Spring health fairs coming to locations near you

Alaska Health Fair events offer free health screenings, health and safety education, plus 11 affordable blood tests and so much more. These tests and screenings can help you learn about your overall health and detect potential problems early, when treatment or changes in personal habits can be most effective.

Alaska Health Fairs will be held at the following locations and times in April (and early May). Everyone is welcome at these events. For more information, call 907-278-0234 (Anchorage) or 907-374-6853 (Fairbanks); or just visit http://www.alaskahealthfair.org for a complete roster of our blood tests, the seasonal schedule, occasional updates, monthly announcements, great articles on health related topics and our monthly newsletters.

April 6, Anchorage Faith Lutheran Church Community Health Fair, 5200 Lake Otis Pkwy .; 8 a.m. to noon.  Everyone is Welcome!

April 6, Wrangell Community Health Fair at James and Elsie Nolan Center, 296 Campbell Drive. 8 a.m. to noon.

April 13, Fairbanks Community Health Fair at the Carlson Center, 2010 2nd Ave .; 8 a.m. to noon. Exhibitors will be on site.

April 13, Glennallen Community Health Fair at Glennallen High School, 1976 Aurora Drive; 8 a.m. to noon.

April 13, Gustavus Community Health Fair at Gustavus School Gym; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

April 13, Willow Community Health Fair at Willow Community Center, 69 Parks Hwy .; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

April 17, Anchorage Community Health Fair at Anchorage Senior Center, 1300 E 19th Ave .; 8 a.m. to noon.

April 27, Seward Community Health Fair at Seward AVTEC Gym, 519 4th Ave .; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

April 27, Skagway Community Health Fair at Skagway Recreation Center, 455 13th Ave .; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May 4, Cooper Landing Community Health Fair at Cooper Landing School, 19030 Bean Creek Road; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May 4, Naknek Community Health Fair at Camai Health Center, 2 School Road; 8 a.m. to noon.

Schedule your own fair

If you’re interested in bringing an Alaska Health Fair event to your place of employment (as dozens of companies do), just give us a call and we can talk with and walk you through what our statewide non-profit can offer your agency and its employees, all conveniently located at your worksite.

Help wanted

We always need non-medical and medical volunteers, plus experienced volunteer phlebotomists to help us meet our mission, vision and core purpose to serve all Alaskans. Please encourage co-workers, family, friends, neighbors, youth and other service oriented groups to provide support for their local event, or even travel with us to rural locations to provide health screenings, blood tests and great health education to those in need. Time volunteered for AHF meets continued competency requirements for RN license renewal. We would also love your support at the office in both Anchorage and Fairbanks. Check out our website at www.alaskahealthfair.org and select the volunteer tab at the top of the main page. It just takes moments to complete and submit the form.