Health & Wellness Fair

Saturday, April 28th, 10am - 4pm
throughout the Maine Mall

  • Free Health Screenings
  • Exercise Demonstrations
  • Health & Wellness information from more than 40 participants
  • Meet Mercy Bear
MERCY HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR
Saturday, April 28th
10 AM - 4 PM
Maine Mall, South Portland
  • Free Blood pressure screenings
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  • Diabetes Risk Assessment Tests
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  • Eating Aptitude Tests
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  • Body Composition and Flexibility Evaluations
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  • Bone Density Tests
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  • Seated Massage
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  • Exercise Demos Every Hour

Mercy Hospital participants

  • Colorectal Cancer Awareness – Medical Outpatient Unit
  • Digital Mammography/CAD MRI – Mercy Mammography Center
  • Pandemic Flu/Emergency Management – Mercy Quality Department
  • Childbirth Education/Lactation Connection - Birthplace
  • Home Health Care – VNA Home Health Care
  • Cancer support and information – Mercy Oncology/Hematology Center and Mercy Breast Health Resource Center
  • Diabetes information – Mercy Diabetes Education and Resource Center
  • Eating Disorders – New England Eating Disorders Program at Mercy
  • Proper Hygiene and Infection Prevention – Patient Care Services
  • Medication Reconciliation – Patient Care Services
  • Occupational Therapy, including ergonomics and adaptive equipment – Mercy Health Center
  • A model of the new Mercy Hospital at the Fore River – Mercy Development Department
  • Orthopaedic foot issues/examples of orthotics and bracing - Portland Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center with Maine Orthotic & Prosthetic Rehab Services

Community Participants:

  • Alzheimer's Association of ME
  • Ambulance with tours available/Crash test dummies - American Medical Response
  • Osteoporosis information/free screening - Greater Portland Bone and Joint Specialists with Mercy Hospital
  • Oncology support programs - Cancer Community Center
  • Nordic Walking demonstration - Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness
  • Naturopathic Medicine - Dr. Michael Russo
  • Child passenger safety - Safe Kids Maine
  • Child Safety Awareness - South Portland Police Department
  • Body composition analysis and seated massage - True North:Maine’s Center for Functional Medicine and the Healing Arts
  • Body composition and flexibility evaluations - USM Lifeline
  • Fitness demonstrations in Center Court:
    • 11:00 am - Yogalates; Noon - On the Ball Fitball exercises
    •   1:00 pm - Love Your Back Low back exercises
    •   2:00 pm - Enhance Fitness Fitness after 50
    •   3:00 pm - Latin line dance
  • Free Child Identification Program (photos, fingerprints, ID cards, safety suggestion) – Grand Lodge of Maine
  • Importance of reading to young children – Raising Readers Program

Mercy Hospital

Portland, Maine