Meritus Health Community Health Education and Outreach and Zion Baptist Church are organizing a Health and Fitness on the Move Expo on Oct. 26.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Robinwood Medical Center, 11110 Medical Campus Road, and will focus on living a healthy life for people of all ages, according to a news release.

We are excited about this opportunity to offer an event that people of all ages can participate in, as we continue to promote living a healthy lifestyle through exercise, diet, and nutrition while maintaining ones spiritual health, said Deb Lehr, coordinator of Meritus community health education and outreach, and Linda Brooks, Zions health and fitness ministry leader, in the release.

The goal of the expo is to equip and teach families about fitness, health issues, and how they impact our physical bodies by providing knowledge and resources that help us to make the necessary lifestyle changes for improving our health.

The atrium space will be available for health agency vendors to provide information about health and/or screenings. Suite 142 will be used for speakers, along with healthy demonstrations for fitness and cooking.

Both for-profit and nonprofit health agencies are invited to participate as either a vendor or speaker. There is no fee for nonprofit vendors; for-profit vendors cost $50. Vendor space is limited. The deadline to register is Sept. 30.

All proceeds from this event will be donated to the Meritus Healthcare Foundation.

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