All Northeast Florida Residents Can Access Affordable Healthcare

Registration opens TODAY February 7 and ends on March 19, 2011 for First Coast Community Health Screening, a program of the Clay County Chamber of Commerce, Orange Park Medical Center and Consolidated Laboratory Services. The program offers affordable health care screenings and is available to everyone that lives, works and plays in Northeast Florida.

Through this program, screening is available for:

• Chamber members and individuals 60 and older: $40
• additional $18 for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for men
• Non Chamber members under 60 years: $50
• additional $20 for PSA for men

Savings of $290 compared to similar programs in most health care settings. Detecting health risks before they become a problem is a benefit of annual health screenings. Heart disease is the # 1 killer in the nation, followed by cancer, stroke and Diabetes. “Over the years this program has literally given people the knowledge they need to save their life,” said Marge Hutton of Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute Orange Park and Chairman of the Chamber Board of Directors. “This testing will help you take control of your health and give you the tools to make good life style choices.”

Participants will receive the current status of their kidneys, liver and electrolyte and acid/balance as well as of your blood sugar and blood proteins. Results are confidential and mailed directly to participants who are encouraged to share them with a physician.

Members of the community who are interested in the program can register

• Online: www.claychamberhealthscreen.com.  
• Clay County Chamber of Commerce
• 1734 Kingsley Avenue
  Orange Park, FL 32073
  8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Thursday
  8 a.m. to 12 noon on Fridays.
• Employers may also participate by covering part or all of the cost for your employees. 
• Businesses with 50 or more employees may be eligible for on-site phlebotomist or several businesses in one location can join together to offer the program on-site. 
• Employees may also receive reimbursements from participating insurances companies that provide for annual preventive screening such AFLAC and many others.

Once a person registers, he or she will then make an appointment to be screened between March 21 and April 8 at area laboratories. For additional information regarding the First Coast Community Health Screening program, please call (904) 264-2651.