Staff Reports
The Douglas County Senior Center's 10th annual health fair is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Carson Valley Inn's Shannon Ballroom.
The fair provides information to seniors about health care providers and services in the community and the opportunity to address individual concerns with health care professionals.
Businesses and services represented at the health fair have included medical professionals, residential care, Medicare counseling, service organizations, insurance and investment firms, recreation and nutrition.
Health care providers will be hand with information about hearing aids, Alzheimer's care and diabetes. The health nurse will give blood pressure checks from 9 a.m. to noon.
A fashion show at 1 p.m. features clothing from Especially for You and Sidestreet Boutique and children's fashions from Baby Willow's.
There will be a raffle for prizes throughout the day, with prizes provided by Senior Health Fair participants.
Free DART shuttle bus is offered during the health fair, providing service between the senior center and Carson Valley Inn. Information at the senior center, 783-6455.
Health fair participants:
Northern Nevada Alzheimer's Association
Alliance for Retired Americans
Audiology & Hearing Aid
Carson Douglas Pain Care
Carson Plaza Retirement
Carson Tahoe Cancer Center
Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare
Carson Valley Medical Center
Carson Valley Residential Care Center
Carson Valley Swim Center
Center for Advanced Eye Care
Comfort Keepers
Consumer Direct Personal Care
Costco
Cropper & Associates
CVMC Breast Cancer Resource Center
Diabetes Education-Carson Tahoe Regional Health
Douglas County Assessor's Office
Douglas County Community Health Clinic
Douglas County Nevada TRIAD
Douglas County services: Parks & Rec, DART, library, senior center
Evergreen Gardnerville Evergreen Mountainview
Ford Chiropractic
Great Basin Imaging
Greater Nevada Credit Union
Hypnotherapist
Jen's Optical House
Lincare
Mary Kay consultant
Med Direct Urgent Care
Merrill Gardens at Gardnerville
Nevada Attorney General
Nevada Health Centers
Perfect Touch Therapeutics
Saint Mary's Hospice Home Health
Senior Bridges at Northern Nevada Medical Center
Ship Medicare Counseling
Sterling Health Plans
The Arbors Memory Care
TOPS, Take Off the Pounds Sensibly
Wachovia Securities
Wynwood Assisted Living
Nevada Legacy Corportation &
Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living
Young at Heart
