Health Expo Comes To Morningside, Opens Doors For Organizations To Reach Underserved Communities

Arlington TX

04 May, 2022

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By Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report May 3, 2022 The Rev. Kyev Tatum's community felt cut off from access to healthcare during the pandemic. So when the opportunity finally came to bring big healthcare organizations to Morningside, Tatum was ecstatic. "We went through this entire pandemic, with none to very few of these organizations coming into this community," Tatum said. "When we reach out to them, they know they can come and be of help here because we're welcoming them here." The 2022 African American Health Expo arrived in Morningside on April 30, opening doors for residents to connect with health organizations. "Now, they know where we are," Tatum said. "There are no doctors, no pharmacists, no clinics, no grocery stores. Access is the No. 1 challenge. For a day, we see how it feels to have access." To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.