The inaugural Wagram Health Festival attracted more than 100 people looking to check their weight, test their blood pressure and meet Dr. Tameka Williams, the physician at Wagram Family Practice Center.

"[We want to] expose the community to some of the resources in Scotland County and let people know where the clinic is," Williams said.

She was weighing festival goers and talking to them about proper nutrition.

"There is a large population of Americans that are overweight or obese," Williams said.

The Wagram physician said that being overweight makes people vulnerable to diseases, including diabetes.

"My focus is on increasing awareness," Williams said.

Dr. Timothy Moses was on hand to talk about men's health, having just helped with the free prostate exams at Scotland Memorial Hospital.

"Prostate Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer in men," Moses said.

Just 60 people came to the free prostate exams this month, Moses said.

Moses says this is a mistake, as every man over 40 is at risk of prostate cancer, which has no symptoms in the early stages.

The doctor warned that those with higher risks, such as those with a family history of the disease, need to get health checks.

"It is a little bit embarrassing and a little bit uncomfortable," Moses said. "Sometimes you have got to accept a little bit of indignity to save your life."

Other agencies on site included representatives from Scotland Memorial Hospital’s Wound Healing Center; Inpatient Rehabilitation Center, Imaging Department, and Urgent Care Center; Scotland Memorial Foundation; Scotland County Health Department; Hospice of Scotland County; First Path Home Care; Home Assist Medical; and Tarheel Diabetic and Medical Supply which will be providing free diabetes screenings.

"It is an exciting time for us to have a health festival," Mayor Milton Farmer said. I think its something we all need."

Farmer says he would like to see this become an annual event.