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PARKERSBURG — The WVU Medicine Camden Clark Annual Health & Wellness Day will return on Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon at the WVU Medicine Health & Wellness Center, located at 2804 Birch St. in Parkersburg.

Representatives from hospital service lines, specialty clinics and departments will participate in the event, which aims to provide education and health screenings to area residents to highlight advancements in health care services available locally while improving and maintaining health and wellness for families of all ages, according to a press release from Camden Clark.

The event will provide the opportunity for all Mid-Ohio Valley residents to receive the best value on blood work made available as a service project by the Rotary Club of Parkersburg, with proceeds to benefit several community outreach efforts, according to the press release.

Area residents will pay in advance on the day of the event for a variety of blood screenings. Once purchased, authorization forms may be redeemed for approximately one month at select Camden Clark lab locations.

Hospital officials said there will be no lab draws or EKGs done on Saturday.

People will be purchasing the blood work vouchers (check or card only) for use over the next month, which will be valid from Aug. 12 to Sept. 13. There will be no minimum on how many people can purchase.

Vouchers will be available for $43 and $50 for women and men, respectively, including the following screenings:

* Women $43: Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) (Fasting); Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) (Non-fasting); Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c, Diabetes); Lipid (Cholesterol) Panel; TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone).

* Men $50: Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) (Fasting); Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) (Non-fasting); Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c, Diabetes); Lipid (Cholesterol) Panel; Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) (Total); TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone).

The vouchers can be redeemed at Camden Clark lab locations, including the Garfield Medical Complex, Harbor Point Primary Care, Marietta Gynecologic Associates, Medical Office Building – B, Medical Office Building – C, Mid-Ohio Valley Medical Group – Belpre, Mid-Ohio Valley Medical Group – Vienna, and the Southgate Medical Complex.

In addition to the low-cost blood work vouchers available for purchase, the first 100 event participants will be offered free EKG vouchers courtesy of Parkersburg Cardiology Associates, according to the press release.

All free EKG vouchers must be redeemed on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 8 a.m.-noon at Parkersburg Cardiology Associates.