The city of Charleston and the Shifa Clinic will host the first community health fair at the new Hope Center (529 Meeting Street) on Friday, August 19th, 2022 from 9 am to 12 pm.
The event includes:
- Free health screenings including blood pressure, lung cancer, colon cancer
- Registrations for free mammograms
- Covid-19 vaccines will be available to persons ages 6-months-old and older
- Stations will be set up for participants to sign up for monthly home grocery deliveries and to become a Shifa patient
- Health and hygiene kits will be available while supplies last
- Option to meet with a prenatal health worker, as well as register children for free health care and vaccines
- Child development screenings will be available for children up to 6-years-old
About the Shifa Clinic
The goal of the Shifa Clinic is to “provide compassionate and high-quality medical care to uninsured, indigent populations” and “support efforts towards reducing food insecurity,” according to their website.
