Pontiac, Mich. – Oakland County Health and Human Services invites all Oakland County residents to the Health and Housing Summer Fest on Monday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Catalpa Oaks County Park in Southfield (27705 Greenfield Road). This free event offers fun activities, food, and access to health, housing, breastfeeding, and community resources for families.

“Celebrate the end of the summer and enjoy free family-friendly activities at Health and Housing Summer Fest,” said Deputy County Executive Madiha Tariq. “Students can get ready for the school year with free Kindergarten dental screenings, vision screenings, and catch-up on back-to-school routine immunizations.”

Event highlights include:

• Health services and screenings: Vaccinations for kids and adults, free lead screenings for children 2 years old and younger, health screenings from Honor Community Health clinicians, and free glasses for those 4 – 21 years old from Vision To Learn, while supplies last.
• Support services: Access housing assistance, breastfeeding support, and enroll in programs like Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), home-visiting nursing and Children’s Special Health Care Services.
• Back-to-school prep: Back-to-school immunizations, dental screenings for children entering kindergarten who live or learn in Oakland County, and free school supplies while they last.
• Activities: Enjoy yoga and light exercises led by Nature’s Playhouse and a bounce house, lawn games, and rock-climbing wall courtesy of Oakland County Parks & Recreation. Socks are required to play in the bounce house and closed-toed shoes are required to use the rock-climbing walk.
• Raffles: Prizes include bikes, car seats, and breastfeeding accessories.

No one will be denied access due to inability to pay for immunizations. There is a discounted/sliding fee schedule available for those who are under or uninsured. The Health Division accepts health insurance, as well as Medicaid, Medicare, the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, cash, and credit. VFC offers vaccines at no cost for eligible children. There is a $7 fee per vaccination, per client. There are additional fees for credit card payments.

To help plan for food, RSVP for the event by visiting oakgov.info/HHSFest24. In case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled to Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the same time.

More information about the event can be found on the Health Division’s website at oakgov.com/health or by contacting Nurse on Call at 800-848-5533 or noc@oakgov.com. Nurse on Call is available 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For up-to-date public health information, follow @publichealthOC on Facebook and X.

The Health Division extends its gratitude to the event sponsors: Comcast, Meijer, Oakland County Parks and Recreation, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, Priority Health, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, and Vision To Learn.

For media inquiries only, please contact Bill Mullan, Oakland County public information officer, at 248-202-9668.