BAY CITY, MI

The Dow Bay Area Family Y andBay City Branch of the NAACP are working together to improve community health.

The organizations are providing a free health and wellness fair todayat the Y, 225 Washington Ave., from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The health and wellness fair features free fitness classes taught by Y instructors and interactive experiences with vendors.

We hope that people learn the value of preventive health and learn about what their community has to offer when it comes to health and wellness," said Cait Chojnacki, Health and Wellness Director at the Y.

McLaren Bay Regional Health, the Bay County Health Department and other localhealth organizationswill be on hand to answer questions and provide information on a variety ofwellnessissues.

Topics includepreventive health practices for common illnesses, preventive measures for the elderly, addressing common diseases in the minority population, womens mens and teen health issues and the importance of diet and exercise.

Blood pressure readings andvision screenings are available.

"It is so often that we go through life conducting our day to day activities that we seemingly neglect our health and well being, but our health is just as important as our jobs, our children and our homes that need continuous maintenance," said Darold Newton, president of the Bay City NAACP branch."Without our good health mental and physical none of the aforementioned can be properly attended to."

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Dow Bay Area Family Y partners with Bay City NAACP for health and wellness fair, free fitness classes today