AC Senior Center hosts health fair
Anderson County seniors participated in a health fair at the Senior Center in Clinton on March 10, hosted by the Anderson County Office on Aging.
This event was held Friday, March 10, at the Senior Center, 96 Mariner Point Drive.
Several local agencies participated in the health fair, which was designed to advise seniors about health and safety topics.
Participating agencies included Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, Anderson County Emergency Management Agency, UT Extension, East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability, East Tennessee Human Resources Agency, UT College of Nursing, Beltone South, Take Charge Fitness of Clinton, and the Anderson County Dental Clinic, which provided free dental health supplies.
“Those seniors who stopped by were able to speak with the different vendors one-on-one about topics ranging from compression-only CPR and healthy eating to exercise and education about vaccines for their age group,” said Sandra Manning, the Anderson County Senior Center’s senior community health educator.
“We had a good turnout, and look forward to future health fairs and adding more health education classes at the senior center,” she said.
The health fair was just one of the many activities and programs available to Anderson County’s senior citizens.
A monthly calendar of events is posted to the Senior Center’s website at: andersoncountytn.gov/office-on-aging-senior-center/.
For more information, or to obtain a paper copy of the monthly events calendar, contact the Anderson County Senior Center and Office on Aging at 865-457-3259.