Walmart To Host Free Health Screening Event In Sacramento

From Elevate Public Affairs: Sacramento area Walmart stores will be hosting the first Walmart Wellness Day event of the year on Saturday, Jan. 20. This free health screening event provides residents an opportunity to learn valuable health information, including:

• Blood glucose
• Blood pressure
• Body mass index
• Low-cost immunizations
• And in select locations, customers can also take advantage of free vision screenings

New this year, Walmart is introducing a virtual reality experience in select stores to assist with smoking cessation. According to the CDC, approximately 11% of adults in California use smoke cigarettes regularly. This free resource is intended to be a step toward quitting tobacco.

Walmart Wellness Day comes on the heels of the company announcing that it will be the first national pharmacy chain to offer free opioid disposal solution at all pharmacy locations that allows patients to responsibly dispose of medications in their trash.

According to the American Physical Therapy Association, California had 1,925 opioid-linked overdose deaths in 2016.

More Info: Since its first Walmart Wellness Day event, the company has provided more than 1.7 million free screenings and 225,000 immunizations to people across the country, helping countless customers uncover existing health problems. For some, the screenings have been life-saving. Hundreds of thousands of Americans turn out for each Walmart Wellness Day event, making it America's largest single day health fair event.

Additional assets may be found here for packaging stories in advance of Walmart Wellness Day.

Media is invited in store to capture an interview with a store spokesperson and customers, alongside photos and b-roll of the event.

To learn more and find the closest Walmart stores visit here.

Where: Sacramento and Surrounding Region Walmart Stores

When: Saturday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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