Garland, Texas -- Learn how to improve your personal health and the health of the environment all in one event:  Healthy Living Expo 2009 – “Healthy You, Healthy Earth:  Rx for a Better World” on Saturday, September 26, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the GISD Special Events Center.
 
Along with booths and activities focused on green living, the event will offer a wide range of “Healthy You” services including health screenings and immunizations, plus information on prevention services, stress reduction methods, fitness activities, and much more. 
 
Five hundred free cholesterol screenings will be available, on a first come first served basis, beginning at 10 a.m.  Other screenings will include blood sugar, bone density, vision, body fat, blood pressure, lung function and spinal evaluations, along with numerous booths featuring nutritional and other medical information.  Attendees will also have the opportunity to donate blood and sign up for the National Bone Marrow Registry.
 
Seasonal flu shots will be administered by the Garland Health Department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. only.  The cost of flu shots for children 6 months to 18 years old will be $10; 19 years and older $20.  Medicaid and Medicare Part B participants should bring current paperwork.   A limited supply of the pneumococcal vaccine is available for $40.  This vaccine is usually given to adults 65 years and older and is covered by Medicare Part B or those individuals younger than 65 with chronic health conditions.  A limited supply of the tetanus booster, Tdap, for adolescents and adults 11 years and older will be available.  The cost is $10 for children age 11-18 and $20 for adults 19-64 years old.
 
The City of Garland, Garland ISD, Baylor Medical Center at Garland, and the Garland Chamber of Commerce, along with media sponsor Fox 4, are sponsors for the event.  For more information, visit www.GarlandGoesGreen.org or www.GarlandChamber.com.