Enjoy music, face painting and free health screenings while visiting dozens of health and information booths at the 11th annual Eskenazi Health Center Pecar Family Fun Fest.

The Eskenazi Health Center Pecar Family Fun Fest will be held at 6940 N. Michigan Road on Saturday, May 21. The free health fair will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is open to the entire community. A team of health care professionals will be on hand to answer questions and administer free health screenings in a fun and family-friendly atmosphere.  

"The Eskenazi Health Center Pecar Family Fun Fest offers a great opportunity for us to give back to the community and at the same time allow the public to come and see the types of services we offer," said Dr. Dawn Haut, chief physician executive of Eskenazi Health Center Pecar. "As we like to say at Eskenazi Health Center Pecar, we are celebrating world-class health care for an international community. This free health fair allows us to showcase those services that we provide to the community on an everyday basis."

Health screenings provided during the fair will include blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, vision, STD and HIV testing.  Participants will also have the chance to visit a wide variety of information booths on topics such as nutrition, dental care, mental health, community resources, WIC, smoking cessation, safe sleep and health insurance. Spanish interpreters, bilingual pamphlets and health information will also be available.
In addition to the numerous health screenings and informational booths, there will also be music, snacks and fun activities. Face painting for kids will also be offered, and door prizes will be awarded throughout the event.

Eskenazi Health Center Pecar, which is located on the Jim and Lois Ackerman Health Campus, provides a medical home for families in the areas of internal and family medicine, pediatrics and adolescent care, family planning, dental care and social services. The center is one of 11 Eskenazi Health community health center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

The center opened in 2003 to benefit northwest Indianapolis residents and was established in memory of Philip and Vivian Pecar. The center is a collaborative initiative of the Marion County Public Health Department, Eskenazi Health Center and Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County.

This year's fair sponsors include the Marion County Public Health Department, Eskenazi Health Center and Hinckley Springs. For more information about the Eskenazi Health Center Pecar Family Fun Fest, please call 317.266.2901.