PRESENTING SPONSOR:

SPONSORS:

PARTNERS:

Get your exercise on with our Movement Zone!

20 Health Screenings available!

Take part in our Cooking Demonstrations!

Let the children play in our KIDS ZONE!

Listen to experts on topics including mental health, body positivity, medical issues and more!

Do your part to make Louisiana a healthy state!

ABOUT THE BIG HEALTH EVENT

The Urban League of Louisiana presents the first-ever Big Health Event along with presenting sponsor Ochsner Health.
This event will promote health and wellness for adults and children to positively impact families in Louisiana.
Free parking will be available in Lot F! (off of Convention Center Blvd – directly across from Hall J)

#TheBigHealthEvent

WHAT

The Big Health Event
with presenting sponsor Ochsner Health

WHEN

Saturday, September 17, 2022,
10am – 4pm

WHERE

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
(900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130)

WE REPRESENT CHALLENGE!

If you want to help an organization you support win a health and wellness cash prize, then “represent” them when registering for The Big Health Event! |


To join the challenge, enter your organization when registering for The Big Health event. The organization with the most attendees will be rewarded with a health and wellness cash prize.

The We Represent Challenge is open to:

HOW TO RUN CLINIC WITH BLACK MEN RUN

Want a good workout in before attending The Big Health Event?

Join Black Men Run New Orleans at 8:45am outside the Convention Center for a 2 mile run!

The route will be 2 miles in length. Officials will access participants’ abilities during warmup and suggest how they should engage with the route. Black Men Run joggers will be spread out amongst all runners and provide you the encouragement and motivation you need to complete the course. A 1.3 mile walk will be available for those who can’t run but would like to participate.

Free breakfast will be provided after the run.

LINEUP

Deborah Grimes, RN, JD, MSHQS

System Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Ochsner Health

Dr. Jonathan Mizrahi, MD

Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Ochsner Health

Dr. Leonardo Seoane

Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Ochsner Health

Dr. Arnold James

Psychologist, Home Base Primary Care

Eboni Price-Haywood, MD, MPH, FACP

Medical Director, Ochsner Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research

Dr. Dayna Bolton

Podiatry System Chair, Ochsner Health

Dr. Yvens Laborde, MD

Medical Director of Global Health Education, Ochsner Health

Dr. Brian Pettiford

Director of System Thoracic Oncology Quality, Ochsner Health

Dr. Gabriel Uwaifo

Board Certified Internist and Endocrinologist, Ochsner Health

Dr. William Bennett

Director, Vascular Medicine, Vascular Imaging Laboratory, and Vascular Medicine Fellowship Program, Ochsner Health

Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS, FACOG

Senior Site Lead/Section Head, Women’s Services – Ochsner Kenner; Medical Director of Quality, Ochsner Health Women’s Services

Edgar "Dooky" Chase IV

Executive Chef, Dooky Chase Restaurant

Len Elmore

Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Sports Management at Columbia University, Former NBA Player

Vyoone Segue Lewis

Executive Chef, Vyoone’s Restaurant

Serigne Mbaye

Executive Chef, Dakar Nola

Mark Raymond

CEO, The Split Second Foundation

Moe
“Mr. EarnDatBody” Flippen

Personal Trainer, Earn Dat Body

LaDonte Lotts

Personal Trainer, JiggAerobics Community Project

Davlin Marshall

Personal Trainer, Drive Sports Performance

Misty Romain

Personal Trainer, Xtreme Fitness

Xavier Rush

Personal Trainer, XR ELITE

Dr. Deryk Jones

Section Head, Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute

Dr. Obinna Nnedu

Infectious Diseases Physician, Ochsner Health

Audrey Brust

Junior Chef

Coronji (CJ) Calhoun

Junior Chef

Louis Levine

Junior Chef

Klassi Duncan

Vice President, Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Cherie LaCour-Duckworth

Vice President, Workforce Development

LBJ

News Reporter, WGNO

Sabrina Wilson

News Reporter, WVUE

Sheba Turk

News Anchor, WWLTV

Molly Kimball, RD, CSSD

Sports and Lifestyle Dietitian, Ochsner Health

Theaudric Davis

Executive Chef, Real Clever Cuisine

Davondra Brown

Director of Community Partnerships and Health Equity, Louisiana Department of Health

Ajax Jackson

Lead Instructor, Magnolia Yoga

Dr. Monique Jones

Medical Director of Medical Affairs, Louisiana Healthcare Connection

Gina Swanson

News Anchor, WDSU

Rick Born

CEO, Aetna Better Health of Louisiana

Ajax Jackson

Lead Instructor, Magnolia Yoga

Dr. Monique Jones

Medical Director of Medical Affairs, Louisiana Healthcare Connection

THE BIG HEALTH EVENT AT A GLANCE

HEALTH SCREENINGS AVAILABLE

MOVEMENT ZONE

KIDS ZONE

WORKFORCE

Learn about the wide variety of positions at Ochsner and interview on the spot at the Ochsner Career Café!

