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n Monday afternoon, the
corner of Valentine Avenue
and East 188th Street was set up
with a long row of a dozen folding
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pens and sign-up sheets.
Despite the unseasonably chilly weather and
strong winds, there was a steady stream of area
residents who stopped to take a look, listen, and
collect information.
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at the forefront of the centers work in engaging
community members on addressing health
issues.
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health outcome ratings.
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residents. Sometimes immigration status may
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they need.
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easy it is to get access, she said.
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when she decided to stop by and see what the
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Union Community Health Center holds health fair
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tables and balloons were about.
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community.
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Mammograms were also offered.
Dad needs a ri de t o t he doct or t omorrow,
but you can t mi ss work agai n.
We know what youre
going through. And we can help.
Our Managed Long-Term Care plan
provides Dad with the services he
needs to live at home assistance
with bathing, dressing, meals, rides
to the doctor and much more.
We have years of experience helping
people with Medicaid navigate
thi s process and a websi te
that makes it easy to understand.
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money residents can spend on food will
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where the fair was being held, ranks the
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about the possibilities created by food stamps
will lead to better health among the areas
residents.
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medicine.
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with neon green, orange and pink color designs
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registered women for their screenings and
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age of 40 following up with cancer screenings.
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minutes.
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and their parents were gathered around Apryl
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to the companys booth.
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granddaughter hadnt been to the dentist yet.
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booth, right across from the face painting
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upon her granddaughter.
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said.
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reaction.
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be, he said, and now he actually has people
come to him, recommended by someone else
who has already been tested.
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awareness will help raise awareness about the
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Any inch toward getting people a little
healthier would be great, she said.
For more information on Union Health
Community Center, please visit www.
uchcbronx.org or call 718.220.2020.
FAIR from p4
Historia y fotos por Katherine Jacobsen
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a tarde del lunes, la esquina de la
Avenida Valentine y el este de la Calle
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de una docena de mesas plegables
adornadas con folletos, bolgrafos
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inusualmente clima fro y fuertes vientos,
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rea detenindose a mirar.
La Fer|a de 3a|ud ocurr| er e| Cerlro de
3a|ud 'ur|or Corrur|ly' (uClC, por sus s||as
er |r|s) coro parle de '8rorx wee| 2013' y
lue cor e| props|lo de d|r||r ura var|edad de
proo|eras que erlrerla e| cordado.
uClC es ura orar|zac|r ro |ucral|va
ca||lcada ledera|rerle parec|da a ur cerlro de
sa|ud que provee aprox|radarerle 150,000
v|s|las rd|cas, derla| y re|ao|||lac|r lis|ca
cada aro a aprox|radarerle 2Z,000 pac|erles
|rd|v|dua|esersuscualrouo|cac|oresere|
8rorx.
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0uoerrarerla|es y Corura|es de uClC, y esl
a|avaruard|ade|a|aoorde|cerlroerasurlos
desa|udcor|osr|erorosde|acorur|dad.
Expres preocupac|r cor |os oajos prored|os
de sa|ud de| 8rorx.
'3oros ur cordado o|er d|verso, rol,
sera|ardo |as d|lcu|lades erlrerladas por |os
res|derles,ooservardoquea|urasvecese|
eslalus de |rr|rac|r prev|ere a |as persoras
er ouscar e| cu|dado de sa|ud que reces|lar.
0lras veces, |a erle ro se da cuerla de |o
lc||queeslereracceso,d|joe||a.
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de|cordado.
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oajoser|aercueslade3a|udde|Cordado
de| Eslado de Nueva Yor| larlo por laclores de
sa|ud (e| aro|erle dorde v|ver |os res|derles
de| cordado) y |os resu|lados de sa|ud (cuar
lrecuerlererle se erlerrar).
uClCousca|aceracces|o|e|osserv|c|osde
sa|ud que eslr d|spor|o|es a res|derles, 's|r
|rporlar s| l|erer seuro rd|co o ro, d|jo R|vera.
rujeres de rs de 10 aros cor exreres de
crcer.
'Er reros de 15 r|rulos, puede |acerse ura
raroralia, d|jo R|vera.
V|erlras e||a |ao|aoa, ur pac|erle rayor erlr
para su raroralia y lerr|r er 9 r|rulos.
0e vue|la luera de |a var, ur rupo de r|ros y
sus padres eslaoar reur|dos a|rededor de Apry|
'Cadaora Ru|z, ura persora que p|rla caras cor
ur sororero de payaso y ur corazr rojo er su
rar|z.
