Baptist team members and Baptist Health Sciences University faculty and student volunteers with BHSU School of Nursing, BHSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and the BHSU Community Health Worker program provided health screenings, education and demonstrations at the National Civil Rights Museum’s (NCRM) Juneteenth Community Day on Thursday, June 19.
“We had hundreds visit our four areas under tents and get screenings, participate in demos and ask questions to better their health,” said Ann Marie Wallace, Baptist system senior community involvement coordinator and assistant professor of practice in public health at BHSU. “Baptist utilized 18 student volunteers and staff to provide these services.”
BHSU College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty physicians provided osteopathic medicine demonstrations. Nursing and medical students and faculty offered blood pressure screenings and diabetes risk factor screenings and education. Baptist also served as a resource connection with TN CEAL, a community-driven research initiative for improving health outcomes and addressing health disparities in Tennessee, which is co-led by Briana Jegier, Ph.D., at BHSU, and funded by the National Institutes of Health.
NCRM gave out nearly 5,000 wristbands to guests participating in Juneteenth Community Day, and 3,438 people attended the museum for free.