Need support in preparation for your interview with Ocshner? The Urban League of Louisiana’s Office of Workforce Development will be available to support job-seekers in

AND LOTS OF FUN!

MOVEMENT ZONE:

10:00am – 10:20am
Circuit Training Class Level 1 -Ochsner Performance Training with Jamie Ott

10:30am-10:50am
Circuit Training Class Level 2-Ochsner Performance Training with Jamie Ott

11:00am-11:20am
Circuit Training Class Level 1 -Ochsner Performance Training with Jamie Ott

11:30am-11:50am
Circuit Training Class Level 1 -Ochsner Performance Training with Jamie Ott

11:30am – 12:00pm
Magnolia Yoga with Ajax Jackson

12:00pm-12:20pm
Zumba with Deborah Autin

12:30pm-12:50pm
Body Flow with Deborah Autin

1:00pm- 1:20pm
Spin Demo with Scott Krejci

1:30pm-1:50pm
Boot Camp with MaryBeth Curry

2:00pm-2:20pm
LM Core with Nikki Carter

2:30pm-2:50pm
GRIT with Nikki Carter, MaryBeth Curry, and Kathleen Vincent

2:30pm – 3:00pm
Magnolia Yoga with Ajax Jackson

3:00pm-3:20pm
Body Pump with Kathleen Vincent

3:30pm-3:50pm
Pilates with Kayne Stewart

ALSO:
Chair Massages will be available from 10am-2pm (6 clients per hour!)
Skin Assessments will be available from 11am-4pm

HEALTHY COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS:

10:15am – 10:50am
Junior Chef Audrey Brust

11:00am – 11:20am
Junior Chef CJ Calhoun

11:30am – 11:50am
Junior Chef Louis Levine

12:00pm – 12:30pm
Chef Theaudric Davis

12:45pm – 1:15pm
Chef Serigne Mbaye

1:30pm – 2:00pm
Edgar “Lil Dook” Chase, IV

2:15pm – 2:45pm
Chef Vyoone Lewis

ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVITIES FROM THE SAINTS AND PELICANS:

11:00am – 12:00pm
Saints Mascot and Cheer Krewe

11:00am – 1:00pm
Saints Gameday Experience

2:00pm – 3:00pm
Pelicans Mascot and Entertainment Team

2:00pm – 3:00pm
Special Appearance by Pelicans Players

CANDID CONVERSATIONS:

10:15am – 10:45am
Ochsner Health Men’s Health Panel
Moderator: Dr. Yvens Laborde
Panelists: Dr. Jonathan Mizrahi, Dr. Brian Pettiford, Dr. Obinna Nnedu, Dr. William Bennett

11:00am – 11:30am
Healthy Choices for Change: A Conversation with Retired NBA Player, Sportscaster and Attorney Len Elmore

11:45am – 12:15pm
Ochsner Health Healthy State Initiative
Moderator: Dr. Leo Seoane
Panelists: Dr. Eboni Price-Haywood, Dr. Yvens Laborde, Deborah Grimes, RN, JD, MSHQS

12:30pm – 1:00pm
Ask The Expert I – Caring for Our Feet, Our Backs, Our Knees, Our Guts
Moderator: Sabrina Wilson, Reporter, FOX8 News
Panelists: Dr. Dayna Bolton, Ochsner Health; Dr. Deryk Jones, Ochsner Health; Dr. Gabriel Uwaifo, Ochsner Health

1:15pm – 1:45pm
Ask The Expert II – Maternal Health, Mental Health, Body Positivity
Moderator: Gina Swanson, WDSU-TV
Panelists: Dr. Veronica Gillispie, Ochsner Health; Dr. Arnold James, Tulane University; Ajax Jackson, Magnolia Yoga

2:00pm – 2:30pm
Leaning In to Health Equity
Moderator: Sheba Turk, WWL-TV
Panelists: Dr. Davondra Brown, Louisiana Department of Health; Dr. Monique Jones, Centene Louisiana/Louisiana Healthcare Connections; Rick Born, Aetna

2:45pm – 3:15pm
Armchair Conversation with Mark Raymond, CEO, Split Second Foundation
Moderator: Sheba Turk , WWL-TV

PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINERS:

11:00am
Moe Flippen

12:00pm
Xavier Rush

1:00pm
JiggAerobics

2:00pm
Misty Romain

3:00pm
Davlin Marshall

ENTREPRENEURSHIP:

11:15am – 11:45am
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Best Practices in Corporate Contracting
Presenter: Klassi Duncan, V.P. Urban Leagueof Louisiana Center for Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship and Innovation