HEALTH BELONGS IN THE PLACES PEOPLE ALREADY ARE.

In 2024, IBTU hosted four yoga activations in Leimert Park and one fitness session, reaching 206 participants. In April 2025, a Volunteer Appreciation Yoga event at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza recognized the people who power IBTU's work with a wellness experience they deserved.

These are not branded fitness events. They are community wellness activations held in public spaces — free, open, and designed for people who may never set foot in a studio.

Through university clinical partnerships, IBTU delivered 156 blood pressure screenings, 84 A1C checks, 72 cholesterol screenings, 430 CPR education sessions, 300 nutrition education interactions, and 430 fentanyl awareness trainings between January and June 2024. Research partners enrolled 38 participants from 195 community interactions.

These screenings happen at IBTU events — not in hospitals or clinics that require appointments, insurance, and transportation. When health services show up where families already gather, the barrier drops to zero. That is how you build community health infrastructure.

IBTU has distributed 223 naloxone kits across community events, the Hub, and school campuses. Each kit is accompanied by education on recognizing overdose symptoms and proper administration. In a city where fentanyl-related deaths continue to rise, putting naloxone in the hands of community members is not optional — it is infrastructure.

This is the same model IBTU applies everywhere: identify what communities need, remove the barriers to accessing it, and deliver with consistency and dignity. No stigma. No paperwork. Just a kit and the knowledge to use it.

Staff Appreciation and Wellness Days on school campuses reach 75+ educators per site with meals, wellness experiences, and direct recognition. In a district where chronic absenteeism hits 38% and teacher burnout drives turnover, investing in the adults who hold schools together is not a perk — it is a strategy.

IBTU's staff wellness programming is built into school contracts, not tacked on as an afterthought. When educators feel supported, the entire campus ecosystem stabilizes. Community is the infrastructure — and that includes the people inside the building.