{"id":16841,"date":"2025-08-07T17:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=16841"},"modified":"2025-08-08T20:13:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T20:13:33","slug":"revolutionizing-community-health-empowered-wellness-foundation-launches-with-its-rise-and-thrive-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/revolutionizing-community-health-empowered-wellness-foundation-launches-with-its-rise-and-thrive-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionizing Community Health: Empowered Wellness Foundation Launches with its \u201cRise and Thrive\u201d Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Jaime McBride<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Candice Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special to The Truth<\/strong>
\nIn a bold step toward health equity and community empowerment, the newly founded Empowered Wellness Foundation Inc. is hosting its inaugural \u201cRise and Thrive\u201d Community Health and Wellness Fair\u2014a transformative event designed to uplift Toledo families with free medical services, educational resources, and fun fitness activities.<\/p>\n

Founded by two local African American physicians, Drs. Jaime McBride and Michael Bush-Arnold, the Empowered Wellness Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to bridging healthcare gaps in underserved communities. The mission is clear for this husband-wife team: to empower individuals with the tools and support needed to lead healthier, more informed lives.<\/p>\n

The fair will feature 15 African American physicians from the Toledo community, offering free health and sports physicals for children, as well as ENT and cardiac screenings for adults. Additional services include glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure checks, vaccinations, behavioral health support, mobile mammogram Unit (pre-registration is required but the service is free.)<\/p>\n

These services are designed to eliminate barriers to care and ensure families are ready for the school year\u2014healthy, informed, and supported.<\/p>\n

Beyond health screenings, the \u201cRise and Thrive\u201d fair is a celebration of community spirit. Families can enjoy: free food and refreshments, book bags filled with school supplies, The Imagination Station will offer STEM activities, Toledo Lucas County Public Library giveaways, A walk-through Inflatable Lung Exhibit, face painting, free dance classes (Zumba & Hip-Hop), yoga sessions.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Michael Bush-Arnold<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Jaime McBride, a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, and Dr. Michael Bush-Arnold, a board-certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician, are not only medical experts, they\u2019re parents, faith-driven leaders and passionate advocates for health justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re bringing revolutionary care directly to the communities that need it most,\u201d says Dr. Jaime Bush-Arnold. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just about medicine\u2014it\u2019s about empowerment, education and building trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

Event Details<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Saturday, August 9, 2025
\nLocation:<\/strong> Wayman Palmer YMCA, 200 East Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43528
\nTime:<\/strong> 10 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m.
\nCost:<\/strong> Free and open to the public<\/p>\n

The \u201cRise and Thrive\u201d fair is more than an event\u2014it\u2019s a movement. It marks the beginning of a new chapter in Toledo\u2019s healthcare story, one where compassion, equity, and empowerment take center stage.<\/p>\n

For more information or to pre-register for mammograms, visit ewfoundation.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Candice Harrison Special to The Truth In a bold step toward health equity and community empowerment, the newly founded Empowered Wellness Foundation Inc. is hosting its inaugural \u201cRise and Thrive\u201d Community Health and Wellness Fair\u2014a transformative event designed to uplift Toledo families with free medical services, educational resources, and fun fitness activities. Founded by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[305],"class_list":["post-16841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16841"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16859,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16841\/revisions\/16859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16841"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=16841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}