Black Family Wellness Expo to be celebrated at New Prospect Baptist Church
WLWT NEWS 5 LEADING THE WAY. WELCOME BACK. A CELEBRATION OF HEALTH CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY. NEXT WEEKEND IS THE BLACK FAMILY WELLNESS EXPO. IT’S FOCUSED ON BUILDING STRONGER AND HEALTHIER FUTURES. AND FOR FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS AND WORKSHOPS AND MORE. THIS IS MORE ABOUT THE INFORMATION AND AND, AND IT’S ABOUT EMPOWERMENT AS WELL. AND JOINING ME TODAY IS PATRICE HOFFMAN, BORDERS AND TINA WELCH, BOTH FROM CINCINNATI. CHAPTER OF THE LINKS INCORPORATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO LET’S DIG RIGHT INTO IT. PATRICE, TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXPO. WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT IF THEY’VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE? WELL, THIS IS GOING TO BE A FREE EVENT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY ACROSS ALL GENERATIONS. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET MOVING, LEARNING HOW TO BE HEALTHIER AND FINDING OUT SOME TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE KNOW ARE HELPING OR HINDERING OUR OUR HEALTH RIGHT NOW. SO EVERYONE DOWN FROM THE KIDS TO GRANDMA OR GRANDPA, THEY CAN COME DOWN AND GET THOSE TIPS AND ENCOURAGING MEN TO COME AS WELL, BECAUSE WE HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION FOR OUR MEN TO TALK ABOUT MEN’S HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A BLOOD DRIVE. WE’RE GOING TO ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VACCINATIONS. KROGER IS COMING TO DO VACCINATIONS WITH THEIR PHARMACISTS AND THEIR NURSES, AND IT’S JUST GOING TO BE A GREAT FREE EVENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. AND TINA, I WAS GOING TO BRING YOU IN HERE. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT YOU SEE IMPACTING BLACK FAMILIES RIGHT NOW WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS? IT’S UNDERSTANDING THEIR OPTIONS AND DOING THAT PREVENTATIVE HEALTH TYPES OF THINGS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY ARE STANDING RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS THEIR HEALTH IS CONCERNED AND WHAT THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON. HAVING OPTIONS IS SO IMPORTANT. AND PATRICE, HOW CAN EVENTS LIKE THIS HELP TO CLOSE THE GAP WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESS TO CARE OR INFORMATION? YES, THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION. WHAT WE KNOW THAT NUMBER ONE, WE ARE AMONG SOME OF THE LOWEST THAT ARE DONATING BLOOD. WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES AROUND DIABETES AND ALSO AROUND KIDNEY FAILURE. AND SO WE ARE REALLY TARGETING THOSE CONCERNS WITH THE HEALTH EXPO. WE WERE HAVING THE BLOOD DRIVE. WE’RE HAVING A SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NETWORK FOR HOPE, WHICH FOCUSES ON ORGAN DONATION AND KIDNEY HEALTH, REALLY FEATURING HOW DO WE REALLY PREVENT IT, BUT ALSO WHEN WE ARE IN THOSE SITUATIONS? SO THIS IS ABOUT CREATING A SPACE FOR INFORMATION AND FUN. AND LASTLY, WHAT DO FAMILIES WHAT DO YOU HOPE THAT FAMILIES TAKE AWAY FROM ATTENDING THIS CONFERENCE? KEY INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HEALTH JOURNEY AND THAT DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO FIND OUT CERTAIN INFORMATION. AND BACK TO PATRICE’S POINT, WE WE WANT IT TO BE FUN. AND SO WE HAVE ACTIVITIES FOR AND SOME OTHER THINGS TO ENGAGE OUR PARTICIPANTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY. AGAIN, THE BLACK FAMILY WELLNESS EXPO IS NEXT SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST. IT WILL BE AT THE NEW PROSPECT BAPTIST CHURCH ON SUMMIT ROAD FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 3 P.M. THAT’S ALL THERE ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW, AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A, EXCUSE ME, A1C TESTING, HEALTH WORKSHOPS, FOOD, MUSIC. AS YOU HEARD SOME LINE DANCING AND SO MUCH MORE. THE EXPO IS FREE AND WELCOME FOR EVERYONE. AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN SCAN THE Q
Black Family Wellness Expo to be celebrated at New Prospect Baptist Church
Updated: 4:53 PM EDT Mar 13, 2026
A celebration of health, connection and community is coming to Greater Cincinnati later this month.Next weekend will bring the Black Family Wellness Expo, focused on building stronger and healthier futures.The expo will be held on March 21 at the New Prospect Baptist Church on Summit Road, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.From free health screenings and workshops, to food, music and more, this is about empowerment.On Friday, WLWT was joined by Patrice Baughman Borders and Tina Welch from the Cincinnati Chapter of the Links Incorporated. See the full interview in the video player at the top of the story.
CINCINNATI —
A celebration of health, connection and community is coming to Greater Cincinnati later this month.
Next weekend will bring the Black Family Wellness Expo, focused on building stronger and healthier futures.
The expo will be held on March 21 at the New Prospect Baptist Church on Summit Road, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
From free health screenings and workshops, to food, music and more, this is about empowerment.
On Friday, WLWT was joined by Patrice Baughman Borders and Tina Welch from the Cincinnati Chapter of the Links Incorporated.
See the full interview in the video player at the top of the story.
