The Knoxville 100 Health Expo, Your Health is in Your Hands, is a community-wide health fair where free health screenings and health information will be provided at multiple locations for those who need it the most. The annual event, 8 a.m. – 12 Noon on Saturday, March 13 at four churches in Knoxville, was created by 100 Black Men of Greater Knoxville, Inc. and is sponsored by The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Community Trust, Mercy Health Partners, Cherokee Health Systems, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Knox County Health Department and Volunteer State Health Care.

“Our goal for the Knoxville 100 Health Expo is to improve the health of individuals throughout our community,” said Frank Harp, health and wellness chair of 100 Black Men of Greater Knoxville. “The health expo provides a great opportunity for every person in this community to receive the health screenings and health information they need. This is the chance for people who haven’t been to a doctor in a long time to come, free of charge, and begin looking after their health.”

This is the third annual Knoxville 100 Health Expo, Your Health is in Your Hands, event. Harp emphasizes that the success of the event is due to the teamwork and commitment to community health by 100 Black Men of Greater Knoxville and the multiple health systems, health providers and churches in Knoxville participating in the event.

“Through the Your Health is in Your Hands health expo, we really want to reach out to the uninsured and medically underserved in the Knoxville community,” said Ben Lewis, a chaplain at UT Medical Center. “There are four locations to choose from, so we hope that makes it as convenient as possible for those in need of these important health screenings who have limited access to transportation. We know the churches offer a friendly, comfortable environment for folks, so we want as many people as possible to come out and receive the services they need and begin taking charge of their health.”

Light refreshments will be available, and drawings for gift cards will be held at each location. Health screenings and information during The Knoxville 100 Health Expo, Your Health is in Your Hands, will be available at the following churches. 

• Rogers Memorial Baptist Church, 520 College Street, 523.2334. Screenings and information provided by UT Medical Center. Information provided by Knoxville-Knox County CAC and Chi Eta Phi sorority.
    - Carotid screening
    - Blood pressure check
    - Glucose cholesterol screening
    - Pulse oximetry
    - Sickle cell screening
    - Balance and falls information
    - Cancer information
    - Giant inflatable colon for educational purposes
    - Healthy baby information
    - Dental screening
    - Osteoporosis screening
    - Oral cancer screening
    - H1N1 vaccinations
  
• Payne Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, 2714 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, 524.7234. This location has been designated as the Youth Health Station for the expo. Screenings and information provided by Knox County Health Department, Dental Quest, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Volunteer State Health Care, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, AmeriChoice, Lions Club and UT Extension office.
    - Child wellness and education
    - Body mass index and education information
    - H1N1 vaccinations
    - HIV screening
    - Dental education
    - Children’s environmental health issues
    - Blood pressure checks
    - Vision screening
    - Healthy family education
  
• Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1601 Dandridge Avenue, 524.1601. Screenings and information provided by Mercy Health Partners, Cherokee Health Systems, Dr. Bruce Alsop and Dr. Gary Kinder, Volunteer State Health Care, La Selva MedSpa and Reflexology and Chi Eta Phi sorority.
    - Dental screenings
    - Ask-a-Doc
    - Aging information
    - Blood glucose screening
    - Diabetes information
    - Nutrition information
    - Blood pressure check
    - Massages
    - Body mass index
    - H1N1 vaccinations
    - HIV screening
  
• Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church, 3800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., 524.8040. Screenings and information provided by Knoxville-Knox County CAC, Volunteer State Health Care, Chi Eta Phi sorority and Smoky Mt. Home and Hospice.
    - Blood pressure
    - Height/weight and body mass index
    - Glucose cholesterol screening
    - HIV education
    - Nutrition
    - Exercise
    - Safety
    - How to care for Alzheimer’s patients and when to call in help
    - Dental screening

For more information about the Knoxville 100 Health Expo, Your Health is in Your Hands, contact the individual churches participating.