A section of Mount Vernon Avenue in Columbus, Ohio’s Near East Side was closed on Saturday as nearly 70 organizations gathered for the second annual ‘All of Us’ Block Party, bringing health services and community resources directly to neighborhood residents.

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Organized by Ohio State Representative Dontavius Jarrells, the event featured more than 68 vendors. Attendees accessed a wide variety of immediate assistance, including stroke screenings, massages, a blood drive, housing guidance, and rent assistance. Jarrells stated that the goal of the event was to provide immediate, on-site help to families rather than giving them flyers or contact numbers to call during regular business hours.

Healthcare access was a central focus of the gathering. PrimaryOne Health offered connections to primary care, dental, and behavioral health services, while AndHealth worked alongside health centers to connect attendees with specialty care in areas such as neurology, dermatology, and rheumatology. Kevin Hoggatt, vice president of industry and government affairs at AndHealth, noted that bringing care directly into the community helps residents overcome barriers to seeing specialists and receiving medication on sliding fee scales.

Jarrells expressed that beyond attendance numbers, the primary objective of the block party was to make sure area residents felt seen and supported through direct engagement and tailored community resources.

Source: NBC4 Columbus Local — Original report

Wararka Af-Soomaaliga

Munaasabadda ‘All of Us’ oo Adeegyo Caafimaad iyo Taageero ka Bixisay Columbus

Maalintii Sabtida, qeyb ka mid ah jidka Mount Vernon Avenue ee xaafadda Near East Side ee magaalada Columbus, Ohio, ayaa loo xiray munaasabadda sannadlaha ah ee “All of Us” Block Party oo markii labaad la qabtay. Munaasabaddan ayaa waxaa ku kulmay ku dhawaad 70 urur iyo wax ka badan 68 ganacsade kuwaas oo adeegyo caafimaad iyo taageero bulsho si toos ah uga siiyay dadka deegaanka.

Munaasabaddan oo uu soo agaasimay Xildhibaan Dontavius Jarrells oo ka tirsan Golaha Wakiillada ee Ohio, ayaa lagu bixiyay adeegyo kala duwan oo isugu jira baaritaanka faaligga ama stroke-ka, duugista, dhiig bixinta, gargaarka kirada, hoyga, iyo adeegyada caafimaadka guud. Jarrells ayaa sheegay in ujeeddadiisu ay ahayd in dadku ay goobta ka helaan taageero dhab ah marka ay taagan yihiin miisaska adeegga, halkii la siin lahaa xaashiyo ay ku qoran yihiin nambaro ay wacaan maalmaha shaqada ee Isniinta ilaa Jimcaha.

Adeegyada lagu soo bandhigay munaasabadda ayaa lagu saleeyay arrimaha ay bulshadu inta badan kala xiriirto xafiiska xildhibaan Jarrells. Isaga oo ka hadlayay muhiimadda ay leedahay in adeegyadan hal goob lagu kulmiyo, wuxuu tilmaamay inuusan dooneynin in qofku u galo afar ama shan albaab si uu u helo hal xal, iyada oo ay suurtagal tahay in bulshada lagula kulmo dariskeeda lagana siiyo wax kasta oo ay u baahan tahay.

Helitaanka caafimaadku wuxuu ahaa qeybta ugu muhiimsan ee munaasabadda. Ururrada kala ah PrimaryOne Health iyo AndHealth ayaa ka mid ahaa kuwa bulshada u adeegeayay. PrimaryOne Health ayaa dadka u saxashay adeegyada caafimaadka guud, ilkaha, iyo caafimaadka dhimirka, halka AndHealth ay la shaqeyneysay xarumaha caafimaadka si dadka loogu xiro takhasusyada caafimaadka ee sida neerfaha (neurology), maqaarka (dermatology), iyo xanuunada xubnaha (rheumatology).

Kevin Hoggatt, oo ah ku-xigeenka madaxweynaha ee arrimaha warshadaha iyo dawladda ee AndHealth, ayaa sheegay in adeegyada caafimaad ee si toos ah loogu keenay bulshada ay caawineyso sidii dadku uga gudbi lahaayeen caqabadaha hortaagan helidda dhakhaatiirta takhasuska leh iyo dawooyinka qiimaha la awoodi karo ee xarumaha caafimaadku bixiyaan.

Xildhibaan Jarrells ayaa intaa ku daray in guusha munaasabadda lagu kipineyn oo kaliya tirada dadka ka soo qaybgalay, balse ujeeddada ugu weyn ay tahay in qof kasta oo yimid uu dareemo in la xushmeeyay, la taageeray, lagana caawiyay caqabadaha nololeed ee haysata.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus Local