4th Annual Highland Springs Community Health and Fun Fair

HIGHLAND >> On May 15, Highland Springs Medical Plaza hosted the fourth annual Community Health & Fun Fair in its Beaumont facility’s parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Residents who attended the event were offered free health screenings, free food samples, child safety presentations by the California Highway Patrol, veteran’s services counseling by the San Diego field office of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, massage therapy sessions, fire safety demonstrations, and a fire truck tour which was offered by the Banning Fire Department. For the children, a number of entertaining crafts and activities such as face painting, balloon animals, a petting zoo, and train rides were available. A number of health information booths were also available, courtesy of Loma Linda University Medical Center. They covered topics such as women’s health, diabetes, and hypertension. Loma Linda University School of Dentistry was also in attendance with it's mobile dental clinic. Demonstrations by local youth athletic groups also took place on the event stage. Loma Linda University Health includes Loma Linda University's eight professional schools, Loma Linda University Medical Center's six hospitals and more than 900 faculty physicians located in the Inland Empire of Southern California. Established in 1905, Loma Linda University Health is a global leader in education, research and clinical care. It offers over 100 academic programs and provides quality health care to 40,000 inpatients and 1.5 million outpatients each year. A Seventh-day Adventist organization, Loma Linda University Health is a faith-based health system with a mission "to continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ." Highland Springs Medical Plaza is a collaboration between Loma Linda University Health and Beaver Medical Group to enhance access to medical services for families in the Inland Empire and surrounding areas. The facility offers comprehensive medical services in a 90,000 square foot facility. Residents in Beaumont and the surrounding areas have access to high quality care right in their own neighborhood.