In this episode of "Hub City Now" host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviewed City of Brownsville Mayor Bill Rawls, Jr. and Gwen Gavin, owner and director of Eagles Nest Family Services.
Rawls and Gavin, who is the Community Health Liaison for City of Brownsville, announced the City of Brownsville's Annual Health Fair on Saturday, April 24th from 10 a.m. - 12 Noon. For safety reasons relating to COVID-19, this year's Annual Health Fair will be in the form of a WALKING EVENT at three different locations (with vendors set up at each one) throughout Brownsville at the same time to allow proper social distancing.
You are invited to the annual community health event with Mayor Rawls and Haywood County Mayor David Livingston for "Walking with the Mayors."
They are encouraging everyone to come out and join in making healthy moves.
There will be free health screening, music and give a ways from our vendors. Stanton Health Center Mobile Clinic will be onsite along with Lebonher, UT Extension, TN voices for youth, Forever Communications JJ97, Wise 2 Market, Amerigroup, just to name a few.
Put on your walking shoes and let's make healthy moves one step at a time. April 24, 10am to 12 p.m. Join them at Heritage Park, Webb Banks Park and L Z Hurley Stadium This event is free and open to all ages and genders. They will be following CDC guidelines for this event and social distancing will be enforced.
Rawls and Gavin said it is imperative now more than ever to continue prevention efforts towards physical health to help combat the underlining conditions for COVID-19. According to County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, the Adult Obesity rate for Haywood County is ranked ant an alarming 47%. Initially, the Health Outcomes for Haywood County was 94 overall in 2014/15. Through partnership and collaboration with community agencies, we were able to decrease that rate to 82. Currently that rate is increasing again; up to a ranking of 87; also according to County Health Rankings and Roadmaps.
If you would like to be a vendor at this event, call Ms. Gavin at 731-300-5131.
