Health Screening Session I 

Date: June 9, 2002 

Place:  L’eglise Baptist de Dieu 

Address:  695 Stuyvesant Avenue, Irvington, New Jersey 07111 

Time:  1:oo to 5:oo 

Testes Administered: 

Ø      Blood Pressure Reading

Ø      Cholesterol Reading

Ø      Blood Sugar Reading

Ø      Height/Weight Measurement 

Intervention:  The physicians reviewed the data, interviewed and advised the participants.

Volunteers and Screeners:  

Ø      Dr. Odler R. Jeanlouie

Ø      Dr. Daniel Desrivières

Ø      Dr. Sergine Dérosiers

Ø      Dr. Laurie Lamarre

Ø      Dr. Hervé Cénatus

Ø      Mr. Rudy Féllix 

Coordinators:   

Ø      Marie-Johanne Félix

Ø      Lunedar Girault 

Number of Participants:  45 

Results:    

Ø  65% of those who were screened have high blood pressure.  

Ø  50% of these individuals were not aware of the consequences of these insidious medical conditions. 

Ø  10% were told to seek immediate medical advice. 

Ø  85% were overweight.