By Roy Hoshi Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAN, FANA,
***UPDATE: DUE TO WEATHER THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO JUNE 23RD***
Commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, Juneteenth (June19th) is an important time for celebration, reflection, community-building, and engagement. Friday June 23rd from 1-3pm, please join us at the Penn Medicine/Wharton Wellness Summit: Community Health and Financial Literacy Celebration in of honor of Juneteenth 2023. This first ever event is being coordinated by Penn Neurology’s Inclusion Diversity Anti-Racism and Equity (IDARE) Program in partnership with the Wharton Business School and is sponsored by the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC), the Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania (CPUP) and the Office for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (OIDE) in the Perelman School of Medicine. The event, hosted at Saunders Park Greene | University Park District (3827 Powelton Street) provides an opportunity for Penn Medicine and Wharton to celebrate with its surrounding community and to engage community members on a range of important topics related to health and wellness, including financial wellbeing.