8/8 -- 5th Annual Senior Blues Concert/Health Fair featuring Bobby Blue Bland
Seniors, and even the not-so-senior, enjoyed the down home blues sounds of Bobby Blue Bland thanks to Mayor Sharpe James, the Newark Municipal Council, Grace Reformed Baptist Church and Grace West Early Childhood Youth and Development Center.

In addition, guests were also pleased with the free health fair at this event. Our star performers were Mittie Simmons and Wesley Tahsir-Rodriguez from the Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, Tarangela Lee from WIC, and Illsa Curtis from UMDCare.

Screening statistics:
Glucose -- 21

Betty Patterson-Pearson of Ambulatory Care steals a
kiss from her son, Andre. Mom and the little one were among
several hundred people who attended the blues event.

NBA season may be a few months away, but these two
youngsters have already started to promote their favorite teams.
Illsa Curtis, of UMDCare, takes blood pressures behind them.

8/13 -- Unified Vailsburg Services Organization Community Resource Fair
Unified Vailsburg Services Organization is one of the oldest community-based organizations in Newark's West Ward. They are also the most active, which made dozens of people attend their free Community Resource Fair. UH was well represented by Doreen Monks, APN, Stroke Service and representatives from the Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities.

Screening statistics:
Blood pressure -- 25

8/16 -- St. John's Baptist Church Annual Community Bazaar
Although the attendance at this event was low, our staffers Illsa Curtis (UMDCare), Sharon Washington (Asthma and Allergy Resource Center) and Josefina Mercedes (DAYAM) made sure that those who attended received important health information on diabetes, asthma and HIV/AIDS.

Screening statistics:
Glucose -- 21

8/21 -- University Center for Bloodless Surgery and Medicine Lecture Series
Guests at this lecture learned the latest about OB/GYN issues at this lecture. Winsome Parthment, MD, University OB/GYN Associates, served as guest speaker.

Attendance: 26
Referrals: 5

8/28 -- Babyland FACES Program Health and Community Resource Fair
"There were hundreds of people there," exclaimed Yvonne Brown of OB/GYN Associates! Ms. Brown, along with Sharon Kibwana and Wesley Tahsir-Rodriguez from the Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, attended this event, which featured free back to school supplies and more!

Attendance: 300

8/29 -- JP Bradley Court Annual Community Awareness Day
The weather may have been somewhat gloomy, but more than 100 people still attended JP Bradley Court's Annual Community Awareness Day. And for good reason: the event featured free health screenings, food and activities for children.

Yvonne Brown of OB/GYN Associates, as well as Sharon Kibwana and Wesley Tahsir-Rodriguez from the Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, were our representatives at the event.

Attendance: 150

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