Fall into Wellness Community Health Fair

Ricky Richardson | Contributing Writer

Los Angeles, CA- West Los Angeles Community Development Corporation, Consolidated Board of Realtists, and UCLA Philipinos for Community Health presented the Fall Into Wellness Community Health Fair, on Saturday, October 26, 2024.

The 2024 Fall Into Wellness Community Health Fair was held at Consolidated Board of Realtists, 3725 Don Felipe Drive.

This event, from 10:00-2:00pm, provided free healthcare services and health educational for the community to address the health care inequities.

Attendees were able to access basic health services including blood pressure screenings, body mass index, glucose screenings, vision screenings and flu shots.

Health services were provided by Martin Luther King Healthcare, Allied Health, UCLA AED (Alpha Epsilon Delta, Basic Life Support Program), Bruin Vision Project, WACDC Wellness Center, and WACDC Community Assistance.

Rebuilding Together, Consolidated Board of Realtists, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, plus Housing Services were additional organizations on site.

DJ Gregg provided an eclectic soundtrack for the Fall Into Wellness Community Health Fair. Guests were treated to tacos, quesadillas, fried rice, and egg rolls courtesy of Trap Kitchen Food Truck. Some delightful cool and sweet treats of ice cream were provided courtesy of All Chill. Face painting and arts & crafts were available for kids.

West Angeles Community Development Corporation is led by Dr. Belinda Allen, Executive Director. West Angeles CDC was founded in early 1994 as an outreach program of West Angeles Church of God in Christ, then a 15,000-member congregation in the Crenshaw District of Los Angeles. Dr. Lula Ballton and Bishop Charles E. Blake, together with Trustees of West Angeles Church, founded the CDC to expand the compassionate outreach and neighborhood development ministries of the church in the face of mounting problems of poverty and injustice in the surrounding community.

Lack of jobs, business investment, and affordable, decent housing, struggling schools, endemic homelessness, and gang activity were all signs that new, long-term improvements were needed. At the same time, new business and community-building activities had also begun and were growing. These signs were new life and hope on which to build. In January 1994, the CDC was incorporated as a nonprofit organization to bring together people and resources to help develop the community.

The West Angeles Community Development Corporation (WACDC) Community Health Fair was established in 2019 to address the concerns of hundreds of service recipients in the Crenshaw District through collaboration with UCLA Philipinos for Community Health (PCH).

The Philipinos for Community Health (PCH) strives for improvement in the health of the community and for the creation of opportunities for the community to get involved in the care of their own health. PCH works with medical professionals, other health-related UCLA organizations, and businesses to hold health fairs for the Los Angeles community and they are currently involved in two major health fairs. Not only do (PCH), work in the local community, but they also raise funds through various projects that allow PCH to send medical supplies to the Philippines.