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4th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Festival- Health Literacy Awareness

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ORGANIZATION: BIRDSONG HEALTH LITERACY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

Are you passionate about helping others live healthier lives? Join us as a Health Literacy Volunteer with the Birdsong Health Literacy Center of Excellence, supporting the Healthier 757 initiative and the Rewards for Healthy Living platform at the 4th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Festival-a vibrant community celebration honoring Black freedom, culture, and resilience.

What You'll Do:
As a Health Literacy Volunteer, you’ll play a vital role in empowering community members with essential health education. You'll help people understand how to prevent and manage disease through access to a free, digital platform full of fun, interactive games and reliable health information.

Volunteers will:

  • Introduce individuals to the Rewards for Healthy Living website and mobile app.

  • Help people scan a QR code to get started.

  • Assist with registration, including entering their name and email, and confirming their sign-up through email.

  • Show them how to use the platform to explore games and topics that support healthier habits.

  • Use a provided tablet or help individuals use their own smartphones to register and participate.

Why It Matters:
Health literacy is the key to preventing illness, delaying disease, and reducing healthcare costs. By helping others access and understand trusted health resources, you're making a real difference in the well-being of your community.

No prior experience is needed-just a friendly attitude and basic comfort using a tablet or smartphone. Training will be provide

3 Shifts

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  • Sat Jun 14, 2025 - 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM EST - Spots available: 2
  • Sat Jun 14, 2025 - 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM EST - Spots available: 2
  • Sat Jun 14, 2025 - 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM EST - Spots available: 2
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About BIRDSONG HEALTH LITERACY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

Location:

400 GRANBY STREET SUITE 107-13, NORFOLK, VA 23510, US

Mission Statement

At Birdsong Health Literacy Center of Excellence our mission is to improve health literacy and build stronger, healthier communities. We are working to achieve this through the power of multi-stakeholder collaboration, effective, community-driven engagement strategies and a unique digital education platform. Our goals are to: * Increase community-wide awareness and knowledge of key health issues. * Enhance health outcomes by empowering individuals through improved health literacy. * Improve health equity by reducing health disparities. * Implement best practices in health education and measure their effectiveness.

Description

Birdsong Health Literacy Center of Excellence is committed to make a transformative impact on the health of Hampton Roads, VA by promoting health literacy, improving public health, empowering individuals, and driving economic prosperity through innovative community-based health education initiatives.

"The Birdsong Health Literacy Center of Excellence is more than an organization - it represents a movement towards a healthier future," said George Birdsong, President and Founder of the nonprofit organization. "Our mission is to empower individuals with the knowledge needed to make informed health decisions for themselves and their families, building healthier and more resilient communities that foster economic growth."

At the heart of the Center's mission is the support and expansion of Healthier757, a community-wide health literacy initiative that provides free health education resources across the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. Through a strategic partnership with EdLogics, a digital game-based health education organization with a mission to improve health literacy, the Center engages residents with interactive games, quizzes, videos, and incentives to promote healthy behaviors. This partnership also allows for the integration of health literacy into workforce development programs and early childhood education, addressing health equity from multiple angles and fostering long-term community resilience.

CAUSE AREAS

Education & Literacy
Health & Medicine
Education & Literacy, Health & Medicine

WHEN

Sat Jun 14, 2025
02:00 PM - 08:00 PM
This opportunity has 3 shifts

WHERE

16 Crawford CirclePortsmouth, VA 23704

(36.83122,-76.29743)
 

DATE POSTED

June 5, 2025

SKILLS

  • Literacy / Reading
  • Adult Education
  • Patient Care
  • Healthcare
  • Life Coaching
  • Veteran Care

GOOD FOR

  • Public Groups
  • Private Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
  • Must be at least 16
  • 2 hour shifts
  • Must be comfortable talking with public and helping them use a QR Code to register on free health literacy platform.

Private Group Details

  • Group Size Range 1 - 5
  • Event can be held at a volunteer group location (e.g. office, park)
  • No Donation

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