A prophecy to “Keep on Running” received by Dr. Charolette Leach, First Lady of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, over 35 years ago revealed her passion and calling to promote health. To this day, God still speaks to her while she runs. Her master’s degree in exercise science and a personal focus on health have helped her to bring this prophecy and passion to life in Winston-Salem.
Health and Wellness
- A prophecy and a passion for health
- Heart Walk raises awareness about health inequities in the African American community
- Bridges to Hope honored during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Choir rehearsal may have saved her life thanks to alert fellow choir member
- Walk’n’Roll to raise awareness of rare disease

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Heart Walk raises awareness about health inequities in the African American community

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and for their dedicated service to the citizens of Forsyth County, last week the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners honored Bridges to Hope Family Justice Center of Forsyth County with a resolution.

Choir rehearsal may have saved her life thanks to alert fellow choir member

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist breaks ground on new care tower

Sept. 25 is International Ataxia Awareness Day and a local single mother of four is doing her part to raise awareness and help find a cure for the rare disease which affects one’s ability to walk, speak and swallow, and that her son Daemond has been battling for the past five years.

Walk With A Doc, the AARP initiative to encourage seniors to walk for health, chose the perfect summer morning to kick off their new program. On Saturday, Aug. 13, over two dozen people gathered at the Newell-Massey Greenway on Waterworks Road to walk and talk with Dr. Elijah Beaty, who is in the Department of Cardiology at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health.