The Health Trendbenders are a group of volunteers pursuing the health mission of HCB. The current projects of the Health TrendBender group focus on our youth and prevention of various conditions and diseases that affect them.
Our goals are to:
1. Improve the health literacy of the community.
2. Reduce health problems facing children and youth.
3. Promote the health and wellness of the community.
To this end, the Health TrendBenders have:
Worked to institutionalize the CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) program in all local elementary schools to combat obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Initiated the Healthy Food Choice project, partnering with local restaurants to improve the nutritional health and awareness of residents through the offering of healthy food choices.
Completed a study of teenage pregnancy in Brownsville, using parent focus groups to gather data on talking to adolescents about sex and other difficult topics. The outcomes of the research will be used to develop a culturally appropriate curriculum.
Host an Annual Health Literacy Symposium to improve the health literacy and advocacy skills among Brownsville citizens working with the Brownsville Independent School District and the City of Brownsville.
To get involved in our efforts or to learn more, contact us at 956-882-5067.
NEWS UPDATE! The AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour kicked off the second leg of its two-year, national mobile health screening tour with a goal of providing more than $60 million worth of free health screenings by April 2011.
The AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour, which aims to administer more than 2.5 million free screenings, will conduct health-screening events in more than 3,000 communities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico with the two-year campaign. The free screenings which include total cholesterol levels, blood pressure, bone density, glucose levels, waist circumference and body mass index will help provide adults with a critical foundation for early disease detection and prevention. To date, the AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour has administered more than $27 million in free screenings.
The Walgreens Wellness Tour bus will be in the Brownsville Tx area from January 7 through January 17, 2011
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