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

 

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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.

Bingo Players

 

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.

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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.

 

SBAHF Health Fair Screening

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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Hosting Sponsors

PBRC Logo PBRF Logo

Presenting Sponsor

OLOL Logo

Gold Sponsor

Louisiana Blue logo 

Silver Sponsor

Humana

In-Kind Sponsors

COKE logo SU School of Nursing Labcorp Stretch ZoneWalgreens
 
 

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