HOUSTON – As a new school year approaches, Walmart is hosting a Wellness Day event where customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood pressure screenings as well as COVID-19 vaccines and affordable immunizations like shingles, pneumonia, tetanus, hepatitis, HPV and flu at pharmacies nationwide.
The event will take place on Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at more than 4,600 pharmacies across the country. Select stores will also feature vision screenings to make it easier for customers to access the resources they need.
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Walmart said the goal of its Wellness Day is to encourage customers to get healthy and stay on a healthy track by helping them know their numbers and then seek care to improve their lifestyles.
During this one-day event, families can get everything below at one location:
- Free health screenings, including glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index and vision screenings (select locations)
- Routine eye exams are an important part of taking care of your whole health. Stop into a Walmart Vision Center location to help with adjustments, prescription eyewear, reading glasses and contact lenses.
- The Vision Center at 25108 Market Place Drive in Katy, TX, was just recently remodeled and updated into a state-of-the-art facility with an all-new customer experience featuring family tables, full-length mirrors for a functional try-on atmosphere, newly designed and interactive shelving, semi-private spaces for associate consultations, and more.
- Affordable immunizations, including pneumonia, tetanus, HPV, measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), varicella (chicken pox/shingles), whooping cough (TDAP), Hep A & B and more
- No-cost to patient COVID-19 vaccines
- Wellness resources and the opportunity to talk with pharmacists
Customers can find a free event near them at Walmart.com/wellnesshub.