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Health Equity Office Community Events

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2024 Events

Community Mammogram Events

 

2023 Events

 

2022 Events

In 2022 working with various stakeholders and community partners, the Health Equity team was able to attend more than 40 events and touch more than 15,000 lives.

 

Date Organization Activity Impact 
January 15-17 AKA Sorority, Inc./MLK Day of Service Mobile Mammography & Popup Health Fair Preventive screening mammograms to mitigate potential adverse outcomes for the un-insured or under-insured patient population Lives touched=110
February 8 Grady Hospital System Blood Drive Agile response to address system-wide blood shortage Lives touched=85
February 23 Top Notch Health Solutions Nurses Expand the availability of COVID testing to high-risk and underserved communities Lived touched=52
February 26 Westlake High School Teen Summit Early exposure for minority students to careers in health care and allied health to develop potential pipeline Lives touched=315
Every Tue and Thurs beginning March 8 Flowing with Blessings and Hope thru Soap Programs Engaging the unhoused and providing showers and other services twice a week Lives touched=1610
March 23 Grady Hospital System Blood Drive Agile response to address system-wide blood shortages Lives touched=300
April 4 Emory STARR Program Healthcare leadership lecture series; focused on translational research/ trauma Lives touched=30
April 4 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran (Dekalb) Violence Prevention Townhall Lives touched=87
April 23 FAB Youth Conference & Expo Early exposure for minority students to careers in health care and allied health to develop potential pipeline Lives touched= 400
April 30 Friendship Baptist Church The Opportunity Agenda: Advancing Equity and Justice for All (Think Tank) Lives touched=30
May 7 VeloCity Event Community Engagement and Collaboration with Foundation annual fundraiser Lives touched= 2000
May 14 & 17 Westlake High School CPR Training Lives touched=156
May 25 Grady Hospital System Blood Drive Agile response to address system-wide blood shortages Lives touched=320
Every Wed
from May 4- Aug 24		 Mayor’s Midnight Basketball League Community Engagement and Collaboration Lives touched=2800
June 2 Grady HEO and Trauma (sponsors) National Gun Violence Awareness Day Lives touched=200
June 6 – Aug 5 Teen Experience & Leadership Program – Summer HEO Teen Leadership Summer Program – Early exposure for minority students to careers in health care and allied health to develop a potential pipeline Lives touched=129
June 8 – 9 Power to HEAL Screening Documentary for educational opportunities Lives touched=200
June 13 Juneteenth Program Event Power to HEAL screening and debrief Lives touched=600
July 10 SistersMotivating.org S.M.A.R.T Festival Lives touched=112
August 2 National Night Out – English Ave Promotion of community partnerships Lives touched=50
August 2-4 National Medical Association Dr. Wimberly presented on Health Equity Lives touched=150
August 7 Mary Parker Foundation Family Fun Fest Grady HEO showcase Lives touched=56
August 20 Boys to Men Dream House Foundation Teen Empowerment Conference & Expo Lives touched=262
September 24 100 Black Men 5k and Male Health Fair Education info and health screenings Lives touched= 800
September 24 Prostate Cancer Awareness 5k & Bike Ride Education info and health screenings Lives touched=150
September 21 – 25 Power Rising Nat’l Conference Dr. Wimberly participated on a panel about COVID and health equity Lives touched=116
October 4 Atlanta Business League Education info and health screenings Lives touched=320
October 12 AHA Visit HEO
October 15 Westlake Takeover Teen Empowerment Conference Lives touched=400
October 19 Grady Breast Cancer Lunch and Learn Lives touched=100
October 21 Grady Breast Cancer Survivor Luncheon Lived touched=85
October 22 American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Walk Lived touched=200
October 27 Grady National Health Care Facilities and Engineering Safety week Lives touched=100
October 28 The B. Edmond & NANA Project Using Art to Heal: Breast Cancer Awareness Soiree & Expo Lives touched=150
October 29 Annual White Coat Gala Provide Volunteers in conjunction with Foundation Lives touched= 500
October 29 St. Peter Baptist Church Community Health Fair Health Fair Lives touched=103
October 31 Westlake High School Trunk or Treat Lives touched=300
November 12 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 5k/10k 5K Wellness Run Lives touched=250
November 12 The Center for Black Women’s Wellness Annual Health Fair Lives touched=150
November 15 The Center for Black Women’s Wellness Community Action Network Lives touched=62
November 19 DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson and Streets 94.5FM Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway Lives touched=2100
TOTAL 15,940
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