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CVEC to Offer Health Screenings
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative plans to offer blood
screenings on Wednesday, January 7, 2004, through the Community Health Awareness
Program in cooperation with Baptist Citizens Medical Center in Talladega.
The CHAP screenings will start at 8 a.m. and finish at 10:30 a.m.
CHAP screenings include tests for cholesterol, triglycerides, potassium, liver
enzymes and glucose, among others. There is no charge for the screenings for
CVEC members 65 and older. CVEC members 64 and younger pay $5, and nonmembers
pay $7.
"We urge everybody who can make it will take advantage of this service," said
Frank Kujawski, CVEC general manager. "It’s affordable, and the results
are confidential."
Coosa Valley Electric, which serves more than 15,000 consumers in Calhoun, Clay,
Shelby, St. Clair and Talladega counties, is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative.
Nationwide, some 1,000 cooperatives provide power to rural America, and more
than 600 of those operate under the Touchstone Energy umbrella.
For more information, contact:
Jon Cullimore 362-4180 or 1-800-273-7210, ext. 225, Fax: 256-761-2615, Cell:
256-299-0551
Barbara Edmondson 1-800-273-7210, ext. 224
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