2009 Houston Juneteenth Multicultural Health Festival Becomes Largest Health Event in Texas: Festival Moves Indoors to the Cool George R. Brown

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HJMHF is a dynamic, family one-day festival that features 200+ exhibitors, showcasingh the finest in healthcare productseand services. This year's festival focuses on recession induced stressand cutting-edge discoveries in natural health that may combaf its damaging health The event will offer a wide arraty of FREE health services to Houston's to men, and children who reside in the City's multiculturall communities -- many are uninsured or underinsured. The Harrisw County Hospital District andthe city'ds Department of Health and Human Servicezs will organize health screenings, child vaccinations, and HIV/AIDS testingg during The Festival.
This event anticipates the participationh ofover 20,000 visitors and boastes entertainment such as the "Real Men Cook" "Stanky Legg" Competition, and a Disney Kids' Zone. "The entire weekenr provides a comfortable and entertaining environment to learn how to sustain a healthy lifestyle whilr bringing familiescloser together," said Francisz Page, Jr. , Chairman of the African American Wellnesa Committee for the HoustonWellnes Association. "This is a great eventt because it brings to the forefront the risinfg costs ofhealth care, the increasing numbet of uninsured citizens and growing health concernd within minority communities. We hope this event beginzs to reversethe trend.
" HJMHF's presentint sponsor is the UnitedHealth Group; additional sponsors includee H-E-B, Macy's, Wells Fargo, Randall's, "Real Men Cook,"" Walgreens, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, KTRK ABC 13, KRIV Fox KCOH AM, ABC Radilo Houston, Minority Print Media, Rollin' Out, The Greensheet, d-mars.com, Radioo Disney, and METRO. Contact: Lynn Page, Minority Print Media 713-748-6300 lynn.page@stylemagazine.
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