Health Equity Office Community Events
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2024 Events
- Westlake High School Career Lunch and Learn on February 27, 2024 11:00 am
- Health Occupation and Student Association (HOSA) on February 29, 2024 2:00 pm
- Black Health Matters Event on March 2, 2024 8:00 am
- Atlanta Science Festival STEM Presentations on March 7, 2024 9:00 am
- HBCU College Fair on March 9, 2024 9:00 am
- Grady TELP Program Day at the Capital on March 11, 2024 9:00 am
- Atlanta Science Festival on March 23, 2024 9:00 am
- Atlanta Black Nurses Association Scholarship Breakfast on April 13, 2024 9:00 am
- Move for Grady on April 27, 2024 9:00 am
Community Mammogram Events
- Enon Baptist Church – Mobile Mammo Screening Event on February 23, 2024 9:00 am
- Black Health Matters Event – Mobile Mammo Screening Event on March 2, 2024 8:00 am
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority – Mobile Mammo Screening Event on March 23, 2024 9:00 am
2023 Events
- 2023 Girl, Get Ready Wellness Summit on January 13, 2023 10:30 am
- MLK Day 5K Drum Run on January 16, 2023 8:00 am
- The Octopus Agency Professional Development on January 27, 2023
- The Promise Center on January 31, 2023
- KIPP: Atlanta Collegiate Shop Talk Presents: The Lock In on February 3, 2023
- WAOK Radio Interview on February 7, 2023 8:30 am
- Black Health Matters Summit & Expo on February 11, 2023 8:30 am
- Atlanta Parks & Rec – More Than a Trim: Barber, Beauty & Mental Health on February 15, 2023 5:00 pm
- Mays High School College and Career Day on February 16, 2023 9:00 am
- Washington High School Annual College & Career Week/S.T.E.M Showcase on February 17, 2023
- John Lewis Gala on February 18, 2023 6:00 pm
- Cedar Grove High School Shattered Dreams on February 23, 2023
- CDC Live to the Beat on February 25, 2023 2:00 pm
- Health Occupation Student Association on March 2, 2023
- Georgia STEM Day on March 3, 2023 11:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on March 9, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on March 14, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on March 16, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on March 21, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on March 23, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on March 28, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on March 30, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on April 4, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on April 6, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on April 11, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on April 13, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on April 18, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on April 20, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on April 25, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on April 27, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on May 2, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on May 4, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on May 9, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on May 11, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on May 16, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on May 18, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on May 23, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on May 25, 2023 9:00 am
- Flowing with Blessings and Hope Thru Soap Programs on May 30, 2023 9:00 am
- Westlake High School Career Lunch and Learn on February 27, 2024 11:00 am
- Health Occupation and Student Association (HOSA) on February 29, 2024 2:00 pm
- Black Health Matters Event on March 2, 2024 8:00 am
- Atlanta Science Festival STEM Presentations on March 7, 2024 9:00 am
- HBCU College Fair on March 9, 2024 9:00 am
- Grady TELP Program Day at the Capital on March 11, 2024 9:00 am
- Atlanta Science Festival on March 23, 2024 9:00 am
- Atlanta Black Nurses Association Scholarship Breakfast on April 13, 2024 9:00 am
- Move for Grady on April 27, 2024 9:00 am
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 |