NeighborHealth Celebrates Health, Wellness, and Community at Fall Family Health Fair

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BOSTON, MA (October 14, 2025)NeighborHealth hosted its annual Fall Family Health Fair on Thursday, October 9 at its 20 Maverick Square location in East Boston, bringing together families, patients, and community members for a day full of seasonal fun and preventive care services.

The Health Fair offered free flu and COVID-19 vaccines, educational resource booths, and hands-on activities including pumpkin decorating, face painting, and music designed to engage attendees of all ages while fostering community wellness. Attendees also enjoyed healthy snacks donated by Farmer’s Fridge and local supermarkets.

Fair attendees from young to old received flu and COVID-19 vaccinations, taking an important step towards staying healthy this season. (Courtesy Photograph)

“Our Fall Family Health Fair makes preventative care more accessible and fun for our community,” said Courtney Senechal, Director of Nursing at NeighborHealth. “We want families to feel supported and informed when it comes to their health, and this fair is a great opportunity to connect in a more personal way. Especially this time of year, we want to be sure our community is equipped to prevent seasonal viruses like flu and stay healthy into the winter.”

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East Boston children enjoy the fall spirit by decorating pumpkins donated by Shaw’s Supermarket.

NeighborHealth volunteers, staff and community partners connected with visitors, offering families opportunities to learn more about services and resources available year-round from health educators, behavioral health clinicians, and community outreach teams. The event also provided opportunities for new patients to connect directly with staff and explore NeighborHealth’s broad network of family care, radiology, dental, recovery, older adult and behavioral health programs.

NeighborHealth plans to continue to support healthier, more connected communities across Boston through education, prevention and care and will be hosting a second Fall Family Health Fair at Blackstone Square Park, 1535 Washington St, South End, Boston on Saturday, October 18 from 10am- 2pm.

Dr. Julio Mazul, Chief Medical Officer, NeighborHealth, greets NeighborHealth’s Director of Radiology, Siham Elalami, and team members Joscar Mota and Jacqueline Guzman, on hand to promote timely mammograms during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (Courtesy Photograph)

This year’s health fairs are made possible thanks to the generosity of the following sponsors: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Medical Center, Bunker Hill Community College, Quest Diagnostics, Cataldo Ambulance Service, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Rockland Trust, Boston Public Health Commission, Farmer’s Fridge, Boston Children’s Hospital, Flour Bakery + Café, Santander, Wegmans, Stop and Compare Supermarket, Costco, Whole Foods, Shaw’s Supermarket, Chocolaffee Home of Maninuts, and Tropical Foods.

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(From left to right) Quest Diagnostics sponsor Nicole M. Tomanek poses for the camera with NeighborHealth’s Vice President of Specialty Services and Patient Experience Eugenia Coronado and NeighborHealth’s Director of Nursing Courtney Senechal, who led vaccination services at the event.

To learn more about upcoming community events, visit NeighborHealth Events.

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