The fifth annual Community Health and Wellness Fair Saturday at the Riceboro Youth Center provided information, health screenings, weight-loss products and exercise activities for everyone interested. Organized by Project Reach GANG, its leader Lavonia LeCounte said, “We know that not everyone has health insurance, and even if they do, we have a wealth of information here. We want to inform people on how to take care of their bodies, eat right, exercise, their weight and dental health.”Booths represented a range of health topics: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a massage clinic, hospice, Helen’s Haven Children’s Advocacy Center, Georgia Forestry Commission’s fire prevention, health insurance for children and families, organ donor registration, Liberty County Head Start, Ardyss K. Bell products, nutritional drinks, chiropractic care, Tumblebus and more.Representatives of the Liberty County Health Department BRAVE III Project discussed its free mammogram examination services, and conducted HIV tests.
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Health and Wellness Fair