The annual Community Health Fair at Alameda Hospital is returning Saturday, Oct. 21 after a brief hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was held every Fall for 25 years before it was postponed in 2020.

This year’s theme is disaster and emergency preparedness, and the Alameda Fire Department, Alameda Police Department and Red Cross Youth will be on site, among other organizations.

It will be entirely outdoors in the Alameda Hospital parking lot. Alameda Health System (AHS) providers will join community members to offer flu vaccines, overdose prevention supplies, blood pressure readings, chiropractic screenings, and bike helmets for kids under 12 – all for free. Providers will also offer a wealth of health-related information on strokes, breast cancer prevention, healthy nutrition, substance use disorder treatment, fall prevention, and diabetes.

“We couldn’t be more excited to bring back our Community Health Fair this year,” said AHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Felicia Tornabene. “Come get your flu shot and meet the amazing doctors, nurses and clinicians who ensure that our community stays healthy year-round.”

Chief Administrative Officer of Community Hospitals Mario Harding said the Community Health Fair is critical to AHS’ mission of caring, healing, teaching and serving all.

“This is just one of the many ways we serve our community and provide critical, around-the-clock care to those who need it most,” Harding said. “We are proud to host the Community Health Fair and offer free health services to our neighbors in Alameda and beyond.”

The health fair will be from 9 a.m. to noon. Alameda Hospital is located at 2070 Clinton Ave.