A free expo in Eastern Market is bringing together some of the area’s top health experts and influencers for an action-packed day of programs and activities. It’s known as “Health is Wealth-Detroit.”

DETROIT – It may look like any old vacant building in Detroit, but for a group dedicated to helping others, all they see is an opportunity. “The Ground Up Project is a revitalization effort for the city of Detroit. We’re going to be empowering entrepreneurs to own and operate their own businesses,” said Dexter Sullivan, who is with the Ground Up Project. Tiffany Johnson, the program manager with The Ground Up Project, said they’ll learn life skills as well. “Integrating life skills and also communication skills, coping skills, mental health capacities and so on, just to ensure that every person is fully equipped,” Johnson said.