Petoskey – The First Thursday Health Screening takes place from 8-10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Community Health Education Center, located across the parking lot from Northern Michigan Regional Hospital’s main entrance.

The $20 screening provides a place where healthcare professionals measure participants’ height, weight, body composition, good and total cholesterol levels, blood sugar and blood pressure during 15-minute screenings. Based on the same-day results, participants receive follow-up recommendations. In addition to the routine screenings, a cardiac rehabilitation nurse will be available for consultation.

Heart Health is the featured topic for February and educational information will be available. Registration is not required.

For more information, contact HealthAccess, 800.248.6777.

Northern Michigan Regional Hospital is a 243-bed, regional referral center located in Petoskey, serving residents in 22 counties across northern lower Michigan and the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula.

A medical staff of nearly 200 physicians represents nearly all medical and surgical specialties, enabling full-service care with an emphasis on heart, cancer, orthopaedics and neuroscience services. Additional information can be found at northernhealth.org.