As immigrants health declines, groups rev up prevention outreach – Atlanta
Tagged: Atlanta, Dental, diabetes, Georgia, latin america, Mexican Consulate, outreachPosted on: January 20th, 2007“At a health fair in the Mexican consulates parking lot, long lines of immigrants of all ages stretched in front of booths offering quick dental exams, two-minute cholesterol screenings, diabetes blood tests, and information on sexually transmitted diseases.
“Health is what gets reported principally, the No. 1 necessity,” said Heidy Lough of the Latin American Association, a social service organization for Latinos in the Atlanta area.”
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