Free health checks at Seniors Festival
People aged over 40 years should have a full medical health check up at least every two years and those over 60 should be tested annually.
People aged over 40 years should have a full medical health check up at least every two years and those over 60 should be tested annually.
About 30% of seniors who took advantage of the free RDNS health checks at the Seniors Festival in Melbourne last week were recommended to see their GP for follow up investigations.
About 500 people visited the RDNS Healthy Pit Stop where a team of nurses conducted blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol tests.
RDNS clinical coordinator, Debbie Williams, said, in one case, a nurse strongly encouraged a participant who presented with alarmingly high blood glucose level to go directly to hospital for further investigations.
“We were run off our feet from Sunday to Friday – which was great,” she said. “Quite clearly the number of people who dropped by our Healthy Pit Stop were interested in their health and may have saved themselves from a complex illness – or worse,” Ms Williams said.
“Preventive measures are always the best,” she added.
