Free health screenings offered in Eugene this week
Free blood pressure checks and A1c testing are available at 1022 Green Acres Road in Eugene, and no appointment is needed.
Free blood pressure checks and A1c testing are available at 1022 Green Acres Road in Eugene, and no appointment is needed. Lane County Health and Human Services lists the screenings from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Eugene clinic, giving residents a quick way to check for two conditions that can point to heart disease risk or diabetes.
That kind of screening can matter most for people who have been putting off routine care or have not had an easy way into the health system. A blood pressure reading can catch hypertension before it becomes a stroke or heart problem, while an A1c test can help identify diabetes or prediabetes before symptoms become harder to ignore.
Lane County’s broader public health network gives residents a place to follow up if the screening raises a concern. Lane County Public Health is at 151 W 7th Ave. in Eugene and is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Community Health Centers of Lane County can be reached at 541-682-3550, and the call center closes from noon to 1:00 p.m. during the lunch hour.
The county has spent years building that access through its community health center system. Lane County says community health centers have existed for 60 years, beginning in 1965, and the national network now serves more than 32.5 million people at over 16,000 locations. Lane County also marked Community Health Centers of Lane County’s National Health Center Week with public events in a July 30 release, underscoring the role those clinics play in everyday care.
Local outreach has long been part of that effort. In 2015, Lane County reported a new Community Health Centers of Lane County clinic opening at Delta Oaks Shopping Center on Green Acres Road in Eugene, another sign that preventive care has been pushed closer to neighborhoods where people live and shop.
Lane County Public Health also says its immunization program offers low- or no-cost immunizations for uninsured or underinsured children, adding another path into care for families trying to keep basic health needs covered without a large bill.
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