Walmart and Sam’s Club Teaming Up to Support Healthy Resolutions in Texas
January 11 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
586 locations in Texas to offer free health
screenings Jan. 14
Losing weight is the number one New Year’s resolution for a
majority of Americans, according to the Statistic Brain Research
Institute, and by mid-January nearly 30 percent of those
resolutions will be abandoned. To help customers and members get
back on track, Walmart and Sam’s Club have teamed up to offer free
health screenings in more than 5,200 locations across the country
on Jan. 14, and in 586 locations in Texas.
This joint effort will make it easier than ever for hundreds of
thousands of Americans to learn critical information that will help
them keep their health-focused intentions on track.
“Knowing your numbers is critical to achieving your healthy
resolutions and to maintaining a healthy lifestyle,” said George
Riedl, senior vice president and president, Walmart Health &
Wellness. “That’s why Walmart and Sam’s Club have joined together
for the very first time to kick off 2017 with the company’s largest
free health screening event to-date.”
In Texas, where 32.4 percent of the population is obese
according to State of Obesity, this program offers community
members a free, simple way to get this information checked. Sam’s
Club locations will provide body fat readings, and for the first
time in Walmart stores, customers can test for both body fat and
body mass index.
Over the course of 2016, Walmart and Sam’s Club collectively
provided nearly a half million free health screenings to people
across the country. At Walmart alone, nearly 250,000 were conducted
in October. Sam’s Club began offering free health screenings in
2010 and has conducted more than one million screenings since the
program began.
These events have helped countless individuals uncover existing
health problems, including high blood pressure, signs of diabetes
and other potential illness.
Walmart Screening Information
Walmart Wellness Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
local time on Saturday, Jan. 14, in more than 4,600 Walmart stores
across the country. Free screenings will include blood glucose,
blood pressure, vision, and for the first time body fat and body
mass index. Product samples and health insurance information will
be available. More than 10,000 of Walmart’s licensed pharmacists
will offer immunizations in select stores. Walmart continues to
break company records at screening events. In October alone, nearly
52,000 immunizations were administered and more than 2 million free
samples were distributed in a single event.
Sam’s Club Screening Information
Free screenings at Sam's Club locations are open to members and
the public and will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time in
approximately 618 clubs across the country. Screenings*, which are
valued at up to $150, will include free blood glucose, blood
pressure, vision / hearing (where applicable), body fat, total
cholesterol and HDL (good cholesterol). Sam’s Club licensed
pharmacists will be on-hand to offer immunizations as well.
“Sam’s Club and Walmart are committed to helping the communities
we serve lead healthier lives,” said Jill Turner-Mitchael, senior
vice president of Sam’s Club, Consumables and Health and Wellness.
“We invite you to our locations this weekend to experience our
health screenings to start or restart your healthy choices for the
year.”
Sam’s Club offers free health screenings the second Saturday of
every month from January to October. Check your local pharmacy for
other dates and times.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world
save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail
stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, more
than 250 million customers and members visit our 11,462 stores
under 71 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11
countries. With fiscal year 2015 sales of nearly $486 billion,
Walmart employs more than 2 million associates worldwide. Walmart
continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy
and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart
can be found by visiting http://corporate.walmart.com, on
Facebook at http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter
at http://twitter.com/walmart. Online merchandise sales are
available
at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com.
About Sam’s Club
Sam’s Club®, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), is
a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products,
savings and services to millions of members in 655 clubs in the
U.S. and Puerto Rico. To learn more about Sam’s Club, visit
the Sam’s Club Newsroom, shop at SamsClub.com, and
interact with Sam’s Club
on Twitter and Facebook.
* Limited quantities available. Screening types and quantities
may vary by state and club. All tests are performed by licensed
professionals.
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