Health Fair showcases new location for Leeza's Place

The Health First Aging Institute will host a free Health Fair on Saturday, April 26, from 10 am to 2 pm. The Health Fair will take place at the Babcock Center, 3661 S. Babcock Street, Melbourne, Florida, one mile north of Palm Bay Road.

Visitors are invited to tour the new and expanded location for Leeza's Place, Brevard's comprehensive Memory Loss Support and Caregiver Resource Center for patients and their families diagnosed with memory disorders.

The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, in partnership with the Health First Foundation, opened Florida's first Leeza's Place in Melbourne in 2004. Since that date, hundreds of Brevard County caregivers and loved ones impacted by Alzheimers disease or related memory disorders have been coming to Leeza's Place for education, support, and guidance.

The Health First Aging Institute's Health Fair will feature:

• Special speaking engagements
  • Alzheimers Disease Update 2008 by Dr. Rosemary Laird
  • Scams and Frauds by Brevard County Sheriffs Department Crimes Prevention Unit
• Free memory screenings by the East Central Florida Memory Disorder Clinic
• Free blood pressure checks
• Free senior CarFIT automobile assessments
• Caregiver resources & information
• Chance to meet Health First's therapy dog, Brady
• Personal medical alert system information

For more information, call the Health First Community Engagement Center at 321-434-4335.