Sam's Club to offer DNA testing and fingerprint kits as a part of their annual free children's health screenings

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Sam's Club on Wednesday announced that it is offering DNA testing and fingerprint kits as a part of their annual free children's health screenings, both standard tools for personal identification that can be useful for parents should they ever be needed, on Saturday, Aug. 9.

 

“As a parent, you never want to think about needing information like fingerprints and DNA samples, but these items could prove critical should the need for them ever arise,” said Jill Turner-Mitchael, SVP Sam’s Club Health and Wellness. “This free event for our members and the public helps give parents a way to combine shopping for back-to-school with capturing potentially life-saving information.”

 

The screenings, which combine health and child safety information, are free and available to the public at all Sam’s Club locations with a pharmacy (596 locations). The free event includes a take-home DNA kit that provides instructions on storing a saliva sample to help find children in the event they are ever lost, as well as a child safety ID kit with a fingerprint form and instructions on storing personal information.. Access to this info is limited to a parent or guardian. 

 

The screening tests are valued at up to $150 and also include blood pressure, BMI and vision screenings.

 

In addition to monthly health screenings, Sam’s Club pharmacies provide savings and preventive care to each community it serves, such as year-round immunizations for adults ages 18years and older. Licensed pharmacists can administer walk-in flu shots and nine other important immunizations recommended to help protect against such serious diseases as pneumonia, shingles and whooping cough.