Southern Ocean Medical Center to host men's health night

Photo via Men's Health
The Southern Ocean Medical Center
will host a Men's Health Night program,
which will include health screenings.

Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin will offer a free Men’s Health Night on Wednesday, March 20, between 7 and 9 p.m. The event will include physician-provided lectures regarding memory, prostate health, sports injuries and other topics. Health screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, bone densitometry, colon rectal, foot, pulmonary function, cholesterol and balance will also be provided.

“We’re going to have a lot of community resources there,” said Carol Schoenberger, a registered nurse and manager of the outreach program at Meridian Health. “We’re going to have a lot of information about different hospital departments, along with the Ocean County Senior Services. The Long Beach Island Health Department (and) Ocean County Health Department will be participating in the event that night, too.”

A free lipid profile screening will be available two days before the program, at the Beach Plum Conference Room at SOMC on Monday, March 18, between 7 and 9 a.m. Participants should not eat or drink anything at least 12 hours prior to having blood drawn. Medications may be taken with water. Test results will be available for review during Wednesday night’s event.

For more information, visit southernoceanmedicalcenter.com or call 1-800-DOCTORS.

This article was published in The SandPaper.