NORTHEAST — Last Saturday, Greenspoint Mall along with 8 other sponsors, held a Health Expo and Back to School event to prepare children for their return to school. Mall assistant manager Petra Owens said that the Expo was well attended, and all the gifts were expended in the first few hours.
Included in the day’s events were health screenings, immunizations, I.D. kits, fun activities, and presentations of health life styles on the Health Stage. Also, 1000 free backpacks stuffed with school supplies were given out by Community Health Choice and the other sponsors, which included the YMCA, Houston and Harris Count Health Departments, and others.
The Health Expo also included information and assistance with CHIP and Medicaid.