Medical students are offering free health checks to the
public at the Dunedin Town Hall's Glenroy Auditorium on
Thursday.
About 240 third-year medical students from the University of
Otago will work in pairs to provide the 45-minute
consultations.
Faculty of medicine senior lecturer Dr Hamish Wilson said the
consultations would include checks of blood pressure, blood
sugar, weight and height, and lifestyle assessments.
Participants would receive a summary assessment with a
"traffic light" rating for each of their health aspects.
These could be discussed further with local GPs, Dr Wilson
said.
Bookings are essential through the faculty of medicine's
health care and community services department.
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