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Spring 2009 Health Festival
National Sponsors
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The CardioChek system, developed by Polymer Technology Systems, is a fast, easy and accurate way of measuring blood glucose and cholesterol levels.
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FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is responsible for promoting and protecting the public's health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and that cosmetic products are safe and properly labeled. |
Media
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Regional Mexican Houston’s up-tempo, exciting, active, Regional Mexican music station. Playing Norteño hits of today. Two 100,000w broadcast signals cover all of the Houston/Galveston counties. La Raza radio is the entertainment leader in Houston with exciting on-air personalities that also host their own daily television program “La Raza TV” on Channel 61.
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Spanish Pop/Romantic Today’s Pop and Romantic super stars and super hits. Pop and Romantic music has been popular for many years in urban areas all over Latin America, now Houston’s young Hispanic adults hear their Pop and Romantic music 24 hours a day on “XO.” The biggest super stars and their number one hits are showcased including Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Mana, Luis Miguel, and Ricky Matin. |
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Regional Mexican Traditional Classics Houston’s only traditional Ranchera music station. La Ranchera has a great mix of popular Mexican music hits from yesterday and today. Ranchera is the “music of the heart” of Mexicans and Mexican Americans, young and old. Mexican idols like Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, Jose Alfredo Jimenez and Vicente Fernandez are all at home on Radio Ranchito. |
Local Sponsors
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Pfizer Helpful Answers is a family of programs that helps people without prescription coverage save on many Pfizer medicines, no matter their age or income. People with limited incomes may qualify to get their Pfizer medicines for free. In fact, 95% of the Pfizer medicines provided by the program last year were free. In the last 5 years alone, Pfizer helped 5.4 million patients receive 53.7 million Pfizer prescriptions valued at $4.6 billion in free medicines and savings.
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The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s research, care and support. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. |
Local Clinics
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The Rose is a non-profit breast health care center that provides cancer screening, diagnosis and support to all women |
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MedWise is a diabetes services company, providing diabetes supplies, diabetes self-management education classes, and diabetes support groups among other things |
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MD Anderson Cancer Center has integrated programs in cancer treatment, clinical trials, education programs and cancer prevention |
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University of Texas Medical Center brings together School of Public Health, the School of Nursing, the School of Health Information Sciences, and other institutions to fulfill its mission |
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Philippine Nurses Association Metropolitan Houston encourages active participation in community outreach activities such as the Celebra La Vida Con Salud campaign |
Local Partners
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Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization is a national nonprofit organization with the mission to ensure, through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone
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 Interested in becoming a Local Partner? Click here to find out how.
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Check here to get more information on the other Celebra La Vida Con Salud Festivals! |
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