Phyllis Ketring The nineteenth annual SaddleBrooke Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday morning, October 15. The fair features 75 providers and screeners, over 1000 fairgoers and over 100 volunteers. It truly represents SaddleBrooke in action. Nineteen years ago, Dolores Robu, Chairperson of SaddleBrooke Health and Wellness, visited a Health Fair in Sun City and instantly…
Phyllis Ketring The 2016 Health Fair will take place October 15, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at SaddleBrooke One. Volunteer Coordinator is Sally Sample. Contact Sally Sample at samplesaly@aol.com to add your name to the list of willing volunteers who are essential to the fair’s success. You will be contacted later this year with…
Phyllis Ketring The day of the Health Fair dawned as an unusual October day. It was raining. While life-giving rain in the desert is always welcome, there were moments of anxiety about the rain’s impact on the fair. Fortunately, hardy fairgoers were not deterred by the weather and the morning soon yielded the famous SaddleBrooke…
Phyllis Ketring The annual SaddleBrooke Health Fair is the largest exhibition of health-related services in our community. It offers residents a convenient venue for many routine medical tasks such as immunizations and screenings. The fair will be held at the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse on Saturday, October 17, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Parking will be available…
Phyllis Ketring Look for Chef Dave and his mobile Diner outside the Health Fair at the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse Saturday morning, October 17, 10:00 a.m. to noon. The diner opens at 10:00 a.m. with a simple menu of turkey burgers, quarter pounders, hot dogs and chicken dogs. All the fixin’s will be available as will…
Phyllis Ketring Oro Valley Hospital Mini-Seminars For the first time at the Health Fair, Oro Valley Hospital will sponsor short outdoor seminars on the lawn near the HOA 1 clubhouse. Three Oro Valley doctors will offer these mini-seminars so a larger number of people can learn about their specialties and ask questions. 8:15 a.m.: Kim…
Phyllis Ketring The University of Arizona’s (now Banner) Audiology Department will conduct free hearing tests at the Health Fair again this year. The testing will be located in the Activities Building near the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse. Because this test was so popular last year, people can sign up at the fair for an appointment instead…
Phyllis Ketring The SaddleBrooke Community is fortunate to have both the Oro Valley Hospital and the University of Arizona Medical Center at the Health Fair once again this year. The Pharmacy Department of the University of Arizona will return with their hard working, service oriented pharmaceutical students. You will learn more about the wide variety…
Phyllis Ketring The SaddleBrooke Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday morning, October 17. This will be the eighteenth year for the popular event. The health fair brings SaddleBrooke residents together with medical and health providers in the area. Often residents discover issues that need attention during diagnostic tests or while meeting with providers to discuss…
The Health Fair Planning Committee is seeking a full-time member to coordinate with exhibitors at SaddleBrooke’s annual Health Fair. The individual should possess good communication skills and be competent in Excel or a comparable database. The Health Fair has a well-established base of exhibitors, so knowledge of local health and wellness resources is not necessary.…