!Vive Tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving! Third Annual Houston Family Fitness
Celebration Announced
Exercise with Sheriff Adrian Garcia During a Family Health Walk!
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 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 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
Carmen L. Cruz, +1-404-408-2103, clcruz@effectivemediagroup.com
