Blue Cross to Participate in #WellnessWednesday with Southern University, All of Us Research Program

June 10, 2019

BATON ROUGE, La. - The All of Us Research Program,Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, in partnership with Southern University, will host a free Health and Wellness community event on Southern University's campus to promote the All of Us Research Program and overall wellness in the community. 

This #WellnessWednesday community health event will be on Wednesday, July 17, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Walgreens will provide free blood pressure screenings, JiggAerobics will lead a dance-style workout class, food trucks and vendors will have healthy food samples and much more.

The fair will bring awareness to the All of Us program's goal of speeding up health research and medical breakthroughs that can help create individualized prevention, treatment and care for everyone, but especially for minority communities. 

WHO: The All of Us Research Program,Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and Southern University

WHAT: Southern University #WellnessWednesday Community Health Event

WHEN: Wednesday, July 17, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

WHERE: Southern University Student Union Cotillion Ballroom

  E St, Baton Rouge, LA 70807

For more information, visit www.joinallofus.org/la.

About the All of Us Research Program
The mission of the All of Us Research Program is simple - to speed up health research and medical breakthroughs. To do this, All of Us is asking one million people to lead the way to provide the types of information that can help create individualized prevention, treatment, and care for all of us. Trust is a key factor in bringing together one million people and nurturing relationships. To build that trust - we once again need you!

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is committed to our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians. Founded in New Orleans in 1934, we are a tax-paying nonprofit health insurer with offices in every major region to serve our customers. We are a private mutual company, owned by our policyholders, with an independent Louisiana Board of Directors and no shareholders.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. We invite all Louisianians to visit our website or talk to us on social media.