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Announcing
3rd
Annual
FREE
Community
Health
Fair
July 28,
2015
DETROIT,
MI -
Detroit
Central
City
Community
Mental
Health,
Detroit
Central
City
Health
Center,
Judge
Timothy
Kenny &
Wayne
County
Third
Circuit
Mental
Health
Court,
Detroit
Wayne
Mental
Health
Authority
and
Wayne
County
Children
& Family
Services
Community
Corrections
and are
hosting
the 3rd
annual
Community
Health
Fair on
Tuesday,
July 28,
from
10am to
3pm at
the
Historic
Detroit
Eastern
Market
at 2934
Russell
Street,
Shed #3.
The
health
fair is
FREE and
open to
the
public.
RAIN OR
SHINE!
The
health
fair is
an
opportunity
for the
community
to
receive
blood
pressure
checks,
health
information
and
basic
health
services,
including
drug and
alcohol
abuse
screening,
effective
treatment
for
co-occurring
disorders,
health
wellness
coaching,
HIV
testing
and
counselling
and
mental
health
screenings.
Representatives
from
Detroit
Central
City
Health
Center,
Family
Planning,
free
government
assistance
cell
phones,
free
dental
services,
Legal
Assistance,
Gleaners
Food
Bank,
Housing
and
Employment
resources,
and
Alcoholics
Anonymous/Narcotics
Anonymous
will
distribute
information.
Last
year
over 400
people
attended.
A larger
crowd is
expected
this
year at
Eastern
Market
since
it's
Tuesday
market
day and
"Double
Up Food
Bucks"
Day!
Music
and
interactive
activities
will be
on-going
throughout
the day.
MUSIC -
FOOD
SAMPLING
- PRIZES
-
ENTERTAINMENT!
At 11
a.m.,
The
Greening
of
Detroit's
Urban
Farming
Project
will
celebrate
those
Mental
Health
Court
members
who
participated
in the
six-week
program
at
Eastern
Market
and will
award
certificates
of
completion.
Please
call
Norris
Howard
(313-833-6288)
or
Deborah
Price
(313-224-2269)
to
volunteer
or host
a
resource
table.
DCC is a
private
non-profit
[501(c)(3)]
agency
that
provides
ongoing
mental
health
services,
substance
abuse
treatment,
housing
and
support
services
to
adults
in Wayne
County.
Located
in
Midtown
Detroit,
DCC’s
staff
includes
psychiatrists,
nurses,
social
workers,
case
managers,
housing
specialists
and
other
professionals
who are
dedicated
to
working
with
individuals
struggling
to cope
with the
stressors
of
illness,
poverty
and
homelessness.
DCC is
partially
funded
by
Detroit
Wayne
Mental
Health
Authority.
Visit
www.dcccmh.org
“Revitalizing
the
Community,
Rebuilding
Lives”
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