Local Organizations Team Up to Offer Free Health Services and Workforce Development at Harvest Health Hub
11/2/2023
Local Organizations Team Up to Offer Free Health Services
and Workforce Development at Harvest Health Hub on Nov. 8 and Nov. 17
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Program Leader Dr. Donte Pennington and Orlando Craighead of The Kanawha Coalition for Community Health Improvement are excited to announce the Harvest Health Hub, in partnership with FamilyCare, American Job Center and Quality Insights.
The exhibition promotes healthy living during the fall season and offers the community free flu shots, vaccinations and blood pressure checks. In addition, attendees can take advantage of workforce development sessions focused on careers in healthcare.
The expo will be held at two different locations and on two different days. The first will occur at WVSU's James C. Wilson University Union on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The second event will be held at the Chesapeake Community Center's Lisa Curry Memorial Annex on Friday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information, contact Dr. Donte Pennington at
donte.pennington@wvstateu.edu.
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