CentraState offers community wellness programs

CentraState Healthcare System’s Health Awareness Center will offer the following programs to the community; preregistration is required for all events.

"Legs for Life," a screening for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), will be held Sept. 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at CentraState Medical Center, 901 W. Main St., in the fifth-floor auditorium. There is no fee, but an appointment is required; call (732) 294-2947.

"Prostate Cancer: Detection, Treatment and Prevention," will be presented at 8 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Health Awareness Center, Gibson Place. There is no fee.

"Heart Disease 2002: Treatment and Prevention," will be held Sept. 10 from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Health Awareness Center, Gibson Place. No fee.

A free orientation meeting for "Smart Weigh 2002," a weight-loss and strength-training program, will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 23 or 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Health Awareness Center, Gibson Place.

CentraState also offers several health and fitness programs for individuals and families, CPR and first-aid training, and fitness programs for mind and body. CentraState’s Freehold Raceway Mall location also offers programs, including several for children.

To register or for more information about programs held at the Gibson Place location, call (732) 308-0570.

The number for the Freehold Raceway Mall site is (732) 294-0011.