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Senior Connections sponsors health screening in Atlanta

By Shelia Poole
Oct 1, 2014

Want to know your health profile?

Senior Connections has organized Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration events, which provide screenings and preventive health services to older DeKalb County residents.

A free screening will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the North DeKalb Senior Center, 5238 Peachtree Road. Services include blood pressure screenings, colorectal cancer risk assessments, flu shots, “healthy minds” assessments, Medicare information and mobile mammography.

Limited slots are available and registration is recommended.

To register, contact Liza Benton at 770- 455-7602 ext. 119 or via email at ebenton@seniorconnectionsatl.org.

About the Author

Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.

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