SU Ag Center to host a Community Health & Wellness Fair on Nov. 5
Baton Rouge, La. – The Southern University Ag Center, in partnership with the All of Us Research Program, will host a Community Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Jewel J. Newman Community Center, located at 2013 Central Road, Baton Rouge, LA.
The health fair will include free health screenings, physical activities, community resources, entertainment, food, a kid’s zone, and much more.
“The goal of the health and wellness fair is to connect the local community with resources that will enable them to lead healthy lives,” said Si-Arah McCray, Extension Associate and SNAP-Ed Program Field Coordinator for the SU Ag Center.
The All of Us Research Program is a historic, longitudinal effort to gather data from one million or more people living in the United States to accelerate research and improve health. By considering individual differences in lifestyle, socioeconomics, environment, and biology, it is the hope that researchers will one day uncover paths toward delivering precision medicine – or individualized prevention, treatment, and care – for all of us.
The SU Ag Center serves as an engagement partner for the All of Us Research Program by bringing program awareness and education to historically underrepresented communities in our state.
For additional information about the Community Health and Wellness Fair, contact Jasmin Mathews, Assistant Specialist for Public Health at the SU Ag Center at 225-771-4456 or jasmin_plowe@suagcenter.com. For information on the All of Us Research Program, visit www.joinallofus.org/togtherBatonRouge.