BATON ROUGE, La. – Baton Rouge General (BRG) has teamed up with Rouses
Market and Williamson Eye Center to offer a free health event, including
blood pressure, body mass index and eye pressure screenings.
The event will be held Thursday, Feb. 7 from 3-6 p.m. at the Rouses Market
at Juban Crossing in Denham Springs. Primary care physicians from BRG’s
Livingston clinic will be on hand, and representatives from Williamson
Eye Center will perform eye pressure checks. Members of the BRG Fit! team
will also be on site with nutrition tips and healthy recipes.
Later this month, the BRG Fit! team will begin monthly
Grocery Store Tours at area Rouses locations, starting Feb. 13 at Bluebonnet and April 24
at Juban Crossing. Led by a BRG dietitian, the tours are designed to help
attendees learn to choose fresh, healthy foods while also understanding
nutrition labels. The dietitians will share tips on how to meal plan,
create a shopping list and prepare healthy dishes for your family with
custom recipes.
For more information on the health event at Rouses, click
here or check out the
Facebook event.
About Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the area’s first community
hospital with 588 licensed beds between two campuses. Baton Rouge General
opened its doors in 1900, and has provided the Greater Baton Rouge community
with high-quality healthcare for generations. An accredited teaching hospital
since 1991, Baton Rouge General serves as an affiliate of Tulane University
School of Medicine, and offers other medical education programs, including
a School of Nursing, School of Radiologic Technology, Family Medicine
Residency Program, Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Sports Medicine
Fellowship Program. For more information, visit
BRGeneral.org, find us on Facebook at
Facebook.com/BatonRougeGeneral and follow us on Twitter at
@BRGeneral.
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