Three years of free health screenings in the city: agreement between the Red Cross of La Spezia and the Stella Maris Rotary Club – City of La Spezia

Free screening for three years for the public to promote information and prevention. This is the result of the agreement between the Italian Red Cross of La Spezia and the Rotary Club Stella Maris which showed this afternoon, at the urban center in Via Carpenino, the objectives of the project. The first meeting will be on October 5, in Piazza Beverini in La Spezia from 9am to 12.30pm, it will be dedicated to heart health and diabetes. A mobile Red Cross clinic will be available and cardiology and diabetes screening will be available which will include blood sugar and cholesterol testing as risk factors. Dermatological and dental screening and screening for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and syphilis are then included in the calendar. The data is collected with all the necessary precautions, starting with complete confidentiality and if there are irregularities you will be told if you should contact your family doctor or specialists.

The director of the Red Cross of La Spezia Luigi De Angelis was present at the presentation of the agreement, Luca Tanieli vice-president of the Rotary Club Stella Maris the financier of the project, the mayor of La Spezia Pier Luigi Peracchini who thanked for the commitment and value the project, the medical director of the Red Cross Giovanna Tincani and Fabio Dardengo representing the youth group of the Red Cross La Spezia.

La Spezia Red Cross director Luigi De Angelis explained: “We will start with the cardiology and dermatological screenings on October 5. Piazza Beverini will be only the first stop because the preventive appointments will be scheduled for three years when the following will be done: ultrasound visits to the chest, abdomen and urogenital system. We have to thank the Stella Maris Rotary club because we had the idea to continue the prevention campaign and they supported us in an important way for a project that has an immediate impact on people”.

Luca Tanieli, vice president of the Stella Maris Rotary club, said: “With this agreement, all citizens who will be on the special days will be able to enter the exhibitions for free. In addition to the suspension days, information meetings with schools are also scheduled. This partnership makes us key people in fulfilling and satisfying requests in the area.”

The mayor of La Spezia Pierluigi Peracchini said: “I welcome this agreement signed between two organizations that have always been active with initiatives for the benefit of the citizens. It is necessary to create more and more opportunities in which the population can have access to free visits and screening because, in addition to the importance of monitoring their health, the value of prevention and improving the quality of life is spreading. I would like to thank the Stella Maris Rotary Club and the La Spezia Red Cross for their constant commitment, attention and altruism shown to the community”.