Please note that this event has already taken place however you can learn more about the event on the links below:
Minority Ethnic Communities (MEC) Health Fair 2025
The MEC Health Fair 2025 took place on Wednesday 29th October, 10:00-15:00, at Fitzalan High School, Leckwith Road, Cardiff CF11 8AP.
We were pleased to welcome the Health Fair back for another year, giving individuals and families the opportunity to access a wide range of information from various organisations on ways to look after ourselves better. Health professionals joined us once again, and a Q&A session gave participants the opportunity to ask their health-related questions. 2025’s theme was Celebrating Diversity in Health Care.
Programme
- 10:00 AM – Welcome addresses by the MEC Health Fair steering committee and keynote speaker – Main Hall
- 10:15 AM – 3:00 PM – Information stalls – Main Halls
- 10:15 AM – 3:00 PM – Health Checks
- 12:00- 13:00 PM – Light lunch – Main Hall
- 2:50 PM – Closing remarks – by a MEC Health Fair Steering group member
- 3:00 PM – End of the event
Activities and workshops
- 10:15 – 11:00 am – Stress Management: What is stress, how it affects your life and how to manage, a practical interactive session by CCAWS
- 10:15 – 11:00 am – MIMA Movement inspired by Martial Arts: a fun and engaging session involving gentle movement. For all levels. Cardiff Met
- 11:15 to 12:00 pm – Health Professionals Q&A Session: an opportunity to find out and ask questions about accessing services such as primary care, screening services, community pharmacy, optometry, mental health and many more, by Muslim Doctors Cymru
- 11:15 to 12:00 pm – Cook Along Workshop: Join the Public Health Dietitians for a healthy cooking workshop. Learn tips for healthy cooking whilst making your own tasty meal and dessert. All ingredients will be provided
- 13:00 to 13:45 – Woman Health Q&A Session: a welcoming, safe session to talk about women health issues with women health professionals – by Muslim Doctors Cymru
- 14:00 to 14:30 – Diabetes Awareness, food and lifestyle education session by the Public Health Dieticians
*Childcare and children’s activities (up to 10 years old) provided during the workshops and activities
*Prayer and quiet room available
*Volunteers will help signposting and with communication barriers
*Immunisation van with information and the opportunity to take up flu and other relevant vaccinations.
Resources
Download the MEC Health Fair 2025 Poster and help us spread the word about the event:
MEC Health Fair 2025 Poster – English version
MEC Health Fair 2025 Poster – Welsh version
MEC Health Fair 2025 Poster – Arabic Version
MEC Health Fair 2025 Poster – Somali Version
Download the Impact Report from the MEC Health Fair 2024:
How to get involved
Every year, the Minority Ethnic Communities Health Fair invites sponsors and volunteers to play a direct role in supporting the event to take place and reach as many communities as possible. We are passionate about providing ethnic minority communities with information relating to health, social care and wellbeing to close the gap on health inequalities affecting various populations of our city.
In the past, volunteers have supported with translation, offering accessibility support via transport as well as on-the-day support in the running of the event.
If you support Minority Ethnic community groups and would like to help in the future via donation, promotion, and contributing to the accessibility of the event, please e-mail anna.r@c3sc.org.uk with the subject “MEC Health Fair community”.
We also welcome the support of C3SC members to get involved in this annual event.
Have a question? Get in touch
For any enquiries regarding the upcoming MEC Health Fair, please email enquiries@c3sc.org.uk or call 07973 725335.