Health Screening Session IV 

Date: August 25, 2002 

Place:  Ebenezer Christian Missionary Church 

Address:  1152 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07106 

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 and consult the participants.  

Volunteers and Screeners:  

Ø      Dr. Odler R. Jeanlouie

Ø      Dr. Daniel Desrivieres

Ø      Marie Mondesir, RN

Ø      Solange Ducrepin, RN

Ø      Mr. Rudy Felix 

Coordinators:   

Ø      Marie-Johanne Felix

Ø      Lunedar Girault 

Number of Participants:  26 

Results:    

Ø  42.3% of those who were screened have high blood pressure.  

Ø  30% of those who were screened have high blood sugar 

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

Ø  78% were overweight.