Senior citizen from Linstead, Utol Warrel (left), looks on while Health Records Clerk, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Heather Francis (right), completes the registration process, during the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign event held recently in the St. Catherine community. At centre, Methods Development Executive at the Ministry, Travis Clarke, enters data in a computer. The Know Your Numbers campaign aims to encourage yearly health screening to reduce illness among the population. Services offered included blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and body mass index (BMI) checks; HIV and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) tests; Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) and pap smear. Patrons attending the all-day event also received dental checks.
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Linstead resident Jeraldene Thomas Callaghan (right), peruses health information at the National Health Fund (NHF) booth, during the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign event held recently in the St. Catherine community. Manning the booth are Promotion Agents at the NHF, Shana Mowatt (left) and Shenee Ellis.Promotion Agent at the National Health Fund (NHF), Shenee Ellis (left), explains health information in a pamphlet to Linstead resident, Jeraldene Thomas Callaghan. Occasion was the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign event held recently in the St. Catherine community. Scores of residents benefited from health services at the event, which aims to encourage yearly health screening to reduce illness among the population.
Last Updated: December 6, 2023
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