Now celebrating its 11th year, Healthy Family FunFest will provide thousands of visitors access to information about healthy living, fitness, health screenings and a wide variety of resources, services, demonstrations, hands-on learning, friendly challenges, and interactive activities. This free event features more than 100 tables showcasing Hartford HealthCare service lines and community health-related resources.
Featured sections include:
- Kids Area
- Family Fitness Challenge
- Aging Well (Senior Services)
- Health Smarts
- HHC Service Lines
- Mindful Eating
- Health screenings (blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, balance, vision screening for children, mental health, genetic testing, sleep disorders, flu shots)
- Behavioral Health
Photo ops include:
- Family Fitness Challenge
- Hartford HealthCare’s LIFE STAR air medical transport service, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (based on availability)
- Car seat safety check (Southington Police Department); Southington Fire Department vehicle; Southington Police Department vehicle; Hunter’s Ambulance; STEM Scouts
- Celebrities Cory Myers and Renee DiNino, iHeartMedia; Rob Dibble, sports personality
- Kids “Superheroes” Room
- Demonstration of Beat Parkinson’s Today, an exercise program combining boxing and functional interval training for people with Parkinson’s disease
Healthy Family FunFest’s premiere sponsor is the Bradley H. Barnes & Leila U. Barnes Memorial Trust at Main Street Community Foundation. Team player sponsors are Aria Medical Aesthetics and Dental Group of Meriden-Wallingford. The event is presented by Hartford HealthCare and the Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA.
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