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REACH Offers Free Health Screenings In September

- August 13, 2007

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, during which the REACH Community Health Foundation and North Adams Regional Hospital will sponsor free health screenings for men and women on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 from 9 a.m. to noon. Advance registration is required for the free screening. Call the REACH Community Health Foundation at (413) 664-5326.

Regular health screenings can help individuals catch potentially life-threatening conditions early, before they become serious.

The free screenings are open to men and women age 18 and older who are uninsured or whose health insurance does not cover preventive health screenings. There is no proof of income or citizenship requirements for participants.

All individuals will receive screenings for heart disease risk factors: cholesterol, blood pressure, height and weight and fasting blood sugar. REACH will also calculate each person’s risk of having a heart attack in the next 10 years and counsel him or her on ways to reduce his or her risk.

Men between the ages of 18 and 40 will receive information on testicular cancer self-exams. Men over the age of 50 or those age 40 or older who are at high risk for prostate cancer can also receive a free Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test and a Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) to screen for prostate cancer. Men are at high risk for prostate cancer if they have a family history of prostate cancer or are African-American.

Women can receive a clinical breast examination and information about scheduling an annual mammogram.

REACH Community Health Foundation and North Adams Regional Hospital are subsidiaries of Northern Berkshire Healthcare. REACH seeks to improve the health of the North Berkshire community through education, advocacy and treatment. REACH and NARH have collaborated for more than four years to provide free screenings for uninsured adults in North Berkshire County. The men’s screening is sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
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