9th Annual Vancouver Diversity Health Fair

I'm volunteering for the Diversity Health Fair this year and I hope you come and enjoy it as well!

There will be a cooking demo (free food sample!) and performances (Zumba, Cuban Salsa, etc), as well as food trucks (Soho Road Naan Kebab, Dim Sum Express and Guanaco Food Truck). We have translators and the Health Fair's goal is to spread the word about chronic disease prevention, especially to immigrants. In many cases, immigrants- or those who are not fluent in English- and their physicians cannot communicate due to the language barrier. As a result many have no idea what is going on with their health :(

If you cannot make it to the Diversity Health Fair, please spread the word.

I've asked my grandmother (she understands zero English) to tell her friends in hoping that they will have a better understanding on their health, and maybe even improve their health / lifestyle :) [ I promise I'll blog soon!! ><"" ]

You are invited to the Vancouver Diversity Health Fair!

Mark your calendars for one of the most dynamic and diverse events in the Lower Mainland on Saturday, March 9, 2013!

AMSSA is hosting the 9th Annual Vancouver Diversity Health Fair at the Croatian Cultural Centre. The theme of this year's event is Chronic Disease Prevention.

Where: Croatian Cultural Centre @ 3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
When: Saturday, March 9, 2013  10AM - 3PM
Cost: FREE!

Highlights of this year's Vancouver Diversity Health Fair include: 

• 50+ health and wellness exhibitors
• FREE onsite health screenings sponsored by Vancouver Coastal Health (including blood pressure, BMI/waist circumference, physical therapist, ask a Nurse/Dietician, fitness testing, oral screening by UBC Dentistry, hearing testing, blood typing, depression screening and more)
• FREE Pre-Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes prevention workshop. Click here for sign-up details. 
• Healthy cooking demonstrations from local chefs including Chef Vikram Baja of Ace Curries To Go, Chef Victor Bongo of Establishment/Super Chefs of the Universe, Chef Gerry Kasten of Vancouver Coastal Health and Chef Chantale Roy of UBC Culinary Arts Program. Can't make it to the Fair? No problem! Follow along on the Healthy Cooking Stage live stream, here. 
• Interactive performances featuring Zumba Vancouver, Estilo Cubano, Move It! Joe Ink, Ivory Coast Abodan Dance and Interactive Drumming with Red Fox Society. 
• Healthy Families Activity Zone with More Sports, Gymnastics BC, Golf BC, ParticipACTION: Bring Back Play, Vancouver Parks and Recreation and WestCoast Families Magazine.
• NEW THIS YEAR is our Food Truck Cafe with food for purchase from Soho Road Naan Kebab, Dim Sum Express and Guanaco Food Truck.
• Onsite bilingual volunteers assisting guests in many languages including Punjabi, Cantonese, Mandarin, Farsi, Tagalog, Korean and more. 
• Fantastic door prizes!
• First 1000 guests will receive a tote bag with giveaways from Heart & Stroke Foundation, Ovarian Cancer Canada, Steve Nash Sports Club, 3M, Healthy Families BC, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, Vancouver Coastal Health and others.

Please visit www.amssa.org/healthfair2013 for an updated event schedule, a list of door prizes & giveaways and more information.

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