Mobile officials say higher business license fees for big box stores such as Sam's Club are necessary to offset revenue the city is expected to lose because of a statewide business license change. The Sam's Club store in Mobile is shown Friday. Sam's Club will have a free children's health screening event on Saturday, August 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at all Club locations with a pharmacy.
The screenings are open to everyone, Members and non-Members alike.
No insurance is necessary either.
Parents simply have to show up and tell the door greeters that they are there for the health screening. Sam's Club pharmacies are also open to everyone anytime (health screening or no), so people do not need to be Sam's Club Members to fill prescriptions at a Sam's Club pharmacy.
PLUS -- They will receive a free DNA and fingerprint kits at the pharmacy, Sam's Club will distribute Sesame Street's "Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me" outreach kits.
HERE ARE SOME DETAILS:
- DNA and fingerprint kits
- Sesame Street's
- Body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure tests for children and adults*
- "Reinforcing healthy habits for children is an important part of back-to-school planning, and Sam's Club is proud to help parents accomplish this responsibility for the second year in a row," said Jill Turner-Mitchael, senior vice president, Sam's Club Health and Wellness. "We have provided 1.4 million free health screenings in the past year and a half, and we remain committed to providing quality health solutions for the entire family."
- The next free health screening, to be held on September 8, will focus on diabetes management. In the meantime, Sam's Club licensed professional pharmacists are available every day to support their communities with preventative health and wellness solutions, one-on-one smoking cessation counseling and low prices on the medications patients need. Contact your local Club, or visit
o Take-home DNA swabs include instructions on collecting and storing a saliva sample (Sam's Club or Walmart Stores, Inc. has no access to this information or where the information will be stored) to help protect children in the event they are ever lost
o Sesame Street's take-home multimedia dental care kits teach children about oral health and will be available in both English and Spanish
· Vision screenings to determine potential eye care needs
Sesame Street's "Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me," developed by Sesame Workshop and funded in part by the Sam's Club Giving Program and MetLife Foundation, empowers families with young children to make healthy choices that will have a positive impact on their oral health. This free bilingual (English/Spanish) outreach kit includes an original Sesame StreetDVD and a family booklet. Additional resources can be found online at www.sesamestreet.org/teeth, including public service messages, a community health providers' guide, an interactive game and a downloadable brushy brush song to help make brushing fun. The DVD features the Sesame Street Muppets with new songs, animated segments and celebrity guests Bruno Mars, David Hyde Pierce, Nicole Kidman, Amy Ryan, Wendy Williams, Jay Sean, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber.
For more information to enhance your own commitment to children's health, read the July/August issue of the exclusive bi-monthly wellness magazine published by Sam's Club, Healthy Living Made Simple, which reaches approximately 8 million members.