With more than 1,500 people expected to attend Gavilan College’s 21st annual High on Health Faire, visitors will be exposed to a wide variety of medical services from a multitude of regional providers and agencies—and it’s free.
The annual health and resource fair is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Gavilan College Student Center (5055 Santa Teresa Blvd.) in Gilroy. It is open to the public and any of the free tests can be performed on children, as long as a parent or guardian is present.
Representatives from Hazel Hawkins Hospital, Hollister Pregnancy Center/STD Clinic, The LGBTQ Youth Space, Covered CA, Saint Louise Regional Hospital, San Andreas Regional Center, San Benito County HHHSA, San Benito County Public Health’s Tobacco Program, Santa Clara County Valley Health Hospital, Santa Clara County WIC Program Sourcewise, South County Self Help Center, Tobacco Prevention and Education Program and the Gavilan College Allied Health Department.
Visitors can request referrals for counseling and be tested for blood pressure, blood glucose and HIV/AIDS (results are confidential and do not require needles). The Gilroy Lions Club will be on hand for free vision screenings by a licensed optometrist as well as free pregnancy testing for women age 18 and older.
