and education programs,
led by doctors, nurses and community members, are offered
five days a week at this site. Most importantly, you'll
learn how to stay well and prevent illness!
Our facility offers on-site laboratory services for blood
and urine analysis for patients with a doctor's prescription.
Results will be sent to the individual's physician.
Healthy Directions, Finleyville
6116 Brownsville Road Extension, Suite 107, Martik
Office Complex
Finleyville, PA 15332
Hours:
Monday through Friday, 7 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Phone:
724-348-6699
To Register/ for more information:
Call (724) 348-6699 to register or for more information
on any program at Healthy Directions, Monday -Friday
7:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. |
In February,
Healthy Directions will observe
the following national health events:
February 18, 2008
- 7:00 AM to 12 Noon
Lipid/Glucose Screening
A 12-hour fasting is required. Cost is $12.00. Results will
be sent to you physicians.
Any questions please call 724-348-6699.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Low Vision Awareness Month
Macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss,
affecting 1.6 million Americans age 50 and older.
Wise Health Care Consumer Month
An estimated 23 percent of all visits to physicians and
55 percent of all visits to hospital emergency rooms, are
unnecessary. In fact, many problems that people seek medical
assistance for could have been treated at home using self-care.
In March Healthy
Directions
will observe the following events:
Colorectal Cancer
Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
is a collaborative effort to increase awareness that colorectal
cancer is largely preventable, treatable and beatable through
regular screenings,
a healthy lifestyle expert clinical care.
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Currently, at least 5.3 million Americans are living
with a disability because of a brain injury.
Every 23 seconds, a traumatic brain injury occurs and 1.4.million
Americans will sustain a traumatic brain injury in the coming
year.
Diabetes Alert
Diabetes Alert is a call to action to alert people
about the risks of developing diabetes. When detected early,
diabetes can be managed and it complications prevented or
delayed
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