Livingston
County Health Center is offering its Adult Wellness Blood Draw Clinic this coming
Wednesday, September 30th 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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