PROGRAMS & SERVICES

ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

PROMOTORAS DE SALUD (PEER EDUCATORS) PROJECT

Community Lay Health Educators trained to help diabetics and cancer patients/survivors and their families, navigate the social services and health systems.

REFERRALS 

 Free/low cost mammography  

Uninsured, 40-64 years old

50-64 years old includes Paps screening

some diagnostic mammogram 

 Prostate cancer screening 

Uninsured, 40 or older 

EDUCATION

CANCER

“Gift of Life Get Together”

Breast Self-Examination Demonstrations: for groups of six or more women at your location. Peer educators teach: Who is at risk? What are the risk factors? and What are the symptoms? for breast and cervical cancer.

“Breast Health Bingo”

A game of bingo designed to inform women on the importance of early detection of breast cancer.

TYPE II DIABETES

“Los Amigos/Buddies”® Diabetes Prevention and Control Classes

A 5 hour class on a Saturday at a local church or community center, where we connect the community with experts on diabetes, medicines, nutrition and exercise. To teach awareness and simple techniques to control or prevent diabetes type 2.

Controlling Diabetes-"A Family Effort"

“Hoy en Adelante” Diabetes Education Presentation (in Spanish) of a short play on the effects of diabetes.

OBESITY

Nutrition and Exercise information to learn how to prevent and control obesity 

SUPPORT GROUPS

 “El Arco Iris de HHI”

Hispanic cancer survivors and care givers support group for men and women. 

FORUMS

Annual Cancer Health Forum

Annual Diabetes Health Forum