It’s about paying it forward.
That’s what local doctors said of their plans to serve the public at this weekend’s free Hamilton County Minority Health Fair. The 15th annual fair will be held Saturday in Eastgate Town Center off Brainerd Road from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. On-site registration will be available for those unable to pre-register.
Damieon Brown, a podiatrist working in Jasper and Cleveland, Tenn., said he’s been providing his services to the health fair for about five years.
“I keep coming back because I feel like it’s my obligation to give back to the community,” he said. “You know that saying, ‘To whom much is given, much is required’? I give back because I’ve had a lot of people give to me.”
Brown said he had a dentist who didn’t charge him while he was in medical school.