5k fun run/walk, health screenings and more part of community event
The entire family is invited to Providence Centralia Hospital’s second annual Healthier Together event Saturday, Sept. 17 starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Providence Professional Center, 1010 S. Scheuber Road.
All activities are free and open to the public.
“Providence is committed to the outcome of creating healthier communities, together, and we’re hoping people will join us for this fun event,” said Providence Centralia Site Administrator Jill Cooper. “We’ll have several areas from our Providence Southwest Washington Region who will give tips on healthy habits and screenings.”
Sign up at www.provregister.org (free t-shirts for the first 300 registered).
Registration is not required, but encouraged for planning purposes.
The event will include:
- 5k fun run/walk presented by the Run Amok Running Club (check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. with the run starting at 9:00 a.m. … all participants receive a door prize ticket and there will be awards in several divisions
- Kids dash (10:30 a.m.)
- Bike helmets for kids (presented by the Riverside Fire Authority and sponsored by Providence Neurosciences)
- Healthy snacks
- Health fair:
- Blood pressure checks
- Blood sugar checks
- Health screening information
- Health insurance options
- Physical therapy advice
- Advanced Care Planning
- And more
“We had so much fun at last year’s event and expect this year to be bigger and better,” said Cooper. “Providence provides community benefit is many different ways. This is one that everyone can benefit from, with all their family and friends.”
Focus on childhood movement with the Sqord initiative
One of the targeted invitees to this year’s Healthier Together event will again be fourth graders and their families from Washington Elementary School in Centralia.
For the second year, Providence is providing Sqord activity-tracking wristbands to the pupils and working with PE teacher Joe Mano to help increase health through fun.
It’s all part of Providence’s Igniting Health Habits for Kids initiative.
