The Peoria City/County Health Department, along with Heartland Community Health Clinic, will be hosting several FREE prostate screening events for Peoria County residents. Any man 50 years of age or older, men 40 years or older who are African-Americans or have a family history of a prostate cancer, are eligible to receive the screening at any of these events.
The Heartland Community Health Clinic will be offering FREE PSA tests and prostate medical exams (DRE) from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at 1701 W. Garden Street, Peoria on the following dates:
*February 19
*March 5
*April 2
*April 16
*April 23
To make an appointment for the Heartland Clinics, please call the Health Department at 679-6690.
Prostate Cancer is the most common type of cancer in American men. Approximately, one out of every six American man will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime.
For more information about prostate cancer, call the Peoria City/County Health Department at 679-6690. For other information on public health issues, visit our website at www.pcchd.org.
