Children’s Health Day Celebration to be held Aug. 14
Three health centers in Madison County will present the Children’s Health Day Celebration in Anderson on Aug. 14, a combination of health screenings & resources, food and fun for local families. The event will be held at Shadyside Park and will include health resources, backpacks and other giveaways, live animal show, kids’ activities and more -- all free to the public. Low-cost school physicals and immunizations will also be available.
Shadyside Park
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday Aug. 14
Children’s Health Day Celebration is a community service event hosted by Aspire Indiana Health, The Jane Pauley Community Health Center and Open Door Health Services, all nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) that operate health centers in Madison County and accept Medicare/Medicaid.
Saturday, Aug. 14 is the culmination of National Health Center Week, an annual event to raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers. Each day has a different theme, Saturday being Children’s Health Day focusing on the complex health needs of America’s kids.
“We wanted to do something for Madison County families that combines fun things for children while providing free health services and support to show the important role health centers play in protecting the community’s health and wellbeing,” said the centers’ three CEOs in a joint statement: Bryan Ayars of Open Door, Barbara Scott of Aspire and Marc Hackett of Jane Pauley.
Indiana WILD, a live animal “edutainment” show sponsored by Jane Pauley, will start at 11:30 a.m. Food and drinks will be provided by Aspire’s new Mockingbird Hill Recovery Center.
Health services and referrals will be available to all children and their parents or caregivers, with each health center offering a different set of services. Free services will include health screenings, mental health referrals, WIC resources presented by Open Door, infectious disease testing and more.
Physicals are provided by the Open Door Health Services Mobile Unit and are a flat fee of $20-25. Immunizations, also on the Mobile Unit, are no-cost for children covered by many state programs and those who are uninsured.
Contact: Christopher Lloyd, Aspire Indiana Health
(317) 587-0656 · christopher.lloyd@aspireindiana.org
