5th Annual Senior Black American Health Fair
Saturday, April 11, 2026
8:30 am – 1 pm
Located at the Pennington Biomedical Conference Center
For a map to the location, Click Here
The Senior Black American Health Fair is back with an exciting day of activity and health education for the Black/African American and senior communities. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Come dressed to participate in our health screenings, visit our vendors, and engage in fun activities, including BINGO, line dancing, virtual reality and much more!
FREE breakfast, FREE lunch, and FREE valet parking
Featuring:
Fun Activities
- Line Dancing
- Interactive Research Mobile Unit
- Cornhole & Horseshoe
- BINGO
- Stretch Zone
- DJ
Healthy Aging Panel
- Owen Carmicheal, PhD
- Lance C. LaMotte, MD
- Jason Bridges, MD
- Herb Caldwell, PhD
- M. Patrick Stagg, MD
Health Screenings & Vaccines
- Glucose
- BP
- Stroke Assessment
- Cholesterol
- Memory
- Hearing
- A1c
Notes: For blood glucose screenings, fasting is not required, but eating or drinking in the 9-12 hours prior to your test could affect the accuracy of your test results.

Pre-registration:
Pre-Registration is strongly recommended!
On-site registration will only be available after 8:30am on the day of the event, if space permits.
| AGENDA | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 am to 9:00 am | Welcome/Breakfast |
| 9:00 am to 10:00 am | Healthy Aging Panel Discussion: 2nd Floor Auditorium |
| 10:00 am to 11:00 am | Memory Screenings: Rooms 3rd Floor Vaccines: 3rd Floor Health Screenings: 3rd Floor Auditorium Stretch Zone: Room 2nd Floor Line Dancing: 1st Floor Auditorium Cornhole & Horseshoe: 1st Floor Outside of Auditorium |
| 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | Memory Screenings: Rooms 3rd Floor Vaccines: 3rd Floor Health Screenings: 3rd Floor Auditorium Stretch Zone: Room 2nd Floor LUNCH: 2nd Floor Auditorium & 1st Floor Auditorium Cornhole & Horseshoe: 1st Floor Outside of Auditorium |
| 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memory Screenings: Rooms 3rd Floor Vaccines: 3rd Floor Health Screenings: 3rd Floor Auditorium Stretch Zone: Room 2nd Floor BINGO: 2nd Floor Auditorium Cornhole & Horseshoe: 1st Floor Outside of Auditorium |
Checklist & Schedule Booklet
Upon entry, all seniors will receive a booklet with a checklist. As you participate throughout the day, activities will be checked off. Before you leave, show your completed checklist to receive your giveaway.

Saturday, April 11, 2026
8:30 am – 1 pm
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
6400 Perkins Road
Pennington Conference Center
2328 Irene Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Free Valet
If you have any questions, please contact Jasmine Butler, Community Outreach Specialist, 225-763-3080, jasmine.butler@pbrc.edu
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