!Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving! Third Annual Houston Family Fitness Celebration Announced |
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HOUSTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, November 7, 2009, the
Hispanic Health Coalition and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health
(the Alliance) will present the third annual !Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get
Moving!(TM) celebration in Houston. The event promotes Hispanic family
physical activity for better health and wellness for people of all ages and
all sizes. The event will be held from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Mason Park
in Houston's East End located at 541 South 75th Street, Houston, TX.
According to Louise Villejo, President of the Hispanic Health Coalition
in Houston, "!Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!(TM) reminds us that people
of all ages and sizes can make movement a part of their daily lives -- and
have fun doing it! Dance, learn a new activity, or walk with family or
friends. There are hundreds of great ways to get up and get moving for your
health."
This exciting event is expected to attract thousands and will feature
FREE health screenings including blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes.
Fun activities for the whole family include tennis and soccer clinics,
aerobics, zumba, jump rope contest, kickboxing, and rock wall climbing. In
addition to the FREE health screenings and activities, there will be
raffles, door prizes, and much more!
"Making movement a daily part of your life is one of the most important
steps you can take for you and your family's health," said Dr. Jane L.
Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health.
"We are grateful to our national sponsors for their support of these family
health events. We thank AstraZeneca for helping us make heart health
information available, Univision Communications for working to get the word
out about the events, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation and the U.S. Tennis
Association (USTA) for being part of our events.
The event is FREE and open to the public as well as to journalists and
coverage is invited.
About the Hispanic Health Coalition (HHC)
The Hispanic Health Coalition is a non-profit organization established
in 1996. The coalition's primary mission is to advance the overall health
of Houston's Hispanic community through education, advocacy and research.
For more information, visit http://www.hispanic-health.org or call
713-666-5644.
About the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance)
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is the nation's foremost
science-based source of information and trusted advocate for the health of
Hispanics in the United States. The Alliance represents thousands of
Hispanic health providers across the nation providing services to more than
15 million each year, making a daily difference in the lives of Hispanic
communities and families. For more information, visit
http://www.hispanichealth.org or call the Alliance's Su Familia National Hispanic
Family Health Helpline at 866-783-2645.
About the Health Foundation for the Americas (HFA)
HFA is the support organization for the National Alliance for Hispanic
Health. HFA encourages philanthropy to give voice for the power and promise
of Hispanic community-based solutions and at the same time challenge
medicine and science to apply the lessons from the Hispanic health
experience to benefit all communities.
About !Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!(TM)
!Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!(TM) is the premier national family
physical activity and healthy lifestyle event series with a nine city tour
in 2009 expected to attract over 25,000 participants. The family-oriented
events are organized by nine leading Hispanic community-based organizations
and are tailored to the interests and cultures of their community. Events
are being held in Albuquerque, NM; Chicago, IL; Chula Vista, CA; Dallas,
TX; Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; and San
Diego, CA. The series of events is presented by the National Alliance for
Hispanic Health and the Health Foundation for the Americas along with its
national sponsors: AstraZeneca, Univision Communication's Salud es vida
!Enterate!, and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the United
States Soccer Foundation. More information is available by calling
1-866-783-2645, texting VIDA to 30644, or visiting hispanichealth.org/vida/
SOURCE National Alliance for Hispanic Health
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