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National Influenza Vaccination Week 2011
Get the jump on influenza!
Attend a Project Healthy Living Flu Shot Clinic
Thursday, December 8 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit Leadership Academy
13550 Virgil Near Telegraph Rd. and Schoolcraft Hwy.
Detroit, MI 48223
Free flu shots! Courtesy of
Walgreens and St. Johns Health Systems Please note: this is a flu shot clinic only .jpg)
Exclusive Detroit appearance by
Acacia Bamberg Salatti, Deputy Director
Neighborhood & Faith-Based Partnerhsip Center
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Friday, December 9, 12:30pm-3pm Project Healthy Living Flu Clinic
Islamic Center of Detroit 14350 Tireman Between Schaefer and Hubbell Roads Detroit, MI Free flu shots! Courtesy of Walgreens and Wayne County. Please note: This is a flu shot clinic only. See the Fall 2011 PHL Schedule
Become a UHO Champion before December 31.
Your donations will help make the 2012
Project Healthy Living season possible. Click below and donate today.
We are thrilled to announce that thanks to our dedicated staff, volunteers and strategic partners, WXYZ-TV Channel 7 and Quest Diagnostics, Project Healthy Living (PHL) will run an expanded number of sites this Fall and next Spring from March to May 2012. The final day we are accepting sites for our 2012 program will be February 3, 2012. Please contact us if you want to host a PHL site. Project Healthy Living is 44 Years Old! Project Healthy Living 2012 (Formerly Project Health-O-Rama) For over forty years we have been offering free and low cost health screenings to Southeast Michigan. Our fortieth year marked several changes in Project Healthy Living -- we now have fewer but larger sites designed to provide better and more diversified services. | |
| Free Services offered at all our sites include: Height & Weight, Vision, Blood Pressure, Body Composition, Pulse Ox, Counseling & Referral, Health Education Free Special Tests and Services offered at some of our sites include:  Glaucoma, Dental Screening, Dermatology, EKGs, Hearing, Podiatry, Ask the Doctor, Medication Counseling, Nutrition Counseling, Pulmonary Function, Immunization, Lead Testing, and more. New Tests: We are pleased to announce that we are now offering several new and innovative low cost tests. These tests include - Vitamin D, Hepatitis B, Hemoglobin A1C, Glycomark, Herpes 1 & 2, H.pylori Breath Test, and a new, more accurate, easier to use colorectal kit. For more information on these tests and their pricing, click on our Blood Test Information link.
For More Information:
about the Project Healthy Living site locations, hours, or services click on the links in the upper left corner or email us at projecthealth@comcast.net. The PHL Hotline 313-531-9108 will be open Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. beginning August 8, 2011. PHL accepts cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discovery and American Express. | |
Low cost tests processed by Quest Diagnostics Laboratories include: A 26-profile blood panel - $50 (a $750 value) includes total cholesterol, thyroid, calcium, protein, albumin, glucose, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, platelets, hemoglobin, and much more. A four-hour fast is recommended - water, plain tea or black coffee are the only suggested food or drinks. Take all prescribed medications. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test for men - $30 ($115 value) screenings for prostate cancer. An annual PSA is recommended beginning at age 50 (age 40 for African American men). It is recommended that men planning to take this test refrain from ejaculation for 48 hours prior to testing. CA-125 Blood Test for Women - $30 ($148 value) Cancer antigen test that may detect ovarian cancer. Note: It is possible to have ovarian cancer even if you have had a hysterectomy -- some ovarian tissue may remain in the body. C - Reactive Protein Blood Test - $30 tests for increased CRP, a substance produced by the liver when increased inflammation is present in the body that may identify risk for caridovascular disease, heart attack or stroke. This test is NOT recommended for those with chronic inflammation such as arthritis. H. Pylori Blood Test - $15 ($120 value) May detect ulcers, gastritis and other stomach ailments. Note: Once you have tested positive for H.Pylori, you will probably continue to test positive. This test is recommended for those experiencing stomach problems. Iron - $5 ($36 value) Checks for levels of iron. Iron is a metal the body uses to make hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen to the cells. | |
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