Health & Fitness
Free Family Health Fair at Project Self-Sufficiency
Get free information, cancer screenings, blood pressure readings, immunizations and more at the free Family Health Fair at Project Self-Sufficiency.
Area residents are invited to receive free screenings, and get up-to-date information on a variety of health topics at Project Self-Sufficiency’s annual Family Health Fair on Thursday, October 11th. The event will feature free mammograms, flu shots, screenings for vision and hearing, cancer screenings, information about tobacco addiction, workshops, children’s activities, and screenings for eligibility for early intervention services. All services are available free of charge to eligible residents. The Health Fair will take place at Project Self-Sufficiency’s Community Education Center, located at 127 Mill Street in Newton, from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
The Health Fair will be staffed by representatives from Sussex County Public Health Nursing, Sussex County Department of Environmental and Public Health Services, NJ CEED, Planned Parenthood, Newton Medical Center, Sussex County YMCA, New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Total Hearing Care, Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey, Sussex County AIDS Task Force, Sussex County Community College, Sunrise House, American Cancer Society, Delta Dental, America Red Cross Sussex County Chapter, Center for Prevention and Counseling, and Shoprite.
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The yearly gathering serves as the kick-off for the agency’s month-long community outreach effort to raise awareness of the importance of early detection for breast cancer survival. The month of October has been designated National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by the American Cancer Society.
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A mobile mammography van will be on site from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to offer free mammograms to uninsured or underinsured women over the age of 40. Participants will also receive instructions for performing self-examinations, as well as free educational materials on breast health and breast cancer. In combination with mammograms, breast self-exams and clinical breast exams are recommended for all women after the age of 20. Combining these three methods gives women the best chance of detecting breast cancer at its earliest stages.
The Family Health Fair is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register for the Family Health Fair, contact Project Self-Sufficiency at 973-940-3500.
