2020 Community Health Fair
Blood draws will be held March 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, & 24-25.
To make an appointment for your blood draw, click HERE.
If you are a member of the Petersburg Vessel Owners Association, and you cannot find an appointment time that works for you,
please email healthfair@pmcak.org or call 772-5737 or 772-5756.
To make an appointment for your blood draw, click HERE.
If you are a member of the Petersburg Vessel Owners Association, and you cannot find an appointment time that works for you,
please email healthfair@pmcak.org or call 772-5737 or 772-5756.
This year's test options, descriptions, and prices:
THE HEALTH FAIR PANEL (REQUIRED) - $45
Which includes:
- Hemogram
- WBC: White blood cells help fight infection
- Hemoglobin & Hematocrit: indicators of anemia
- RBC (Red cell count)
- MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW mathematical calculation of the volume of RBC’s and hemoglobin content
- Platelets: Tiny cells that aid in clot formation
- BUN/Creatinine and eGFR – Indicators of kidney function. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a test used to check how well the kidneys are working. Specifically, it estimates how much blood passes through the glomeruli each minute. Glomeruli are the tiny filters in the kidneys that filter waste from the blood.
- Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Calcium – These electrolytes, in the form of ions, participate in most of the body’s functions. They are important in the function of nervous and muscle tissue (Potassium & Calcium), bone formation (Calcium) and in activation of various chemical reactions in the cell.
- Glucose – The blood sugar level. A screen for hyperglycemia (high) or hypoglycemia (low) blood sugar level.
- ALT, Total Bilirubin, Alk Phos, Total Protein, AST - Indicators of liver function.
- Total Protein – Found throughout the body, functions in many capacities, building block of all tissues.
- Albumin – A fraction of protein which contains the immune globulins (help fight disease), is critical in moving of some ions (Calcium & Magnesium). Low level can indicate malnutrition.
- Lipids – The blood’s “fats”, cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL- the “bad” cholesterol, and HDL-the “good” cholesterol. This data is used to calculate your cardiac risk factor, or cholesterol/HDL ratio.
ADDITIONAL TESTS (OPTIONAL):
HgbA1c - $50 - Hemoglobin A1c, used to monitor a person's diabetes, diagnose diabetes, and to help identify those at an increased risk of developing diabetes.
TSH - $30 - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, a screening test for your thyroid function, important to a variety of metabolic activities in the body.
Vitamin D 25-OH - $75 - Often called the sunshine vitamin, this vitamin is important in calcium metabolism, bone development parathyroid gland function. Deficiency is common in people living in the Northern Latitudes who do not get adequate sun exposure.
HCV - $10 - To screen for and diagnose a hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and to monitor treatment of the infection.
HIV - $10 - To screen for the virus that causes AIDS.
RPR - $10 - To screen for syphilis.
ONLY available to MALES 41 years and older:
PSA - $30 - Prostate specific antigen, one method of screening for prostate cancer.
ONLY available to known DIABETICS:
Microalbumin - $50 - To screen for kidney disease in people with diabetes. (URINE TEST)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
http://www.labtestsonline.org/
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/index.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/factsheets/index.html
http://www.cdc.gov/nutritionreport/pdf/Second%20Nutrition%20Report%20Vitamin%20D%20Factsheet.pdf
http://www.diabetes.org
In addition to the services we offer every day at the Joy Janssen Clinic and PMC hospital, we help host the Community Health Fair every other year (even years) and the Children's Fair every other year (odd years).
The Community Health Fair will be Saturday April 4, 2020
Petersburg Borough, Petersburg Medical Center, Petersburg City Schools, and a host of other local businesses and individuals help organize the community fair. Over 300 people attend the fair to find out how to better manage their health. Dozens of local, regional, and statewide vendors host tables that provide a wide range of information on personal health and health
Booth Registration
If you are a vendor, participation is free! Please fill out the application and email it back to: Kelsey Lambe, Public Relations Coordinator, at Petersburg Medical Center. Email address klambe@pmc-health.org, fax it to her attention at 907-772-3085, or mail it to PMC at Kelseys attention: PO Box 589, Petersburg, AK 99833.