All
the testing will be conducted through the CentraState Healthcare System.
The
$5 and $10 screening fees will be billed to BCAP. Horsemen will need to
display a current New Jersey Racing Commission license for the free screenings.
The
thyroid cancer screening will be conducted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at
CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center, 901 West Main
Street, Freehold. Screenings will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and will
be preceded by a lecture on thyroid cancer and risk factors by Dr. Amit Kharod
at 6 p.m.
The
diabetes screening will take place on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Family
Healthcare at Bartley Corner, 161 Bartley Road, Jackson. The screening is
from 5 to 6 p.m. Dr. Joshua Raymond will discuss pre-diabetes and
diabetes during his presentation, which runs from 4:30 to 5 p.m.
Screening
for skin cancer will be offered on May 9, 2013 from 5 to 7 p.m. at
CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center, 901 West Main
Street, Freehold.
To
register, call 732-308-0570 or visit www.centrastate.com/healthprograms.
--Submitted
by Carol Hodes for SBOANJ
