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Organizers say Black Expo will bring hospitals, pharma and produce distribution to Columbia to target diabetes and other health disparities
Summary
Thomas Media Group reported commitments from Johnson & Johnson, Novo Nordisk, Prisma, MUSC and the South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture for the May 17 Black Expo; organizers plan health screenings, follow-up data collection and produce distribution to attendees.
Darren Thomas, president of Thomas Media Group LLC, told the Columbia City Council that Black Expo on May 17 will expand its health offerings with hospital systems, pharmaceutical partners and new food-access initiatives aimed at diabetes prevention.
“This will be the first time in its history that they will have been in the city Of Columbia or in the state,” Thomas said of Johnson & Johnson’s health-disparities unit, which he said has committed to participating. Thomas also said Novo Nordisk has committed education resources and that Prisma…
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