Walmart Wellness Day offers free health screenings Saturday in Springfield, area

All Springfield and surrounding area Walmart stores will be among 4,700 locations across the country to host Walmart Wellness Day on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Blood glucose, blood pressure and body mass index screenings and low-cost immunizations will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. In select locations, customers can receive free vision screenings, according to a news release.

This will be the second Walmart Wellness Day for which the company has teamed up with the American Diabetes Association to provide support beyond the day of the event, offering additional support to customers whose screening results indicate a risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

This event provides resources for customers to find out if they are at risk and consider the next steps. Each Walmart customer who learns of potential risk will be offered the opportunity to receive follow-up information from the ADA. Tens of thousands of customers took advantage of this free service following the previous Walmart Wellness day event in June.

Since its first Walmart Wellness Day event, the company has provided more than 1.4 million free screenings to people across the country.