FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Fort Valley State and Morehouse School of Medicine teamed up on Saturday for a local health fair.
The purpose being to offer a free local health fair for central Georgia residents
The event took place at the C.W. Pettigrew center on the campus of Fort Valley State.
There were also free seminars designed to educate people in the community about taking care of their health..
"We've had chances to interact with everyone and even had a chance to work with the Fort Valley State School of nursing program, which was a big help in making sure we screened at least a hundred people today," said Dr. Christopher Ervin.
Morehouse and Fort Valley plan to work on future health screening events at HBCU's across central and south Georgia.