Walgreens partners with AARP for free health check-ups
Way to Well tour bus
Photographer: Courtney Carlmark
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Posted: 02/15/2013
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By: Courtney Carlmark
EL MIRAGE, AZ - The Walgreens Way to Well Health Tour with AARP is back in the Valley. On Friday from 11am-5pm you can get a free health check in El Mirage.
Tour officials said the three free tests take about 20 minutes. They include total cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, body mass index, body composition, skeletal muscle, resting metabolism, visceral fat, real body age and body weight. These check-ups can help detect or prevent heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
No insurance is needed and if you take part in the tests officials said you will be given a a free one-year AARP membership.
This marks the fifth year the tour has helped folks across the nation. In four years, tour officials said it's given three and a half million health tests valued at more than $70 million.
Here's a list of the upcoming locations.
Friday, February 15
11AM-5PM
Walgreens
12244 W Cactus Rd
El Mirage, AZ 85335
Saturday, February 16
9AM-2PM
Town of Youngtown Health Fair
Greer Park
12030 N Clubhouse Square
Youngtown, AZ 85363
Monday, February 18
11AM-5PM
Walgreens
387 N Estrella Pkwy
Goodyear, AZ 85338
Tuesday, February 19
11AM-5PM
Walgreens
5101 W Indian School Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85031
Thursday, February 21
11AM-5PM
Walgreens
10705 W Indian School Rd
Avondale, AZ 85392
Friday, February 22
9AM-3PM
Walgreens
19003 N R H Johnson Blvd
Sun City West, AZ 85375
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