2nd Annual AAHP Community Day in Downtown Silver Spring

Please join us on Saturday, April 18 at the Silver Spring Civic Center for the 2nd Annual AAHP Community Day! In honor of National Minority Health Month, this FREE event will inform, educate, and empower African Americans and people of African descent to address health issues impacting their lives, their families, and their communities through the following activities:

• Interactive Health Fair and Information Booths

• Onsite Health Screening (blood pressure, HIV testing, diabetes, cholesterol, vision, BMI)

• Live Cooking Demonstrations

• Energizing Group Fitness Activities

• Men’s 5K Wellness Walk

• Motivational Guest Speakers

Kick off AAHP Community Day with our Men’s 5K Wellness Walk and join men and boys of all ages to take steps toward better health. Registration begins at 7:00 AM and the walk starts at 8:00 AM at the Silver Spring Civic Center.

Join Micheline Bowman, News Coordinator for WTTG Fox 5 News, at 9:00 AM for our interactive health fair featuring expert presenters and informative exhibits.

Opening keynote remarks will be porvided by Captain Elijah K. Martin, Jr., Minority Health Consultant, U.S. Office of Minority Health, Region III followed by a town hall discussion on the state of Black health in Montgomery County with:

• Uma Ahluwalia, Director at the Department of Health and Human Services;
• Dr. Raymond Crowel, Chief of Behavioral Health & Crisis Services at the Department of Health and Human Services;
• Heather Ross, AAHP Program Manager at the Department of Health and Human Services;
• Dr. Ulder Tillman, County Health Officer and Chief of Public Health Services at the Department of Health and Human Services;
• George Leventhal, Chair of the Montgomery County Council HHS Committee;
• Roger Berliner, Montgomery Council Member; and
• Craig Rice, Montgomery County Council member

Confirmed Speakers and Topics:

• Tina Smith Nelson, Managing Attorney, AARP, Legal Counsel for the Elderly - “Elder Abuse”

• Dr. Langston D. Smith, D.M.D., M.S., Chair, Department of Endodontics, Howard University College of Dentistry - “Oral Health and Its Effect on Chronic Diseases”

• Dr. Carol Mussenden, Your Body by Design, LLC & Dr. Rodney Ellis, Rosebud Physicians Weight Loss Program - “Obesity and Wellness Through Natural Means and Stress Reduction”

• Laurie-Anne Sayles, National Institute of Health - “GENE Forecast Study”

• Sarah Hillware, Founder, and Anna Oguhebe, Girls Health Education - “Nutrition, Body Image, Physical Fitness, Personal Care, Hygiene and Reproductive Health”

• Dr. Paula Murray-Appiah, Emergency Medicine Specialist, Northwest Hospital – “Heart Disease: Facts vs. Myths; Heart Attacks: Recognizing Signs, Symptoms and Risks”

To Register: https://aahpday2015.eventbrite.com

Our Sponsors:

The 2nd Annual AAHP Community Day is sponsored by the African American Health Program (AAHP); the Montgomery County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; the Montgomery County Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; the Eta Iota Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.; the Zeta Chi Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.; and the Kaiser Permanente African American Professional Association. Strategic Partners include: Montgomery County, MD Unit, NAACP; African American Advisory Group; African Advisory Group; Caribbean Advisory Group; National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Montgomery and Potomac Valley; SCLC, Montgomery County, MD; NPHC Of Montgomery County; and Black Ministers Conference of Montgomery County, MD