In November 2021 the county health department, the West Virginia Health Network and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority held drive-through health fairs, with other local partners.
The fairs reused the drive-through setup built for COVID-19 testing and vaccination. People could stay in their cars and catch up on care they had put off during the pandemic. Services included:
- flu and COVID-19 vaccines
- blood pressure and blood sugar checks
- at-home colon cancer test kits
- free or low-cost bloodwork
- car seat checks and smoke alarms
The first fair was on November 4, 2021, at the Shawnee Sports Complex in Institute, and hundreds of people came. A second fair, the Hero & Health Fair, followed later that month at Bible Center Church in Charleston.