Living Well Health Fair Planned In Wakefield

WAKEFIELD, MA — Wakefield’s planned Living Well Health Fair will showcase area health services and resources at the Wakefield Farmers Market this weekend, bringing close to two-dozen organizations to the shore of Lake Quannapowitt.

Set for Saturday, Aug. 13, the Living Well Health Fair will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Formerly known as the Healthy Living Expo, the event is hosted by the Wakefield Health and Human Services Department, the Wakefield-Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce and the Wakefield Farmers Market.

The fair will spotlight programs focusing on everything from nutrition and physical fitness to mental health and community care, as noted in an event announcement.

The event will also include interactive activities for children.

Participating organizations include:

• The American Cancer Society
• Arbour Counseling
• Bay State Foot and Ankle Specialists
• Be Well Stay Well Health Coaching
• Cataldo Ambulance
• En Forma Fitness
• First Parish Church
• HD Physical Therapy
• Healthy Aging PT
• Holiday Travel
• Home Instead
• Impact Melanoma
• Move2Joy Yoga Studio
• The Savings Bank
• Wakefield Alliance Against Violence
• Wakefield Fire Department
• Wakefield Health and Human Services Department
• Wakefield Police Department
• Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department
• Wakefield Rotary Club
• Wakefield Senior Center
• Wake-up Coalition
• YMCA of Metro North.

A number of community sponsors are backing the fair.

Those interested in joining the current list of exhibitors can visit livingwellwakefield.com or contact the Wakefield-Lynnfield Chamber of Commerce either by email at Info@WakefieldLynnfieldChamber.org or by phone at 781-245-0741.

The Wakefield Farmers Market and the Living Well Health Fair will set up this weekend in Hall Park at 468 North Ave. in Wakefield.