UnityPoint Health Meriter has partnered with Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Madison to offer free vaccine and blood pressure screening clinics, to better reach different populations within our community. 

In this partnership, UnityPoint Health – Meriter has offered three free vaccine clinics that include annual regular and high-dose flu vaccines, as well as first, second and booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. At our most recent clinic, the Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine was included. 

Through these vaccine clinics, we are working to address vaccine disparities in the Black community, by providing space for individuals in our community to receive vaccines in an easier way and offer education and space for questions for those who might be vaccine hesitant. 

In addition to a variety of vaccine clinics, we have worked to include a clinic for free blood pressure screenings, where attendees could have their blood pressure checked, and were educated on the importance of regular blood pressure screenings, and ways to manage an irregularity. 

The clinics are always free, and appointments aren’t necessary.