Florida City Offers Free Cancer Screenings on November 9 at the Berry Youth Activity Center
A free screening day in Florida City will offer HPV self-sampling tests, colorectal FIT kits, prostate PSA tests and hepatitis C screening in one stop - Monday, November 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 650 NW 5th Ave.
Florida City residents can check several health risks in one free stop this month. A free screening day on Monday, November 9 will offer cervical self-sampling HPV tests, colorectal FIT kits, prostate PSA tests and hepatitis C screening, according to the Homestead Local Scoop's report on the city announcement, read in full by this desk this morning.
Staff will also check body mass index, blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol, the report said. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Eugene D. Berry Youth Activity Center gym, 650 NW 5th Ave. in Florida City - a mix the Scoop described as useful for people who have delayed routine care or who want numbers to discuss with a regular doctor.
One caveat belongs in the story because it is in the source: the city announcement does not spell out age, insurance or registration requirements. Residents planning to go should check the city notice first to learn whether to bring identification, fast, or reserve a place - this desk is not guessing at eligibility rules the announcement left out.
The screening day is a calendar item worth sharing early. It sits a week after Election Day in the southern end of Miami-Dade, where the nearest hospital run can be a long drive, and a no-cost check-in is the kind of appointment that only helps if people hear about it before the morning it happens.
