Get the scoop on tuning up your health from the experienced healthcare professionals of Burien's medical community at the city's free Community Wellness Fair.

The event at Burien Town Square on Sat. Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. provides a terrific opportunity to learn about the newest and best in healthcare. You can also improve your general well-being with free health screenings, healthy cooking demonstrations, presentations on wellness topics, free samples, fire safety and physical fitness information, and much more.

Give back by donating blood during the fair's blood drive. And be sure to bring the kids for some fun with face painting, clowning and balloon art.

Health Care job openings in Burien and details on local education programs in this well-paying, ever-expanding field will also be available.

The fair is an outgrowth of the Burien Wellness Cluster, an economic initiative launched by the city of Burien in early 2008. The idea behind the cluster is to boost Burien's economy by building on Burien's existing wealth of high-quality healthcare providers.

To accomplish that goal, partnerships are created among providers, educators and local government to both retain the city's existing skilled medical professionals and attract and develop new talent.

A significant objective of the initiative is to shift from recruiting internationally to educating young people locally to fill those jobs.

Major sponsors of the Wellness Fair are the City of Burien, Burien Group Health, Highline Medical Center, Navos Mental Health Solutions and Schick Shadel Hospital. Other sponsors include Burien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and King County Library System.

The site of the fair is Burien Town Square, Southwest 152nd Street and Fifth Place Southwest. Don't miss this chance to discover the plentiful quality healthcare resources available right here, from traditional to nontraditional.

For more information, call Janet Stallman 206-248-5508 or go online at www.burienwa.gov/wellnessfair.