By Amara N. Beaty, Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer
For six and a half years, the neighborhood Jackie Robinson Family YMCA has hosted the Community Health and Resource Fair on the first Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free resources including COVID-19 tests and vaccinations provided by JIREH Providers, breast exams for women, nutritional food distribution, and much more are continuously available to Southeastern San Diegan residents. This month was no different.
The Health Fair features booths that wrap around the entirety of the east YMCA wrap-around parking lot with tons of resources from healthcare providers and professionals made available to the public.
“A lot of people don’t take care of themselves as they should because they don’t know what [health care professionals] know,” said one of the many participating vendors. “This is why events like the Health Fair are important because we as [health care] providers have access to information and resources that the community would never know.”
The fair also features funky music from a live DJ, raffles that continue throughout the event, and point-based prizes that can be won for checking in with certain booths. Check out the next Community Health and Resource Fair, July 5th!
