LEXINGTON, Ky. — Finding access to health care can feel out of reach for many underrepresented families.
What You Need To Know
- A free Black Family Wellness Expo will offer health, dental and mental health services in Lexington
- The Frankfort/Lexington chapter of The Links Incorporated is hosting the event
- More than 20 professionals in health, child care and financial services are expected to attend
- Organizers said they aim to address high rates of hypertension, cancer and maternal mortality in Black communities
For Wendy Jackson, a longtime Lexington-based OB-GYN whose practice has catered to women of all ages, expanding access was a mission she was born to fulfill.
“I spend my life making sure that they have access to great health care,” Jackson said…