THE NATIONAL Health Fund (NHF) has regarded 2007 as one of its most successful years in delivering 'Community Health Days' across the island, with 78 community days held and over 41,500 tests provided for residents in each of the communities visited islandwide.

These community days were in addition to the more than 152 community health fairs at which the NHF also provided another 3,500 screening tests.

According to CEO of the National Health Fund, Rae Barrett: "This year has been a good year for our health information and prevention activities as thousands more Jamaicans have benefited from the free health checks offered."

He added: "Many citizens, especially in deep rural communities, got the opportunity to get health checks they otherwise do not have a chance to access, which is the first step in taking responsibility for your health."

Through the community health day programme, the services offered include tests for blood pressure, blood cholesterol, blood sugar, as well as screening for hearing and vision problems, ECG, Pap smear and mammo-grams. Diabetics are also offered free foot care. NHF representa-tives also enrolled new benefi-ciaries for both JADEP and NHF card.