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Event Details:

Event Description:

Poweshiek County Public Health (PCPH) is proud to host a FREE Spring into Wellness: Senior Health Fair on Friday, May 10 from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Grinnell Mutual Conference Center (4215 Highway 146 South, Grinnell, IA) located in the southwest corner of the building. No registration required.

This free event is designed to empower individuals 60 years and older in Poweshiek and surrounding counties to take charge of their health and well-being. Individuals and their families are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served courtesy of Grinnell Hy-Vee. 

Valuable Resources

The health fair will feature a variety of informative booths with healthcare professionals, businesses and community organizations ready to answer questions and provide valuable resources on a range of senior health topics. Please see below for a link to each vendor and special event details. *Businesses, healthcare professionals and community organizations with an asterisk will be doing demonstrations or special presentations at 10:15 AM, 11 AM., 11:45 AM. and 12:30 PM. during the senior health fair. 

• Brooklyn Community Estate
• Mayflower Community
• St. Francis Manor
• Montezuma Specialty Care
• UnityPoint Hospice in Grinnell
• UnityPoint at Home in Grinnell
• Uthe Hearing Aid & Audiology Centers, LLC
• Woodard Hearing
• Clarity Eyecare
• Cox-Smith Funeral Home
• Grinnell Housing Authority: Kate Slater
• MICA & LIHEAP
• NEIA Area Agency on Aging
• *The Whole Health Way: Presentation-
• Iowa Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) and Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
• *UnityPoint Health – Grinnell Paul W. Ahrens (PWA) Fitness Center: Presentation- how to do band and chair exercises
• She’s Got Your Back: Angela, Licensed Massage Therapist: Back and Neck Massages (five to 10 minute sessions)
• Hawkeye Medical Serv.com
• Hope Family Counseling: Back and Neck Massages (five to 10 minute sessions)
• Capstone Behavioral Healthcare
• New York Life – Whitney Ann Bair Crawford
• Brindlewood Midwest Insurance
• Monty Hauls - Specialty and Senior Move Management Company
• Browns Shoes in Grinnell
• UnityPoint Health – Grinnell Diabetes and Nutrition Education Clinic: Michelle Brennan, RDN, LD – Registered Dietitian 
• Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation
• Grinnell HyVee Pharmacy: Vaccines
• *Unlocking Brain Fitness: Public Health: Presentation- How to reduce the risk of dementia
• NuCara Pharmacy: DME and information on pill packs
• Delta Dental of Iowa
• The Ministry of Renewed Hope Home Furnishings
• Smith Funeral Home 
• *Alzheimer’s Support Group: Presentation- 
• *Davis Health Care: Presentation- Grief counseling
• Grinnell Farmers Market - vendors, products and senior programs

Parking
Enter using the second driveway at the south end of the building. Park in the lot in front of the conference center entrance or the one just south of the entrance. Participants can park in the south parking lot. Handicap parking is available in front of the conference center entrance 

If you would like a table at the Senior Health Fair or have questions about the event, please contact call (641) 236-2385 or email Debra.Fraker@unitypoint.org.