Eshter Sciammarella, Director of the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition, shared the podium with Senator Durbin to discuss the unique needs of the local Hispanic community when it comes to healthcare reform. A video of the event can be viewed at Senator Durbin’s website.
The Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition (CHHC) cordially invites you to participate and become a sponsor in our 4th Annual National Event entitled, “¡Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!” (VTVGUGM) campaign on Saturday, May 15th , 2010 from 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. at McKinley Park-Field house, located at 2210 West Pershing Road, Chicago, IL. 60609. Last year’s event had nearly 500 registered participants, and this year we plan to bring together over 600 enthusiastic participants.
This event is designed to promote physical activity for better health. This is our fourth Chicago event of what will be an annual event to promote family physical activity. We would like to invite your organization, company or business, to collaborate with us in our efforts to reach out to the Chicago Hispanic community. The purpose of CHHC is the coordination of services to address health disparities in the Hispanic communities. The daylong event is co-sponsored by the “National Alliance for Hispanic Health” (NAHH) and is being launched locally by ten Hispanic community-based organizations (CBOs) around the country.
Currently the Hispanic communities are facing an epidemic of obesity-related diseases. Unhealthy lifestyles and the lack of physical activities has led to a prevalence of obesity (Center of Disease Control -CDC, 2005). This prevalence for Hispanic men and women in the year 2000 was 75% and 71%. Obesity is associated with increases in death from all causes which costs the U.S. 75 billion dollars in the year of 2003. This data provides only a glimpse of what will occur in the future with the 45% of Hispanic children being overweight. Health is achieved by lifestyle changes that are supported by community programs and environments. By working together and only together will these trends be overturned.
Please consider sponsoring the 4th Annual National Event entitled, “¡Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving! Campaign at one of the levels mentioned in the enclosed sponsorship package. The keen insight of your expertise would provide valuable knowledge and services to our Hispanic community residents. Choosing to be involved with this event as a sponsor gives you many tangible benefits such as increased visibility and goodwill (see enclosed information sheet). Please fill out the attached form that is located inside this package.
Thank you for considering this sponsorship opportunity. We also welcome In-Kind Donations!! We would enjoy collaborating with you on this very important initiative. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Esther Sciammarella, the director or the Program Manager Jacqueline González, at CHHC, via telephone at 312.842.2340 or via e-mail at chhc@chicagohispanichealthcoalition.org
We would love to have you on board and join us in the effort for this event.
The Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition is pleased to invite you to
a Latina charla on health, family, and relationships.
April 6, 2010
10:00am a 12:00pm
Union League Club of Chicago
65 West Jackson, 7th floor
Chicago, IL 60604
R.S.V.P. 312.842.2340
A book signing will follow with refreshments served.
JANE DELGADO, Ph.D., M.S., is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. A familiar face to millions nationwide, Dr. Delgado was named a 2008 Health Hero of the Year by WebMD, and one of the most influential Hispanics in the hemisphere by People en Español. She has appeared regularly on CNN, ABC News, Univision, and Telemundo. A practicing clinical psychologist, Dr. Delgado lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband Mark and daughter Elizabeth.
Copies of The Latina Guide to Health will be given to the first 50 participants compliments of the Health Foundation for the Americas.
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama kicked soccer balls with youngsters to encourage them to get the recommended hour of daily exercise as she promoted her campaign against childhood obesity.
Mrs. Obama’s participation in a soccer clinic Friday, March 5th, in Washington coincided with the announcement of a new partnership between the U.S. Soccer Foundation and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health’s Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving! program.
The groups are launching a 25-city tour to provide children and their families with free health screenings and soccer clinics. It’s part of the first lady’s “Let’s Move” anti-obesity effort.
Mrs. Obama said soccer gets people moving and their hearts beating. Her 11-year-old daughter Malia plays soccer.
The new CHHC newsletter is available download it here January Newsletter Part1 December Newsletter Part1 December Newsletter part2 November Newsletter Part 1 November Newsletter Part2 october_08_newsletter_part3
HHS today announced an exciting collaboration with the American Diabetes Association ( ADA ) and the Patient Education Research Center at the Stanford University School of Medicine to increase the number of diabetes self-management training programs ( DSMT ) in the United States.
GUGM is an Annual National Healthfair! Vive Tu Vida Get Up Get Moving Flyer Press Release for Illinois National Health Fair chhc-registration-package
This is a program to reach out to Hispanic seniors for influenza immunization and is funded by the City of Chicago and CDC.
THE CHICAGO DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP WITH MEXICAN CONSULATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE for-immediate-release-history-of-partnership-with-the-dept-of-public-health-and-mexican-consulate