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1993.06.02 :  Health and Fitness Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    Contact:  Press Office
Wednesday, June 2, 1993                            (202) 690-6343

       Free health tests and screenings, health and self-defense
demonstrations and entertainment will be part of the Department
of Health and Human Services' Family Health and Fitness Day
activities Wednesday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
       HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala will be among those
participating in the activities, to be held in the Great Hall of
the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Ave., S.W.
       The annual event, geared to address many of the health,
fitness and safety concerns faced by federal employees and their
families, will promote the concepts of health and wellness
focused on during National Employee Health and Fitness Day.  
       Private industry, local and area government employees are
welcome to take advantage of the health promotion and
entertainment activities.
       More than 60 organizations will be on hand to answer
questions, provide literature and health screenings.  Free
screenings cover vision, hearing and blood pressure by the Easter
Seal Society; glaucoma by the Prevention of Blindness Foundation,
and sickle cell by the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell
Disease. 
       Also available at no charge will be a podiatrist,
dermatologist, chiropractor and pharmacist.
       There will be a $7 fee for the cholesterol screening, $5
for the body fat analysis and a small fee for makeovers and
manicures.
       A stress counselor will be in attendance as well as
experts in health care for children, adults and the elderly.   
       From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., in the small auditorium, Sgt.
Charles Yarbaugh of the Metropolitan Police Department, will
conduct a "women only" session on self-defense skills techniques.
       Other scheduled events during the day, planned to be fun
as well as informative, include:

     10:00 a.m.     Tai Chi demo by Dennis Brown from Shao Lin    
                         Wu-Shu
     10:50 a.m.     CPR demo by the American Heart Association
     11:10 a.m.     Aerobics by Becky Queen of Gymworks
     11:30 a.m.     Cooking demo -- healthy chocolate-cinnamon
                    cake by Priscilla Powers, L'Academie de
                    Cuisine, Inc.
     12 Noon        Slide aerobics by Heather Dillinger of the   
                         Center Club
     12:25 p.m.     Self-defense by Sgt. Yarbaugh of the
                    Metropolitan Police Department
     1:00 p.m.      Chinese cooking demo by Shih Voan from the
                    Chinese Cookery
     1:30 p.m.      Country Steppers -- the official dance team
                    for the Northern Virginia Country Western
                    Dance Association
     2:00 p.m.      Double dutch by Dunbar High School students
     2:15 p.m.      Aerobics by Gina Oliver from the Gallaudet
                    Physical Education and Recreation Department
     2:30 p.m.      Body building by members of the HHS Health
                    and Wellness Center                          

       Additional information about the day's activities is
available from Lisa Crank, 690-8029; or Louise Blivin, 690-6070.

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