NORWELL VISITING NURSE & SOUTH SHORE YMCA ANNOUNCE
FIRST ANNUAL SENIOR HEALTH FAIR

Join Norwell VNA and the South Shore YMCA for the first ever Senior Health Fair!

NORWELL, MA (August 23, 2007) – The Norwell Visiting Nurse Association’s (VNA) in partnership with the South Shore YMCA are pleased to announce they will be hosting their first annual Senior Health Fair on Thursday, September 13, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the South Shore YMCA located at 75 Mill Street in Hanover. The event will be offered at no charge and is co-sponsored by Sovereign Bank in Norwell.

South Shore residents are invited to take part in activities catered toward the senior community including exhibits, demonstrations and health screenings, focused on senior heath and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The Norwell VNA will be providing bone density and blood pressure screenings, while the Hanover VNA will provide blood glucose screenings. Attendees will also have the opportunity to see demonstrations of programs offered by South Shore YMCA including water aerobics and weight training for seniors. Chair massages will also be available to attendees.

“As people age the number of health concerns and the amount of assistance they may need increases,” said Michelle Sweeney, Norwell VNA Community Health and Education Liaison. “The Senior Health Fair is a great opportunity for seniors to receive screenings and healthcare information in a fun, care-free environment.”

Other participants that will be on hand at the fair to answer questions include the Hanover, Norwell and Scituate Councils on Aging, Old Colony Elder Services, South Shore Elder Services, Middleboro Council on Aging/SHINE office, Lane Center for Natural Healing, Moore Family Chiropractic, Arthritis Foundation, Old Colony Hospice, the Queen Anne Nursing, Sunrise Assisted Living in Cohasset and Chiropractic and Wellness Center of Hanover. The MBTA will also be on hand to discuss their senior pass program.

A light lunch will be served along with healthy snacks. For more information please call the Norwell VNA at 781-659-2342 or Patty Cummings, Communication & Marketing Director for the South Shore YMCA at 781-829-8585.

The Norwell Visiting Nurse Association, located in Norwell and serving the South Shore, provides nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutritional counseling, home health aides/homemakers and a variety of support services and programs to patients of all ages and for all needs. The Norwell VNA has been serving the community since 1920 providing services to residents in Norwell, Scituate, Abington, Braintree, Cohasset, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Pembroke, Quincy, Rockland, Weymouth and Whitman. For more information about the Norwell VNA and its services, please visit the web site at www.nvna.org or call 781-659-2342.