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Health and Resource Fair
August 24, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Rutgers Global Health Institute is collaborating with partner organizations, including the Unified Vailsburg Services Organization and Tree House Cares, to hold a health and resource fair on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, from 1 to 5 p.m. in Newark, New Jersey.
The health and resource fair will offer vision screening (advance registration required), dental services, COVID-19 vaccination services, free at-home COVID-19 tests, and other community resources.
462 Sanford Avenue, Newark, NJ 07106
Free and open to the public. Walk-ins are welcome; advance registration is required for vision screening. The vaccination clinic will offer COVID-19 vaccines for individuals aged 6 months and older; booster doses are available for all who are eligible, and booster recipients should bring their vaccination card. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Transportation to/from the event is available.
For more information, to register for the vision screening, or to coordinate transportation, call Licelot Gonzalez (973-557-8479) or Etphane Barthelus (973-513-3726).
Partner organizations involved with the health and resource fair include:
Aetna
Greater Essex Counseling Services
LIBERTY Dental
New Jersey Clean Communities
New Jersey Department of Health
North Jersey Community Research Initiative
Optical Academy
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
Tree House Cares
Unified Vailsburg Services Organization
This event is a component of Rutgers Global Health Institute’s Equitable Recovery COVID-19 response program.