Media Advisory: On Saturday, New Haven Health Department Hosts First Annual "Momma’s Love Community Day"
Len Speiller
*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***
Friday, July 15, 2022
NEW HAVEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL MOMMA’S LOVE COMMUNITY DAY
Health and wellness fair dedicated to the memory of late health department staffer, Latoya Glasper.
NEW HAVEN, CT – On Saturday, July 16th from 12 - 4 p.m. at Goffe Street Park, the New Haven Health Department, in collaboration with public and private community partners, will host Momma’s Love Community Day, a community-wide health fair for New Haven residents promoting a high quality of life, disease and injury prevention, and health, safety and family well-being.
The event will also serve as a reminder for continued vigilance by residents against COVID-19, and vaccinations will be available to residents six months and older. Cornell Scott Hill Health Center will be offering vaccinations, which are available at no-cost to anyone age six months and older. The fair will also feature live entertainment, complimentary food, a bounce house, a passport program to encourage residents to visit the community partners tables, raffles, gift baskets and more.
Momma’s Love Community Day is dedicated to the memory of Latoya Glaser, a member of the New Haven Health Department staff who was the original planner of the event, but who passed away on June 25 as the result of a health crisis. Glasper’s family will be on hand to accept a proclamation issued by Mayor Justin Elicker honoring Glasper’s 18 years of service to the City and healthcare field. Brief remarks and the presentation of the proclamation will occur at 1 p.m.
Other City departments and organizations partnering with the Health Department include: Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism; Department of Parks and Public Works; Livable City Initiative; New Haven Police Department; New Haven Public School’s Office of Youth Family & Community Engagement; Office of Emergency Management; Youth and Recreation Department; Access Health CT; American Red Cross; Clifford Beers; Community Action Agency; Elm City Communities; Fair Haven Clinic; Griffin Hospital; Junta Progressive Action; Miss Millionaire Mindset Sisterhood; New Reach; Oak Center; Project Backboard with NXTHVN; Sanctuary Kitchen by City Seed; Yale Police Department.
EVENT DETAILS:
WHAT: New Haven Health Department’s Momma’s Love Community Day event promoting family health and well-being
WHEN: Saturday, July 16th at 12– 4 p.m. Remarks and the presentation of the mayoral proclamation will be at 1 p.m. (Rain Date: Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 12 pm)
WHERE: Goffe Street Park, New Haven (Corner of Goffe and County Streets)
|
WHO: |
|
(Promotional flyer attached)
###
Press Contact:
Lenny H. Speiller (he/him)
Director of Communications
Mayor Justin Elicker | City of New Haven
165 Church Street | New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 203-725-4249
Email: lspe...@newhavenct.gov