The Paramus Board of Health has announced plans for its annual Community Health Day. “We hold this free program once a year to provide our residents with a comprehensive and varied program of health services and screenings,” said Health Officer, Judith Migliaccio. “The basic goal of the screenings is the early detection of chronic illness and prevention of disease, disability and premature death.” Community Health Day will be held this year at the Paramus Life Safety Building on Carlough Drive. The program will be open to the public from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2011.
Early detection of cancer promotes the increased possibility of cure. Various types of cancer screenings to be held include oral cancer and skin cancer. Hemoccult slides will be given for use at home to detect blood in the stool, an early sign of colon cancer. Blood pressure screening will be offered to detect hypertension, a major cause of heart disease and stroke.
No advance appointments are necessary.
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Additional services to be offered include hearing evaluation for adults, podiatric screening, and vision and glaucoma screening.
Local area hospitals will again participate in Community Health Day and provide information promoting a variety of services. Staff from Valley Hospital will be on hand to conduct body fat analysis and nutritional information. Hackensack University Medical Center will have a representative to discuss Lifeline services. Holy Name Medical Center will be presenting information on breast health and breast exams and Bergen Regional Medical Center and Englewood Hospital will give out information on their many services.
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The Community Blood Mobile will also be on site from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm for blood donations and a large selection of literature on health topics will be free to participants.
Mrs. Migliaccio emphasized that the testing done at Community Health Day for Paramus residents is for screening purposes only. If a problem is found, participants are notified immediately and encouraged to contact their own physician for further examination. All screenings are staffed by volunteer physicians, physician assistants, dentists, podiatrists, audiologists, nurses and residents.
The Health Officer and members of the Board of Health invite Paramus residents to participate in this important annual health maintenance service.
