Bridge to Care Health Fair set for June 20

The event will feature health screenings and education on a variety of issues.

Bridge to Care’s Sixth Annual Health Fair will provide free health screenings at Omaha’s World Refugee Day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 20, at the Benson High School gym, 5120 Maple St.

Bridge to Care is an interprofessional, community-engaged and student-led legacy project of UNMC’s Service Learning Academy in the College of Public Health.

The health fair also will feature:

  • dental screenings;
  • vision screenings with free glasses for those in need;
  • blood pressure screenings;
  • blood sugar tests
  • Body Mass Index (BMI); and
  • health education.

For more information or to volunteer, email Katelyn Jelden.