USA Health Center for Healthy Communities

05/26/2026

🍉 FREE WATERMELON ALERT! 🍉
Prichard, get ready! The 6th annual Watermelon Festival is officially back, and we are bringing the community together for a morning packed with food, family, and summer fun!

📅 When: Saturday, June 20th | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

📍 Where: 204 S. Wilson Ave (Downtown Prichard)

Want a whole juicy, fresh watermelon to take home for free? 🎁 The first 100 people to pre-register online before the festival get a FREE WATERMELON! Click the link below, secure your spot in seconds, and scan your code at the main table on the morning of the event. Vouchers can be claimed starting at 11:30 AM!

👉 Register at this link https://wkf.ms/43r5Lga

What’s happening at the festival?
🎶 Live Music & Community Line Dancing (Bring your dancing shoes!)
🏆 The Ultimate Watermelon Eating Contest
🛍️ Incredible Local Vendors & Food Trucks
🍉 Lots and lots of fresh watermelon!

Want to get involved? We are actively looking for local vendors and volunteers to join the team! Setup starts bright and early at 6:30 AM. Click the QP Code on our flyer.

Drop a comment below if we’ll see you there, share this post with your neighbors, and don't forget to click the link to pre-register right now! 👇

05/20/2026

View this infographic to see the work of the USA Health Center for Healthy Communities outreach nurse, Ms. Annette.

The USA Health CHC outreach nurse participates in various community events to conduct blood pressure screenings and provide health education. She also visits certain sites -Prichard Housing, Tricks…

05/16/2026

Thank you Rehoboth Church Ministries for inviting us to your community day. We had a great time talking with folks as they got their blood pressure checked.

05/14/2026

Pollinators were busy in the CHC Garden this morning.

05/12/2026

The USA Health Center for Healthy Communities is excited to be a part of this initiative.

Below is an excerpt of a 5/8/2026 press release from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. The USA Health Center for Healthy Communities is one of the awardees. The Gulf Rese…

05/01/2026

May 2026: Mental Health Awareness Month

April is Mental Health Awareness Month. Check out this resource from our community health worker team.

April is Mental Health Awareness Month. Check out this resource from our community health worker team.

04/24/2026

04/16/2026

The Building Safer Communities Collaborative CHW team met in a Talking Circle to debrief their experiences after the first six months of working with clients. The Circle started by identifying the values that characterize the program: Hope, Support, Relationships, Innovation, Opportunity, and Dignity. The team is looking forward to the next cohort of clients.

04/10/2026

CHC’s Community Garden Serves the Community

Recently, Pastor Sandy McQueen from Truevine Missionary Baptist Church and his daughter visited the USA Health Center for Healthy Communities Garden. Established in December of 2025, the garden is focused on providing fresh produce to clients served by CHC's programs and community members. Pastor McQueen picked up collards, lettuce, and radishes to share with seniors in his congregation. In March and early April, CHC provided a total of 18 bunches of collards, 15 heads of lettuce, and 64 radishes to participants served by the…...

Recently, Pastor Sandy McQueen from Truevine Missionary Baptist Church and his daughter visited the USA Health Center for Healthy Communities Garden. Established in December of 2025, the garden is …

04/07/2026

Violence is preventable, but only if we’re equipped to respond.

We’re bringing together leaders, professionals, and community members for a FREE Community Violence Intervention Training right here in Mobile.

This is about more than information; this is about action.
Learning how to intervene.
How to support.
How to break cycles.

If you care about your community, you need to be in this room.

📅 April 21 & 23 (1–5 PM) OR April 25 (10 AM–4 PM)
📍 HALO House – 578 Stanton Rd.
💲 FREE

Spots are limited. Scan the QR code and lock in your seat. Registration closes on Friday, April 17th , at 5:00 pm.

Let’s build safer communities—together.

04/07/2026

STEMM Scholar Presentation: The Wellness Stand

Rylie McGill and Zulma Molina-Lopez, students in the 25-26 school year cohort of the STEMM Scholars program, explored providing direct services to the homeless population of Mobile for their final project.

Rylie McGill and Zulma Molina-Lopez, students in the 25-26 school year cohort of the STEMM Scholars program, explored providing direct services to the homeless population of Mobile for their final …