We are proud to highlight the work of Celeste Paula, Health Promoter with Centro Hispano de East Tennessee. She is a tireless advocate for the Latino community in the Knoxville area, a true hero, and the subject of our first #communitytrailblazers feature!  

Community Trailblazer: Jada Davis; Cancer Justice Network"You have to have the care and concern for people." As a health navigator for Cancer Justice Network in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jada Davis advocates for people who are overlooked, forgotten about, and counted out. She makes sure they have the health care support and services they need. Jada also knows how painful it is to lose someone to COVID-19, and this has inspired her to share her story and help more people get protected through vaccination...

This summer St. Mary’s Health Wagon, a nonprofit that provides free healthcare services to the medically underserved residents of the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia, hosted their three-day Move Mountains Medical Mission. They offered people access to free primary and specialized care. They also gave people access to eye exams and glasses fabrication, and dental health services including fillings, extractions and oral cancer screenings. With support from the CDC Foundation, they...