Celebrate The sixtieth Annual National Health Centers Week At The Community Fun & Wellness Block Party In Huntsville

Three neighborhood well being facilities in North Alabama—Central North Alabama Health Services, Inc., HAPPI Health, and Thrive Alabama—are collectively organizing the 4th annual Community Fun & Wellness Block Party. The occasion, held in observance of National Health Center Week, goals to spotlight the providers offered by neighborhood well being facilities and to attach residents with quite a lot of health-related sources. 

National Health Center Week 2025, happening August 3–9, is a nationwide consciousness marketing campaign that underscores the very important position Community Health Centers (CHCs) play in bettering public well being and making certain all Americans have equitable entry to care. CHCs throughout the nation be a part of the celebration by way of a bunch of scheduled occasions. The Community Fun & Wellness Block Party is Huntsville’s celebration occasion.  

Community Fun & Wellness Festival Details:

• Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
• Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
• Location: SR Butler Green at Campus 805, 2620 Clinton Ave W, Huntsville, AL 35805

Event Highlights:

Entertainment & Activities: Attendees can sit up for inflatable slides and bounce homes for all ages, BINGO with nice prizes, Touch-a-Truck alternatives with Huntsville Fire & Rescue and the Huntsville Police Department, a online game truck for some aggressive enjoyable, a scavenger hunt with nice prizes, big garden video games, and rather more! 

Live Performances: Dance to the tunes spun by DJ Lashae B from 103.1 WEUP, take pleasure in a line dance lesson, and expertise the rhythms of the Huntsville Drumline. 

Food & Giveaways: The pageant will kick off with free snow cones for the primary 100 attendees and free sizzling canine for the primary 200, courtesy of Food4Us. Additional treats embrace free popcorn and raffles, whereas provides final.

  

Community Engagement: Engage with the neighborhood by way of a narrative time session hosted by the general public library and uncover useful info from over 20 native nonprofits about obtainable neighborhood sources. 

Healthcare for All: Discover the sources provided by your native Community Health Centers and benefit from on-the-spot well being screenings and sports activities physicals (please convey your sports activities bodily kinds).

Michelda Johnson, CEO of HAPPI Health, mirrored on the mission and affect of neighborhood well being facilities throughout National Health Center Week.

“Community Health Centers aren’t just clinics – we are bridges. Between despair and dignity. Between sickness and strength. Between being unseen and finally being heard. At HAPPI Health, we serve Madison County with clinical excellence and community soul – offering care to the uninsured, the underpaid, the overlooked. From well-child visits to mental health check-ins to rides for patients without transportation, we show up. Not just to treat symptoms, but to restore dignity and rewrite stories. National Health Center Week reminds us this is sacred work. And at HAPPI, we meet people where they are—with heart, every single day,” mentioned Johnson.