“LifeStylez Community Health Expo,” A Free Event Presented by DKBmed and Chainle
Sat Nov 9, 11:30 AM - Sat Nov 9, 3:30 PM

LifeStylez Community Health Expo,” a community health fair offering free health education and screenings, self-care activities and fun for the entire family is set for November 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park (2520 NW 6th Street in Fort Lauderdale).

All are welcome to engage with health professionals, learn about disease prevention and engage in self-care activities such as massages and yoga. Attendees can access free HIV and STI testing, as well as free screenings provided by Holy Cross Health Services for hepatitis C, colon cancer and diabetes. Additionally, there will be free food and raffle prizes for those who take advantage of the free health screenings and resources plus entertainment from South Florida’s WEDR 99 JAMZ radio station.

The effort is produced by Chainless Change, a Fort Lauderdale-based peer-led nonprofit organization offering recovery, advocacy, and support to those impacted by the criminal justice system and DKBmed, an integrated continuing medical education company. Participating organizations include OIC of South Florida, SunServe, F Fentanyl Inc., AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Oxford House, EatWell Exchange, Care Resource, TRIO Educational Opportunity Center at Broward College, MAV massage aesthetics vanity, FLITE Center, Ambetter operated by Sunshine Health, Fellowship Recovery Community Organization, Fairway Future Golf, The Poverello Center, South Florida Afro Pride Federation INC, 1 Smile, Yoga 4 Change, Crystal Love Therapy with Life Gardening Tools, and Community Based Connections. The expo is part of a larger initiative, Rebuilding Lives: Improving Care in HIV, designed to improve HIV outcomes for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Registration for the health expo is recommended, but not required, at www.eventbrite.com/e/lifestylez-community-health-expo-tickets-1033738939997. For more information, call 954-395-2961 or email info@chainlesschange.org.