Health care events for Latinos will be held first two weeks in October
By Gosia Wozniacka, The Oregonian, September 30, 2009
The Ninth Annual Binational Health Week, a series of health care events aimed at disadvantaged and uninsured Latinos, will take place in Oregon beginning Saturday and running through Oct. 15.
The Binational Health Week is an effort of federal and state government agencies, community-based organizations, and volunteers to improve the health of the underserved Latino population living in the United States and Canada and increase awareness of critical health issues among Latinos.
In Oregon, it encompasses a weeklong series of health promotion and education activities that include a health fair, workshops, medical screenings, immunizations, classes on diabetes prevention and management, a career fair for Latino students, and a soccer tournament.
The health care events are aimed at Latinos, organizers say, because more Latinos are uninsured than any other ethnic or racial group. According to the U.S. Census bureau, 30 percent of all U.S. Latinos were uninsured in 2008, as compared to 10 percent of non-Hispanic whites, 19 percent of blacks, and 17 percent of Asians.
Most events will be held in Multnomah and Washington counties. For the calendar of activities, go to http://binationalhealthweekpdx.org/2009/activities.php or www.tusaludestaentusmanos.org
Gosia Wozniacka
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