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VIII Oregon Binational Health Week
5 - 15 October 2008
Your Health is Your Life
VIII Oregon Binational Health Week
The state of Oregon joins the VIII Binational Health Week. This is a collaborative initiative coordinated by the Mexican Consulate in Portland through the Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME) along with the generous support of Regence BlueCross BlueShield, Woodstock Chiropractic, Tuality Health Care, Providence Health & Services, Cascade Aids Project, Oregon Health and Science University and the Departments of Health of Multnomah and Washington Counties and more than 20 different agencies, organizations and sponsors that have endorsed this effort.
- The VIII Oregon Binational Health Week calendar of activities includes:
- BHW Inaugural Health Fair at the Oregon Zoo: a fun, family event designed to provide information, free screenings and resources in Spanish.
- Special presentations by Mexican specialists: Dr. Gisela Lara, Coordinator of the Mexico-U.S Health Promoters Exchange Program at the Mexican Institute for Social Security (IMSS) and Rodolfo Arias, Occupational Medicine specialist at IMSS.
- A family resource event and conference on Autism at Tuality Health Care Education Center. Key note speaker: Dr. Alejandro Contreras.
- An Immunization day clinic for families at the Mexican Consulate through the support of Multnomah County Health Department.
- The Portland’s 22nd Annual Aids Walk .
- The celebration of the National Latino Aids Awareness Day. A family event including Live wrestling (lucha libre) at the swap meet in Hillsboro.
- Free HIV screenings through the support of Washington County Health Department and Cascade Aids Project.
- An OHSU presentation on Occupational Medicine in the Latino Community.
- Oregon Health Promoters Celebration
(Please refer to the calendar of activities for detailed information)
http://www.binationalhealthweekpdx.org
This great event would not be possible without the generous support of the Department of Health and Human Services, Mexican Secretariat of Health, Mexican Social Security Institute, Institute of Mexicans Abroad, Secretary of Foreign Affairs through the 52 Mexican consulates in the U.S. and Canada, and the Health Initiative of the Americas at the University of California, as well as thousands of volunteers and countless organizations that have made BHW their own mission.
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