Alert! Swine Flu/¡Alerta! por gripe porcina

Alert! Swine Flu/¡Alerta! por gripe porcina

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From the Un Buen Doctor website, please find below the link to a useful and very interesting article about the Swine Flu.

Alerta por gripe porcina / WITH ENGLISH VERSION

http://www.unbuendoctor.com/detalle_articulos.asp?idenfermedad=1180&tipo=4

Thanks to www.UnBuenDoctor.com for all the updates!

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HCHS/SOL and Hispanocare

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Be sure to catch Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos at the following events hosted by our Community Advisory Committee members at Hispanocare

Noche De Salsa!!! Tonight, April 23, 2009 at Excalibur

Spanish Christian Church Health Fair, Saturday, April 25, 2009

Catch the HCHS/SOL Study on CAN-TV Channel 21!

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Principal Investigator of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, Dr. Martha L. Daviglus will be the featured guest on Hispanocare's CAN-TV (Channel 21) 5:00pm program today. She will be discussing the SOL study and taking questions from callers. Tune in to learn more about how you and other Latinos can help us understand the health of our community! For more info check the CAN-TV website at www.cantv.org

Free CPR Classes

FREE CPR
Free CPR Classes in Your Area
Spread the Word
Nearly 80% of cardiac arrests occur at home and are witnessed by family members.
Do you and your family know what to do?

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3064974

During the month of April, we are partnering with many of our CPR training centers to hold free or low cost CPR for Family and Friends classes in our communities. It’s a great opportunity for residents to learn this lifesaving skill close to home. This is the seventh year we have held this promotion and we have over 250 sites registered!

Please spread the word about these classes! Check out the links to class listings on our Web site, and forward them to your volunteers and partners to encourage further distribution and community registration. This is a great way to show what we do in the community! Do you or your family/friends need CPR training?
If you need additional information about the AHA training center contact arranging a particular class – or for any other questions - please feel free to contact Tina Steinway-
Thank you,
_______________
Tina Steinway
Coordinator, Cause Initiatives & Volunteer Engagement

American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate
208 S. LaSalle, Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60604
Tel.: 312-476-6685
Fax: 312-346-8236
E-mail: Tina.Steinway@heart.org
www.americanheart.org

HCHS/SOL at the Women's Wellness and Resource Fair

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Please be sure to stop by and visit the HCHS/SOL booth at the Women's Health and Resorce Fair. This is a great event for Women and Families that is free and open to the public.

Women's Wellness and Resource Fair
Friday, April 17, 2009, 10:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Address: 2732 N Avers, Chicago, IL 60647
FREE:
• Health Screenings: blood pressure, diabetes,cholesterol• Set up mammogram appointments andother referrals

• All Kids, FamilyCare and Moms & BabiesHealth Insurance information• City, state and county social services• Haircuts, makeovers & massages

• Voter registration (bring two forms of identification)• Giveaways, prizes and more!

Friday, April 17, 200910:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Kosciuszko Park2732 N. Avers Ave.Chicago, IL

For more information, please callRepresentative Berrios’s office at 773-235-3939.

The Clinical Team, Sharing their Knowledge!

Each study field center has a clinic accessible to the population invited to participate in the study. For the convenience of our study participants, the Chicago Field Center has two clinic sites: Community Health located at 2611 W. California Avenue;

the Northwestern University Preventive Medicine Clinic located at 680 N. Lake Shore, Suite 800.

When participants arrive at the clinic, they will receive the following tests: blood pressure, an electrocardiogram, hearing, lung function, oral examination, nutritional assessment, physical activity assessment, and home sleep monitoring. All staff have completed extensive training in clinical procedures. All team members do a series of clinical exams and must be certified to work in the study. The clinical team is made up of eight health interviewers, all of whom are cross trained to administer several of the eight exams.

There are four dental hygienists who administer the dental evaluation and three nutritionists who administer the nutritional evaluation. The study has two phlebotomists who draw blood for the lab exam and a lab supervisor. To ensure that all participants receive the treatment they deserve and are seen in a timely manner, the clinics have a project coordinator, Karen Mancera-Cuevas, and 3 assistant coordinators.
Karen Mancera-Cuevas, Clinic Manager

Like the recruiters, many of the clinical team members come from diverse Latino backgrounds and all are bilingual.