Live Your Healthy Lyfe, a block party designed to empower Northsiders to build trusting relationships with health and wellness experts, and make it easier to make healthier decisions, is back for its second year on Saturday, August 12 from noon to 6 p.m. on West Broadway between Penn and Logan Aves. This year’s event will feature even more resources and connections for community members.
Live Your Healthy Lyfe is an event by the Northside community for the Northside community and beyond. This free, all-day block party is designed to draw as many as 2,500 people. The one-day festival will provide the community with additional accessibility to and awareness of area health resources.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black people are more likely to die at early ages from all health-related concerns than their white counterparts. Nearly 84 percent of the Northside is comprised of Black and brown people, with the highest concentration of Black-owned Northside businesses between Penn and Logan Avenues on West Broadway.
Live Your Healthy Lyfe will feature live entertainment, food trucks, guided community conversations, giveaways, healthcare screenings and vaccinations, mental health consultations, a variety of locally-owned vendors, art activities and music, all to empower the community and help elevate the quality of life for residents through mental, physical and spiritual wellness, education and activity offerings. Info: liveyourhealthylyfe.com.