CAHS representatives participated in the 4th Annual Senior Black American Health Fair, held April 12 at the C.B. Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge.
The event attracted more than 400 attendees who participated in a healthy-aging panel discussion, received various health screenings, visited with vendors, and engaged in fun activities that included line dancing, bingo, virtual reality, exercising and stretching, and lawn games.
CAHS Program Monitor Supervisor Yolanda Yancy, RPP, and Program Monitor Tamara Jones, PSIT, educated attendees about CAHS’ various services, the dangers of vaping, binge drinking and other drugs. They also distributed promotional items and treated attendees to “spin the wheel” for prizes.
Other vendors included Our Lady of the Lake Health, Louisiana Blue, CareSouth, AT&T, Humana, Ochsner Health, NAMI Louisiana, Ageless Healthcare, and the LSU AgCenter.