Join the UK HealthCare Community in Promoting Healthy Living: The Be Healthy Bash

The Be Healthy Bash is a community event presented by UK HealthCare and University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, along with partners such as the UK Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, UK HealthCare’s Healthy Kentucky Initiative, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, and the Fayette County Extension Office. It aims to promote overall well-being and provide access to healthy foods and services in the community.

The event will take place on June 8 at the Fayette County Extension Office in Lexington from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Various activities will be available for attendees, including health screenings, wellness resources, free food, cooking demonstrations, emotional wellness activities, physical activities, games, inflatables for both kids and adults, a petting zoo, safety education at Safety City, a smoothie bike, a meet and greet with UK’s Wally Cat, live music and more.

Chief of Value-Based Programs, Public Policy, and Community Initiatives Trudi Matthews emphasizes the importance of this event as a platform to showcase the university’s expertise in promoting healthy living within the community. Participation in the Be Healthy Bash is free and open to the public. Attendees can sign up at the registration table to receive Farmers’ Market vegetable vouchers for more information visit their website.[https://www2.uky.edu/healthcare/healthy-living/events/be-healthy-bash].