Posted on 10/20/2007 1:13:06 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
La Plaza Comunitaria and La Paz de Dios will host an annual Hispanic health fair Sunday in conjunction with Binational Health Week, organizers said.
Mirtha Jones, director of Plaza Comunitaria, an initiative of Chattanooga State Technical Community College, said it is important to have a health fair specifically for Hispanics because "There are a lot of Latinos in the area that don't have access to medical care."
She said this is the second year the health fair will be held together with Binational Health Week.
The fair will include about 20 different organizations offering information on various illnesses, such as tuberculosis, epilepsy and testing for HIV and AIDS, according to organizers. The fair also will have entertainment and door prizes.
Kasey Poole, spokeswoman for the Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department, which is participating in the health fair, said outreach "is always important when we work with the community."
She said it is fundamental to educate people about health care services available to them, and interpreters will be available for participants who need them.
"We want to make sure we provide all the information in their language and let them know there are other places where they can receive free health care services," Ms. Jones said.
She said organizers are expecting 250 to 300 people at the fair.
Binational Health Week is an annual weeklong series of health-promotion and health-education activities geared toward migrants and immigrants from Mexico and Central America.
E-mail Perla Trevizo at ptrevizo@timesfreepress.com
>>I stayed at the Read Hotel last weekend<<
I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night. So I know what you are talking about. ;-)
NGZ is not a ‘he’, ‘him’ or ‘his’. SHE is also not a bigot, and neither are GWilhelm, SUHU, nor TennesseeNana. Nor the others commenting on this thread, as far as I know, but these four I know pretty well. We all belong to a chat group that’s very much conservative, and at least one of us has Hispanic roots. You’re chasing a bogeyman here, I must tell you-this is NOT about Hispanics; it’s about ILLEGALS.
“From what I have seen, FReepers have no problem whatsoever with welcoming any culture or heritage into our country. “
Correct.
I do see a major resentment for those who try to sneak in the back door and demand (or steal) the rights and entitlements that ‘legalized’ citizens enjoy
Also correct.
White, black, brown illegals, get the heck out of America!
Siphoning off the La Raza profits?
Do your masters know about this?
“I have no woman because of Hispanics”.... Sorry pal, I’m not a dyke!
“I must tell you-this is NOT about Hispanics; it’s about ILLEGALS.”
ALL ILLEGALS!!
LOL!...I'd say you were massively overpaid!..:o) Use your own logic friend...you don't know me either....
Yur’ funny! (It was a nice place BTW) :^)
I believe you; but maybe your group should go out and help some poor Hispanics. Most are here legally- 85%- Then when issues come up about health fairs for a specific demographic and somebody make an allusion that is aimed to denegrate a group... you’d all stand up for them.
I work with poor Hispanics... many in gangs... all American.
But you are going bald and have a broken Cutlus Supreme on blocks? I nailed it.
Nobody here mentioned “illegal immigrants”
There’s no such status...
ThanQ PGWV65 ....... MIGHT POINT Xactly “ILLEGALS” !!!!! apparently FORMER PRESIDENT Fox from MEXICO ... can’t even pronounce that TITLE “ILLEGALS” from his own Country !!
So I shouldn’t work with gang youth to try and show them other options? They are Americans by the way.... legal.... parents have difficulty with English.... but hey... they are just Hispanic Americans....
“You couldn’t touch what I do”..... I don’t think I’d want to touch that with a 10 foot pole. I find most “braggerts” are 1/10 of what they claim to be, if even.
Again, you prove yourself to be nothing but an idiot. Idiotocity is the ONLY thing you’ve nailed.
So you are bald?
Damn straight! Brits, Canadians, French, Eastern European, North African, South African-and yes! South of the Rio Grande! If you’re illegal, GTF OUT!
Completely!!!! You got me, oh no........
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