Spring 2009 Health Festival

Miami Information
Date: December 6 Time: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM	Location: Amelia Earhart Park 401 East 65th Street Hialeah, FL  33013
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Schedule of Activities: Face Painting Moon Bounce Soccer Clinics Fun Exercise	Screenings Offered: Blood Pressure Cholesterol Glucose BMI HIV/AIDS Mammograms (23 max. first come basis)
Interested in being part of the festival staff?  Click here to Volunteer.

National Sponsors
	The CardioChek system, developed by Polymer Technology Systems, is a fast, easy and accurate way of measuring blood glucose and cholesterol levels.
	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.

Local Sponsors
	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.
	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.

 

Media
	South Florida listeners looking for a little romantic music in Spanish can find "Amor" at 107.5 FM. Site is in both English and Spanish
	Spanish talk radio station targeted at Florida's Cuban population takes an anti-Castro stance and lobbies for an independent Cuba at 710 AM.
	Spanish-language news, talk, entertainment, and sports radio station located at 1140 AM offers a calendar of events and a membership club.
	Radio Caracol is Miami’s leading Hispanic talk radio station. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day with a news, talk, sports and entertainment format.

Local Sponsors

Walgreens joins Celebra La Vida, Miami for the second year. Walgreens will also feature its Take Care Health Tour Bus at the festival, providing Celebra participants, ages 18 and up, with important health information and six FREE health screenings, including:  blood pressure, cholesterol, bone density, glucose, waist circumference and body mass index. The  free health screenings are worth more than $115, but they are priceless if they help people catch illnesses early when treatments are often more effective. The Celebra sponsorship is part of Walgreens program to bring free screening services and better health awareness to local communities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. For more information, please visit our website at  www.walgreens.com/takecare

Local Clinics
	Jackson Health System, an integrated healthcare delivery system, consists of its centerpiece, Jackson Memorial Hospital; 12 primary care centers and two primary care mobile vans; multiple school-based clinics serving many elementary, middle and high schools; two long-term care nursing facilities; six Corrections Health Services clinics; a network of mental health facilities; Holtz Children’s Hospital, Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital, Jackson North Medical Center and Jackson South Community Hospital
	The mission of the Borinquen Health Care Center is to provide a broad range of comprehensive, high quality, efficient and effective health, educational and human services to improve the quality of life of the culturally diverse community in South Florida.
	The mission of Economic Opportunity Family Health Center, Inc. is to provide culturally and linguistically congruent comprehensive healthcare in a holistic manner, assuring access and quality to our diverse community.

Local Partners
	Corpus Christi Catholic Church's mission is to continuously reach the members of the Miami community in ways that benefit their overall well-being
Interested in becoming a Local Partner?  Click here to find out how.

Check here to get more information on the other Celebra La Vida Con Salud Festivals!