Battle Creek Branch of the NAACP
172 W. Van Buren Battle Creek Michigan 49037 269-963-8805
The Second Annual Get Your House In Order Health Fair will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2009 will start with a Block Walk from 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. It will be hosted by the Battle Creek Senior Branch NAACP’s Health Committee, Men & women, friends & families, groups or individuals are invited to join us and take a step in the right direction towards a healthier you. The NAACP Health Committee will be joined by fitness instructor, Melissa Craig, who will help lead this upbeat, fun and exciting fitness activity. Health Fair Adds Trip to Detroit
In addtition, The second annual “Get Your House In Order” Health Fair presented by the Maranatha Original Church of God Better Together Health and Wellness Ministry has just added an opportunity for African American women, age 18 +, to attend the BET Foundation’s “Healthy Women’s Symposium: A Healthy Bet” in Detroit, MI on Saturday, August 15, 2009. Simply pay a small commitment fee of $5 to reserve a seat on the bus that will be provided to take ladies there and back. Women who attend the “Get Your House In Order” Health Fair at Burnham Brook Community Center, 200 West Michigan Ave. on Saturday, May 30, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., will receive VIP status for the trip. In addition, registration for the Order My Steps Walking Club will begin at the health fair, get moving towards a healthier you with friends and family, sign up as a group or individually, make a commitment to yourself and to the Club and receive a free Order My Steps Walking Club T-shirt while supplies last.
The schedule for the health fair is as follows:
· 8 a.m. - Registration begins, vendor booths open, continental breakfast available
· 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. - Block Walk, hosted by the Battle Creek Senior Branch NAACP Health Committee along with fitness instructor, Melissa Craig
· 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. – Welcome and outline for the day
· 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. - Workshop Session I
· 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. - Workshop Session II
· 11 – 11:30 a.m. - Workshop Session III
· 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. - Workshop Session IV
· 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch feat. inspirational entertainment by local artists and groups; Zumba aerobic fitness demonstration by Mia Morley, Certified Ashtanga Yoga Instructor; programming updates, and closing remarks
· Enjoy over 20 health information tables, health screenings, giveaways, gift bags, cooking demonstrations and free five minute massages offered by Margaret Kirk of Lasting Moments Wellness Spa
· The Battle Creek Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will be offering free Go Red For Women cookbooks to those who register for the American Heart/Stroke Association’s Power To End Stroke campaign
The workshop session topics and presenters confirmed for the health fair are as follows: Detox & Purification (Dr. Douglas Campbell, Campbell Chiropractic); Sleep Apnea & other sleep disorders (Kristine Hoffman, Oaklawn Hospital Sleep Center); Men’s Health (Troy Huggett, Troy Huggett’s Fitness Pros); Women’s Health (Dr. Mary Ellen Benzik, Family Health Center); Weight Loss & Weight Management Panel (Larry Gordon, Shanay Settles, Rhonda White, and Mercedes Bailey); Asthma & Allergy (Dr. Giri Dandamudi, Asthma Allergy Centers of Southwest Michigan); Dental Health & What Your Teeth Are Telling You (Dr. Michael Glass, Michael Glass DDS Family Dentistry); Access to Health Care Panel (Dr. A.J. Jones, Family Health Center; Dr. Mary Ellen Benzik, Family Health Center, Jill Wise, Regional Health Alliance); Nutrition (Karen Maye, Battle Creek VA Medical Center); Cancer Care & Prevention (Dr. Brian Greene, Colon & Rectal Surgery Center PC). Organ & Tissue Donation in the Minority Community (Gift of Life Michigan – pending). This event is free and open to the public.
For more information about the Get Your House In Order Health Fair, the Order My Steps Walking Club or the Better Together Health and Wellness Ministry, contact ministry facilitator, Lynn Ward Gray at (269) 830-2456
