June 15, 2011

In celebration of Men's Health Week, Age Concern North Shore has put on an event to help men take that practical step to get a check-up, with an enthusiastic response.

In collaboration with Harbour Health PHO, a keen supporter of Men's Health Week, the Age Concern Men's Health Pit Stop checks performed 54 free checks on men in three hours, with 25 men also seeing a skin specialist on site for a small fee.

The checks were held at the Browns Bay Bowling Club, a venue that the organiser chose in order to try to overcome a man’s negative mindset of 'going to the doctor'.

The checks included blood pressure, blood sugar, calculation of BMI, waist measurement and a discussion of the results.

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