"Heart of the Matter" Health Fair

We really felt the love this past week at our special "Heart of the Matter" Health Fair! 

Welcome to the Heart of the Matter Health Fair!

On February 7th and 8th the Women's Health Clinic at the Utah County Health Department hosted a free health screening fair to help people better understand their health.  Free screenings included a vision screening, bone mass scan, blood pressure, cholesterol and A1C test.  For more information on each kind of test, scroll down to the end of this post.

Here Bethany is taking Julie's cholesterol. The prick is worth the knowledge!

Mountainland representatives came too!  Mountainlands is one of the clinic's contracted providers that helps women receive important follow-up appointments.

Here Diana is taking Renai's blood pressure.  Good job, Renai!

Blood pressure is the force of one's blood pumping against their arteries.  It's important to control, as high blood pressure is a risk factor for heart disease.  The ideal blood pressure should be 120/80.  It can be improved through healthy stress management, reducing salt intake and exercising.

The cholesterol test was basic and only read the total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol levels.  HDL is the "good" cholesterol that helps to clear a person's arteries.

The bone mass scan not only determines bone mass: it also can read metabolic age, visceral fat (the amount of fat carried around the abdomen), muscle percentage, body fat percentage, water content, weight and physique rating according to activity level. It is read by standing on a special type of scale in bare feet.

A1C is a test administered to those with diabetes.  It gives an average of one's glucose levels in the past three months, which helps doctors get an idea of how well the person is controlling their diabetes.