Morehouse School of Medicine Hosts 10th Annual Community Engagement Day on October 5
Free community event features health screenings, food trucks, vendors, and entertainment.
ATLANTA – SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 – Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will host its 10th annual Community Engagement Day on Saturday, October 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Antioch Urban Ministries, Inc., located at 590 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, GA, 30318. This year’s theme is “A New Day for Health, Equity and Justice." The event is free and open to the public. Attendees can register in advance by clicking here.
"Community Engagement Day highlights Morehouse School of Medicine's people and partnerships in service, research, patient care and education that advance health equity and justice," said Tabia Akintobi, PhD, MPH, MSM Chair of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and Associate Dean of Community Engagement. "Our mission requires us to work towards optimal health care and collaborate to address the contexts and conditions – the social determinants – that make optimal health easier or harder to achieve. These include but are not limited to workforce development, social connectedness, affordable housing, policies, feeling safe in your community and managing stress."
More than 120 vendors have registered to participate in this year's Community Engagement Day. Additionally, the student-run MSM Health Equity for All Lives (H.E.A.L.) Clinic will administer free flu vaccines as well as screenings for high blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol.
The celebration will also include giveaways and fun activities for all ages. Food trucks from Linkz Express, Uptown Food Truck, Thats Fatz Wingz, Taqueria El Mariachi, Atlanta Ice Cream Truck, Powdered Swirl Funnel Cakes and Queen Churro will provide free food on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will feature appearances by V-103 host Greg Street and V103/WAOK host Maria Boynton. Entertainment includes music by Atlanta hip-hop legend, V103’s DJ Jelly and a performance by the Morris Brown Concert Choir.
Details
What: Morehouse School of Medicine 10th Annual Community Engagement Day
When: October 5, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET
Where: Antioch Urban Ministries, Inc., 590 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, GA, 30318
Who:
- Morehouse School of Medicine students, faculty and staff members
- MSM Office of Community Engagement
- Student-run MSM Health Equity for All Lives (H.E.A.L.) Clinic
- V-103 host Greg Street
- V103/WAOK host Maria Boynton
- Entertainment from V103’s DJ Jelly and the Morris Brown Concert Choir
- More than 120 vendors
- Food trucks
For more information about Morehouse School of Medicine, please visit MSM.edu.
About Morehouse School of Medicine
Founded in 1975, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians, biomedical scientists and public health professionals. An independent and private historically Black medical school, MSM was recognized by the Annals of Internal Medicine as the nation’s number one medical school in fulfilling a social mission — the creation and advancement of health equity to achieve health justice. MSM faculty and alumni are noted for excellence in teaching, research and public policy, as well as exceptional patient care. MSM is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award doctoral and master’s degrees. To learn more about programs and donate today, please visit MSM.edu or call 404-752-1500.
Contact
Jamille Bradfield
Director, External Communications, Media Relations
& Crisis Communications
Morehouse School of Medicine
jbradfield@msm.edu