BATON ROUGE - Pennington Biomedical is hosting a free health and wellness event for men 18 and older at the end of August.

The 2023 Men's Health Summit will take place Saturday, Aug. 26, from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the C.B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center on the Pennington Biomedical campus, located at 6400 Perkins Road. 

The event will have free health screenings, educational sessions on health, immunizations and activities sponsored by Varsity Sports and TITLE Boxing Club. There will be prize giveaways and a keynote address from John Morgan, a comedian and motivational speaker. 

The event is sponsored by Baton Rouge General as well as Our Lady of the Lake, Louisiana Men's Health Organization, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, and Prescriptions to Geaux. 

For more information or to register the event, click here.