South Nassau’s 5K Run/Walk & Multi-Cultural Health Fair is One Healthy Way to Spend the Day

Sept. 10, 2009 - PRLog -- It will be “One Healthy Way” to spend the day when South Nassau Communities Hospital holds its 18th Annual “Communities for a Cure” Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk & Multi-Cultural Health Fair on Sunday, September 27 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

In addition to the 5K Run/Walk, a Multi-cultural Health Fair will feature over 80 tables with displays from departments of the hospital and community agencies. Free health screenings for cardiac risk factors including cholesterol, Body Mass Index (BMI), and blood pressure will be offered, as well as screening for prostate cancer (PSA).  Complimentary refreshments will be provided and tickets will be sold for a drawing for raffle prizes.  There is no fee for parking or admission to the Health Fair.  Proceeds from the run and raffles will benefit South Nassau’s Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Pre-registration received before September 24 is $20.00 for the 5K Run/Walk and $5.00 for the Fun Run for children 11 and under.  For participants 65 and older the fee is just $10.00. Day-of-race registration is $25.00 for the 5K and $10.00 for the Fun Run.

The major sponsors of the event include: Complete Women’s Imaging, Inc.; Hospice of New York; The Bristal Assisted Living; Rita’s Ices, Oceanside; Outback Steakhouse, Island Park; King Kullen Grocery, Inc.; P & R Entertainment; New York Sports Club; Myraid Genetic Labs; Nassau Financial Credit Union; New York Life Insurance; Woodmere Rehabilitation & Health Care Center; K-JOY 98.3 FM and 7-Eleven (Merrick Rd. in Oceanside).

For more information or to register for the runs, call 516-377-5370.

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South Nassau Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 441 beds, more than 875 physicians and 2,600 employees. Located in Oceanside, NY, the hospital is an acute–care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. In addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers, South Nassau is a designated Stroke Center, boasts Long Island’s first Gamma Knifeâ and provides angioplasty in an emergency or as an elective procedure. South Nassau is designated as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons and recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery.