THE SHREVEPORT (LA) CHAPTER OF THE LINKS, INCORPORATED HOLDS HEALTH EXPO TO SUPPORT NATIONAL BLACK FAMILY WELLNESS EFFORT
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA – The Shreveport (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated will hold a Black Family Wellness Expo on March 16, 2024 in an effort to reduce health and economic disparities and to save and improve lives in the Black community. The local event is a part of The Links, Incorporated’s nationwide Black Family Wellness Expos being held across the country on March 16, which aim to leverage its entire membership in the effort to improve outcomes for Black families.
The Shreveport (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is partnering with Ochsner LSU Health System, Black K.A.R.E. and over 40 health providers and community organizations to provide vital health screenings and resources to the community. The Black Family Wellness Expo contributes to The Links National Wellness Expos effort to raise awareness about conditions that shorten or impact the quality of life for those in the Black community. The entire Black family is included, from infant to senior citizen. Some of the issues the health program will address include: newborn and infant care; breast and prostate cancer awareness; chronic kidney disease; heart health; anti-bullying information; blood sugar monitoring and more.
EVENT: Black Family Wellness Expo
WHO: The Shreveport (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
DATE: March 16, 2024
TIME: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
PLACE: Ochsner LSU Health System – Peggy Prescott Community Health Clinic,
3810 Jewella Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71109
About The Links, Incorporated
The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of more than 17,000 professional women of African descent in 299 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry. Members of The Links, Incorporated contribute more than 1 million documented hours of community service annually — strengthening their communities and enhancing the nation. About The Shreveport (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated The Shreveport Chapter of the Links, Incorporated was installed on April 15, 1973 when eleven distinguished Shreveport women answered the call to charter the chapter. Many of the current programs are implemented in schools within Caddo Parish Public Schools. The Shreveport (LA) Links continue to provide mentoring for over a decade at Caddo Heights
Elementary and have expanded to Bethune-Oak Park Elementary. Programs include healthy eating, proper exercising, career exploration and the establishment of a garden at Caddo Heights. Other programs include donating needed supplies to the hygiene closet at Louisiana State University Shreveport and Southern University of Shreveport, providing programming and donations to Dress for Success, and delivering toiletries to various community nursing and veteran facilities. Community activities involve participating in Voter Registration Drives and the establishment of health fairs in various communities.