Ru|z lue corlralado por Arer|roup/lea|l|
P|us, ur proveedor de seuros rd|cos, para
alraer a |os r|ros a |a casela de |a corparia.
F|or Cuevas eslaoa er |a l|a cor su r|ela de
cualro aros que deseaoa que |e p|rlarar su
car|la.
Cuevas ercorlr que |a Aulor|dad de v|v|erda
de|ac|udaddeNuevaYor|lue|rlorral|va.
'Tor |rlorrac|r acerca de cro orear cor
c||rc|es, d|jo Cuevas.
Aurque ro |os l|ere, l|ere par|erles que s|.
La ler|a laro|r |e record a Cuevas que su
r|ela lodavia ro |a |do a| derl|sla. Cuardo pas por
|acaselade|||erederla|de|uClC,jusloa|olro
|ado de |a eslac|r para p|rlar caras, 're record
que lero que ||evar|a para su pr|rer exarer
derla|, d|jo e||a er esparo|, r|rardo a su r|ela.
A||adode|acaselade|||erederla|,Var|o
Rodriuez eslaoa olrec|erdo exreres ral|s de
llv para aque||os |rleresados.
'Ve usla ayudar a olras persoras, d|jo
Rodriuez.
Adr|l|, '|o rs d|lic|| de esle lraoajo es
dejar|e saoe a a|u|er que l|ere ura reacc|r
pos|l|va.
Pero e| exarer se |a vue|lo rs lc|| de |o
que so|ia ser, d|jo e|, y a|ora |as persoras v|erer
a e|, recorerdadas por a|u|er rs que |a se |a
ec|o e| exarer.
'Asi es coro se r|ea |a voz, d|jo e|, y es
coro |as persoras eslr rs corc|erles de su
prop|a sa|ud.
R|vera esl esperarzada de que cua|qu|er
corc|erc|a corura| ayudar a esparc|r |a voz de
que |ay recursos d|spor|o|es para lodo e| rurdo,
y cada paso, d|jo e||a, |rporla.
'Cada pu|ada |ac|a e| |acer |as persoras
rs sa|udao|es ser rard|oso, d|jo e||a.
Para ms informacin sobre Union
Health Community Center, favor visite www.
uchcbronx.org o llame 718.220.2020.
La esca|a de pao laro|r prelerde |acer e|
cu|dadode|asa|udasequ|o|ealodos.
8e|||s Prez eslaoa so|o car|rardo cuardo
dec|d| delererse y ver de que lralaoar |as
resas y |ooos.
Prez de red|ara edad es as|slerle de| |oar
y ve ura arp||a var|edad de pac|erles er e| rea.
'E| proo|era rs rarde es que |as persoras
ro l|erer seuro rd|co, d|jo Prez er esparo|.
'Es |rporlarle alraer alerc|r a eslos asurlos
e |rvo|ucrarse cor |os caro|arles proo|eras er
|a corur|dad.
V|erlras |ao|aoa, reco| var|as |ojas sue|las
y lo||elos.
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3lacy Arr 8ryar loraoa |rlorrac|r acerca de
cupores de a||rerlos para su aoue|a de Caro|yr
0'Corror.
'Lo que |acer |os cupores de a||rerlos
es aurerlar |a capac|dad de corpra, exp||c
0'Corror. La esperarza es que aurerlardo
|acarl|dadded|reroque|osres|derlesaslar
er a||rerlo laro|r aurerlar |a prooao|||dad
de que |os rec|p|erles corprer cor|da rs
sa|udao|e.
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ce|eoraoa |a ler|a, ocupa e| pueslo rs a|lo
er Pr|vac|r de A||rerlos er |os Eslados
ur|dos, seur ur eslud|o de
lrvesl|ac|r de A||rerlos y
Cerlro de Acc|r.
0'Corror espera que e|
aurerloercorc|erc|aacerca
de |as pos|o|||dades creadas por
|os cupores de a||rerlos pueda
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Donde todo paso importa
Centro de Salud Comunal Union celebra feria de salud
3lacy Arr 8ryar loraoa |rlorrac|r acerca
de cupores de a||rerlos para su aoue|a.
'Ve record que lero que ||evar|a para
su pr|rer exarer derla|, d|jo F|or Cuevas
de su r|ela, a qu|er |e p|rlaror |a cara.