A mobile health clinic rolls into Lima to give people an idea on just how healthy they are. The clinic was set up at St. Gerard Sunday afternoon and was made possible because of a partnership between the West Central Ohio Health Ministries Program, Allen County Public Health, and Lima Memorial Health System. The clinic offered screenings for heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure, plus offered the COVID vaccine. The organizers thought that this was an important service to bring to the Lima area.
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Nell Lester thought she was suffering from a severe toothache but her dental issue led to her finding out she was having a heart attack. Sharing her story and a panel discussion with health care professionals about signs of heart disease was the purpose of “Lima Women Have Heart”. According to the American Heart Association, the disease kills one woman approximately every 80 seconds. Heart disease is preventable and it’s important for women to take the signs seriously.
“I want people to know about sickle cell,” said Angela Grayson. “It’s a silent disease. People do not know in the community about our disease.”
Grayson was diagnosed with sickle cell as a child and now she is going around raising awareness of the disease she is battling.