Free Health Fair in Ben Lomond

May 6

Santa Cruz Community Health, the nonprofit that opened a clinic at 9500 Central Ave., Ben Lomond, in January 2022, will host a free health fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Highlands Park Senior & Community Center, 8500 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomond.

The Santa Cruz Mountain Health Center in Ben Lomond serves patients who live in the San Lorenzo Valley and beyond.

At the health fair, there will be MediCal enrollment services, free Covid-19 test kits, activities and programs on health and wellbeing that are open to everyone.

Presentations are designed to address physical and emotional needs of the community, such as:

• The Power of A.W.E.: Overcome Burnout & Anxiety, Ease Chronic Pain, Find Clarity & Purpose—In Less Than 1 Minute Per Day, by local author and SCCH doctor Michael Amster, MD

• Evidence-based lifestyle medicine and enhancing longevity with Dr. Steven Leib

• Question and answer session with Mila Shank, SCCH Chief of Behavioral Health: anxiety, depression, trauma

• Question and answer session with Casey KirkHart, MD, SCCH Chief Medical Officer: Covid, flu, wellness, prevention

“We are so grateful to be a part of the San Lorenzo Valley community and are dedicated to improving the health of our patients here,” said SCCH CEO Leslie Conner.

The health fair had been scheduled for Feb. 25 and was postponed due to epic rain that uprooted trees, closed roads and created power outages.

Santa Cruz Community Health clinics offer primary care, pediatrics, prenatal care and education, mental health and substance use treatment, chronic disease management, health insurance enrollment, food distribution, and more.

Clinic hours at the former Wee Kirk in Ben Lomond are: Monday 12-5pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8 am-1 pm, Thursday 8 am-5 pm, closed on the third Wednesday. n

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To schedule appointments call 831-4273500. See www.schealthcenters.org