Shepard to host Back to School Health Fair on Aug. 7

District 218 will host its eighth annual Back to School Health Fair on Friday, August 7 at Shepard High School in Palos Heights.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the fair will feature free and reduced-cost school physicals, dental exams, and eye screens.

The event also will feature free food and school supplies.

The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile from Advocate Christ Medical Center will provided a limited number of free school physicals and immunizations for the under and uninsured.

Other health care facilities will offer physicals and vaccines at significant discounts.

The Saint Xavier University Health Clinic will offer physicals for $35, the Tdap vaccine for $60, and the meningococcal vaccine for $125. The Crestwood Ingalls Care Center will also offer physicals for $35. Staff from the Ingalls Care Center in Crestwood also will provide reduced-cost physicals.

Parents must bring immunization records in order for children to receive new ones.

The fair also includes more than 60 information booths with staff from government organizations, health care providers, and family support agencies.

For young children, the fair will feature bounce houses, two clowns, and face painting.