MPRO
to Host Free Health Fair in Southwest Detroit
Health fair will be held at the newly created Ford
Resource and Engagement Center
Farmington Hills based
non-profit, MPRO, is partnering with the Ford
Resource and Engagement Center to host a health fair in southwest Detroit.
Find out what's happening in Farmington-Farmington Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The free event is being held
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ford Resource and
Engagement Center, which is located at 2826 Bagley St., Detroit. The health
fair will feature blood pressure screenings, body mass index (BMI)
calculations, healthy eating tips, Heart
Health 101 workshops and
exercise demos.
“This is a wonderful opportunity
for our Disparities and Cardiac Health (DACH) Program to connect with the Southwest
Detroit community,” said Director of Ambulatory Quality Improvement Angela
Vanker, MPH, MPRO. “We want to encourage people to live healthier lives and to
educate communities on the dangers of high blood pressure and the associated
risk for heart attack and stroke. This health fair is just one of the many free
resources we have for the public.”
Find out what's happening in Farmington-Farmington Hillswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
MPRO also provides a free heart
health hotline where people can call to get information sent to their home.
That number is 1-888-323-7279. The non-profit also just launched a website
called Blood
Pressure Health and You www.bloodpressurehealthandyou.org.
The free health fair is possible
thanks to MPRO, the Ford Resource and Engagement Center, the Detroit MOTTEP Foundation and Enhance
Fitness®. The event
is open to the public and no pre-registration is required.
###
About MPRO
MPRO is an independent non-profit and a national leader in
health care quality improvement and medical review. MPRO serves as the
federally designated quality improvement organization (QIO) for Michigan under
contract with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). MPRO
also provides consultative services, medical and utilization review and data
analysis to federal agencies, state Medicaid and public health agencies,
healthcare facilities, private health plans and other third party payers.
