Livingston County
Health Center is offering its Adult Wellness Blood Draw Clinic this coming Wednesday,
July 29th from 7 to 10 a.m. at their office, located at 800 Adam Drive. The clinic is an effort to encourage adults
to get recommended preventive screenings conveniently and at an affordable
charge.
It is the aim of public health to promote
health and prevent disease-this service encourages our residents to take charge
of their own health before problems arise.
The health center
is offering several basic blood tests for those 18 and older at the Adult
Wellness Clinic, most of which require fasting the night before. (To achieve the most accurate results, it’s
best to not eat or drink anything but water after midnight the day
before a blood test.) A light snack will
be available at the clinic, as well as water.
If you know you are a challenging draw, it might help to drink water
when you get up in the morning and until your blood is drawn.
The CBC/Chem
Profile is offered for $30. The CBC/Chem Profile is the most comprehensive
blood test , measuring 35 different blood parameters that can have a powerful
impact on the state of your health, including complete blood panel, cholesterol
profile including lipids, thyroid function and more; a PSA prostate cancer
marker for $10; the Hemoglobin A1C, a test that gives diabetics a picture of
average blood glucose control for the past 2 to 3 months, for $10; or Vitamin D
(25[OH]D, which is short-hand
for 25-hydroxyvitamin D) for a
cost of $15. Current research is revealing connections between vitamin D
deficiency and a myriad of health concerns, including cancer, depression,
osteoporosis, immune dysfunction, diabetes, heart disease, and more.
All services of the
health center are provided on a non-discriminatory basis.
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