TCEC Community Health Expo: Chronic Disease Awareness, Local Food Solutions

• Fresh Produce Giveaways
• Yoga Session
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• Healthy Conversations
• Food Demonstrations
• Mindfulness Session

Event

TCEC Community Health Expo: Chronic Disease Awareness & Local Food Solutions

Presented in Partnership with the Pre-Nursing Club at Arkansas Baptist College

TCEC Mission

• Promoting accessible, community-centered health and science education
• Translating complex information into practical, everyday knowledge
• Partnering with colleges, healthcare professionals, and local organizations
• Supporting healthier communities through outreach, wellness, and education initiatives
• Creating engaging events, workshops, and public learning opportunities
• Encouraging informed decision-making through evidence-based information
• Strengthening trust and connections between science and the public
• Empowering individuals and families with tools for healthier living

Event Goal(s)

1. Help community members better understand chronic diseases and ways to prevent them
2. Show simple, affordable ways to prepare healthier meals using local produce and everyday foods
3. Help student volunteers build confidence in speaking with and educating the community
4. Make health and science information easier for everyday people to understand
5. Connect families with local health, wellness, and food resources
6. Encourage healthier habits that can improve long-term quality of life

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TriAxis Community Engagement Collective (TCEC) Team Members

1. Dr. Alisha Crump, PhD, Public Health Postdoctoral Fellow, NYU
2. Dr. Alexa Escapita, PhD, Neuroscience Postdoctoral Fellow, UAMS
3. Taiquitha “Tai” T. Robins, PhD, Biomedical Informatics, Clinical, UAMS

Group Advisors:

1. Nurse Tennille Williams-Hill, RN
2. Dr. Jennifer Nelson, PhD, Arkansas Baptist College

Info: Dr. Keneshia Bryant-Moore is a tenured Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and serves as Community Engagement Core Director for the Women’s Health Prevention Research Center. A nurse scientist with 25+ years of experience, her work focuses on rural and under-resourced communities through health education, research, and outreach.

In 2016, she founded the Faith-Academic Initiative for Transforming Health (FAITH) Network, which equips faith leaders to engage in health research and community partnerships.

Dr. Bryant-Moore earned degrees from University of Michigan-Flint, Duke University, and Azusa Pacific University. She also owns Mariposa’s Place of Wellness near Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.

Info: https://culinarymedicine.uams.edu/

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Host or Publisher Tai Robins, TCEC Chair