Health Festival October 5, 2024
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who made our Health Festival a success! From our amazing volunteers to the incredible vendors who came out—your support means everything. With over 80 vendors joining us, the day was filled with health screenings, resources, fun activities, and community connections. We couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you!
Check out the pictures below to see the impact we made together!
Vendors
Vendor Sign-Ups are now closed.
Thank you to the 50 vendors who registered early!
Registration/Central Information Table
– New Direction Health Care Solutions
Cancer & Men’s Health Prostate
– Cancer Support East TN
Breast Cancer
– UTMCK Mammography Education & Scheduling
Mobile Units
– Knox County Health Dept
– Knox County Health Dept (Women’s Health)
– Cherokee Health Systems
Arts, Crafts & Children’s Services
– Audrey Wallace (Crafts for Kids)
– The Muse
– Friends of Library (Free Books)
– Child Help TN Foster Family Services
Caregiving, Sitters, Alzheimer’s & Senior Care
– AARP
– AROSACARE-inhome personal care
Diabetes Screenings & Kidney Disease Education
– Dr. Caroline Cooley
– The Links
Drug/Addiction/Opioid
– Metro Drug Coalition
– Covenant Counseling: Drug/Addiction/ Opioid, Mental Health-Resiliency, Emotional Support, and Mediation
Entertainment
– WJBE live remote 10am-12noon
Exercise, Movement/Walking
– Divine Creation – Healthy Exercise/Yoga Demonstration
Exercise, Movement/Walking
– Divine Creation – Healthy Exercise/Yoga Demonstration
Health Careers, Jobs/Human Resources
– TN Wesleyan University – Nursing Dept
– University of TN Human Resources – Jobs at UTMC job application center
Faith Ministries & Churches
– Centro Hispano
– Foster Chapel Baptist Church Ministries
– Vivian Gwinn Trinity COGIC
Food Insecurities (Pantries, Healthy Foods, Food Trucks)
– Dennis Johnson – Shaved Ice
– Second Harvest Food Bank of East TN – Fresh Produce
– Liston’s BBQ & Catering
Health Information
– UT Medical Center Information Only (Outside):
– General Cancer Education & Mammography Scheduling
– Heart Health Education
– Trauma Services Information
– Stroke Education
– Rural Health Association
– Knoxville Area Project Access
Hospitals
– Tennova (CPR & Prostate Cancer)
Heart & Cardiovascular
– American Heart Association
Housing/Social Services Organizations
– Connect Ministries
– KCDC
– CAC: Eric Johnson & Office on Aging
Insurance
– Humana
Mental Health
– Helen Ross McNabb
– TN Suicide Prevention Network
– Dr. Sharon Drummond-Meloncan
– Mental Health Association
– Center for Behavioral Medicine
Medical Clinics
– East Knox Free Medical Clinic
Vaccines
– Cherokee Health Systems
Specialty
– Meharry Medical College
– NFL Alumni Association
Screenings
– UTMC – Carotid Ultrasound
– Oral/Head/Neck Cancer
Volunteer Service Organizations
– 100 Black Men
– Greek Organizations
– Iota Phi Lambda
– NAACP
– Veterans – Voter Registration
– S.E.E.E.D
– DeOssie Dingus
Public Services & Government
– City of Knoxville – Office of Neighborhood Empowerment
Elected Officials
– Kim Frazier, Knox County Commission
– Domonica Bryant, State Senate Candidate, District 6