{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://davidscott.house.gov/blog/?postid=390849", "Clayton News Daily: U.S. Rep. David Scotts 10th Annual Health Fair to focus on veterans", "2014-08-15", "2014", "2014-08", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "David Scott", "S001157", "davidscott.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "By Cailin O\u2019Brien \r\nJONESBORO \u2014 The Atlanta Veteran\u2019s Affairs Medical Center and Atlanta Veteran\u2019s Affairs Regional Office will participate in U.S. Rep. David Scott\u2019s 10th Annual Health Fair for the first time this weekend.\r\nThe VA will be on site at Mundy\u2019s Mill High School, 9652 Fayetteville Road, Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. to offer free counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health services during the event. Health eligibility representatives will also be on site to help schedule appointments for veterans whose names are on waiting lists.\r\nScott said he brought the VA into the health fair as part of his bigger effort to assure soldiers coming home from battle get the help they need.\r\n\u201cOur veterans are the heart and soul of this country and we have to do better for them,\u201d he said. \u201cEver since I\u2019ve been on this, we\u2019ve had a serious problem. It is both a crisis and a shame \u2014 a national crisis and a national shame \u2014 the way our vets have been treated.\u201d\r\nScott helped pass the Ensuring Veterans Resiliency Act, a $17 billion bill aimed at helping veterans get mental health services. He said he was moved to author the bill after discovering that about 6,000 veterans commit suicide each year.\r\n\u201cThat\u2019s my proudest achievement since I\u2019ve been in this position \u2014 helping to cut down on these suicides,\u201d he said.\r\nThis year\u2019s health fair will also feature HomeSafe Georgia, a company that can deliver mortgage assistance to homeowners facing unemployment, a death in the family, sickness or other debilitating problems that could affect their financial situation.\r\nScott said this service could also help struggling veterans.\r\n\u201cMany of them receive notices on the battlefield that their mortgages are in trouble,\u201d he said.\r\nBut this year\u2019s health fair isn\u2019t just for veterans. Scott said he wants to invite all residents to come out and get a free check-up. Participants can come out to be screened for prostate cancer, breast cancer, HIV/Aids, diabetes, healthy blood pressure, asthma, cholesterol, mental health problems, memory problems and sickle cell anemia.\r\nResidents can also check up on their visual and dental health.\r\nScott said he was proud of this year\u2019s fair. He said he wanted to thank his staff for helping him to set the whole thing up and the health vendors for agreeing to offer their services for free.\r\n\u201cThis is a community effort \u2014 a real team effort,\u201d he said.\r\nNow all the fair needs is resident participation. Scott urged all his constituents to attend.\r\n\u201cYou can have all the money in the world,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can have the best of everything, but if you don\u2019t have your health and your strength, then it\u2019s inconsequential in terms of your happiness.\u201d\r\nHere\u2019s a list of vendors who will participate in this year\u2019s health fair: \r\n \r\n    AID Atlanta\r\n    Alzheimer\u2019s Association\r\n    American Diabetes Association\r\n    American Kidney Fund\r\n    Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta,\r\n    Cobb County Community Services Board\r\n    Emory Hospital\r\n    Fulton County Department of Health\r\n    GA Prostate Cancer Coalition\r\n    Grady Health System\r\n    Kaiser Permanente\r\n    Not One More Life\r\n    New York Life\r\n    Radiotherapy Clinics of GA\r\n    Sisters By Choice\r\n    Southern Regional Health System\r\n    Morehouse School of Medicine\r\n    Clayton County Board of Health\r\n    Walgreen\u2019s\r\n    Wellcare\r\n    Advanced Family Eye Care of Hampton\r\n    Advanved Therapeutivs Concepts\r\n    DeKalb Medical Center\r\n    Department of Veterans Affairs\r\n    Georgia Academy of General Dentistry\r\n    Georgia Organics\r\n    Pain 2 Wellness\r\n    Shepherd Center, SHARE Military Initiative\r\n    WellStar Health System\r\n    Youth Villages\r\n \r\n------------------More information is available at:\u00a0Clayton News Daily: U.S. Rep. 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