Canton residents received free flu shots, vision screenings and blood pressure checks Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Board of Health's annual Health Fair.

The event ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. inside the Canton High School cafeteria at 900 Washington St., according to the town's event listing. Families could get free flu vaccines for anyone age 4 and older, along with hearing screenings, Narcan training and health care proxy information.

The fair is free.

Children had their own draw. A Teddy Bear Clinic let kids bring stuffed animals for pretend checkups, and the fair also offered face painting, crafts, a scavenger hunt and hands-on CPR practice.

The event is a town tradition that Public Health Director Meg Goldstein and her staff organize each year. Board of Health Chair Dr. Julie Goodman, the board's longest-serving member with 18 years of service, praised the effort in a Canton Citizen profile published Sept. 18.

"I think having events like the Annual Health Fair and having vaccines accessible to all residents is so important, and all the credit goes to Meg and her team," Goodman said in that interview.

Under Goldstein, the Canton Health Department launched what the Canton Citizen described as the state's first no-cost municipal vaccination program for uninsured or underinsured residents of any age.

The fair came one day after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the state's 12th human case of West Nile virus (WNV) this year. The patient is a woman in her 60s who was likely exposed in Norfolk County, where Canton sits. The state raised the WNV risk level to high for neighboring Milton and Quincy. Most of the rest of Massachusetts remains at moderate risk, according to the announcement.

Since June 16, 340 mosquito samples have tested positive for WNV across 13 Massachusetts counties, including Norfolk County. The state also detected 27 mosquito samples positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, though no human or animal cases of that disease have been reported this year. The risk from both viruses will persist until the first hard frost.

Canton Community TV posted on X that it filmed the fair. The station said footage would air soon, though no specific date was given.

Residents with questions can reach the Canton Board of Health at 781-821-5021.