Seventh Day Adventist hosts free health fair

This road deep in the village of Ordot-Chalan Pago leads to the community center where the health fair was held. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Dr. Tim Arakawa gives a consultation to health fair participant Carmen. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Free healthy food demonstrations were hosted by Seventh Day Adventist volunteers. Participants learned about healthy food properties and recipes to try at home. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Participants learn healthy food recipes by Gigi Lee. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Free samples were handed out as participants watched healthy food demonstrations. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Gigi Lee mixes ingredients to make homemade granola at the Ordot-Chalan Pago health fair. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Gigi Lee explains how to make homemade granola at the Ordot-Chalan Pago health fair. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Healthy ingredients at the food demonstration station. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Dr. Arakawa consults a couple at the health fair. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Tape measures were used at station two to record waist measurements for BMI results. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Part of the stations required participants to be weighed for BMI results. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Seventh Day Adventist nurses volunteered their time to take blood pressure and blood sugar measurements at the health fair. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Nurse Mik Vallo takes blood pressure at the health fair. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Participants at the Ordot-Chalan Pago Health Fair going through each station. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Vibrant life magazines and other handouts were given to participants as they left the health fair. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Volunteers run the donation table. Outside the health fair donated clothes shoes and toys were available for those in need. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Volunteers from Seventh Day Adventist church and clinic donated shoes and clothes second hand. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Volunteers run the donation table. Outside the health fair donated clothes shoes and toys were available for those in need. Photo by Audrey Meno.
Free Health Screening posters decorate the community wall outside of the health fair. Photo by Audrey Meno.

On Sunday October 14, 2018, a free health fair was held at the Ordot-Chalan Pago community center as a community outreach effort.

Free health screenings were conducted by volunteers from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

This was the first time a health fair was hosted in the village to bring a more grass roots approach on health and wellness outreach.

Majority of the volunteers were from the Seventh Day Adventist Clinic including nurses and doctors and family members.

They conducted blood pressure and sugar tests as well as BMI measurements and one on one consultations with a doctor.

Participants went through five stages where they measured their height weight and blood levels. After consulting results with a doctor, healthy food demonstrations hosted for the community to sit in on.

Participants were provided with recipe printables and food samples as the demonstrations were conducted.

Locals learned the health properties of certain ingredients such as chia seeds, himalayan salt, oats, nuts and grains.

When exiting the community center, participants were gifted with a vibrant life magazine and other health pamphlets.

Waiting in the parking lot was an array of items for those in need comprised of donated second hand clothes, shoes and toys by volunteers.