Our Community Wellness Fair
Roots Community Services and partners invite you to Our Community Wellness Fair for Black, African, and Caribbean Communities on
Saturday October 5, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
3540 Morning Star Dr, Mississauga
FREE admission and parking
Book your appointments for vaccinations for school-aged children here.
Diabetes screening available on a walk-in basis.
Why a BAC Community Wellness Fair?
This initiative spearheaded is brought to you by several partners including, Roots Community Services, LAMP-East Mississauga, Wellfort CHC, Ontario Health, Moyo, Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin, Black Health Alliance, Black Physicians Association of Ontario, REST Centres, and the Peel Region.
This group first came together to support the BAC (Black, African, and Caribbean) communities in the Region of Peel who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19. We understood the challenges and hesitation of our communities and aimed to create a safe, supportive space to receive the vaccination. Our work has evolved to meet the broader health needs of BAC community members.
Our team of partners noted that BAC communities were less likely than other community members to be attached to primary health care providers and sought to make a positive difference. We were also sensitive to the reality that BAC communities are also more likely to experience racism and barriers while seeking medical care. The pandemic has also made access to preventative health care even more difficult. In response, agencies are hosting ‘Our Community Wellness Fair’, an event that creates a safe, supportive space to receive education, resources and have your questions answered by health and wellness providers. Come join us!
The fair will also feature fun-filled festivities
- Music
- Host Jonathan "The Juiceman" Shaw
- Special performance by Julie Mango and Jay Martin
- Giveaways
- Interactive fitness presentations
- Children's table
- ...and much more
Free health checks, school immunizations, resources and more
Check out information and services and available on:
- Staying heart healthy
- Preventing and managing diabetes
- Cancer prevention, support and management
- Mental health and wellness
- Services for seniors
- Sexual health
- Health supports for the entire family
- Skin and hair health
- ...and much more
Wellness Window
See your health clearly by visiting our Wellness Window. Access following free screenings, testing, and immunizations:
- Blood pressure tests
- Diabetes tests
- HIV self-test kits
- School immunizations
Book online for meningococcal, HPV and Hep B. For other required school vaccines, please call 905-799-7700 or toll-free 1-888-919-7800 to book an appointment.
Vaccinations for School-Aged Children
Our Community Wellness Fair will provide students from Grades 7 to 12 with a convenient and comfortable space to receive free vaccines that they may have missed.
Grade 7 to 12 students
Students in this age group can receive Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Hepatitis B (Hep B), and Meningococcal ACYW-135 vaccines.
Book an appointment here.
Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 students
All students can catch up on other vaccines at this clinic, including: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Diphtheria, Polio, Meningococcal, Pertussis (whopping cough), and Varicella (chickenpox).
Book an appointment by calling Peel Public Health 905-799-7700 or toll-free 1-888-919-7800 to receive any of the other vaccines.
Children 14 years or older can give consent themselves provided they understand the treatment, why it is being recommended, and the risks and benefits of accepting or refusing to be vaccinated. Students or parents and legal guardians can check if their child has already received their routine school immunizations through the Immunize Connect Ontario (ICON) website or by asking their primary care provider.
Please report all vaccines your child may have already received before booking an appointment and bring your child's vaccination record to the appointment.
For more information, please visit the Peel Region website.
Health providers, educators, and exhibitors who reflect our community
What’s unique about Our Wellness Fair is that health providers, educators, and exhibitors represent the community. As we’ve learned through hosting over 40 BAC community COVID-19 vaccine clinics, creating a space where vaccinators, volunteers, and physicians reflect the community is very important. Building on this learning, organizers of Our Wellness Fair strive to have exhibitors who identify as a member of the BAC community.
Health providers, educators, and exhibitors who don’t identify as members of the Black, African, and Caribbean communities but can offer culturally sensitive and appropriate support through having a sound understanding of issues experienced by BAC communities, and have also demonstrated a commitment to serving racialized communities are welcomed to participate in this event.
Make a difference!
We cannot do it alone and so rely on you – our funders, donors, volunteers – to help us build a strong community that holds a brighter future for our children and youth, a peaceful place for our seniors, and a safe and clean environment for everyone. There are a few ways you can help to make a difference. Which one will you choose?
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