August 18, 2009
The Black Health Empowerment Project (BHEP) Coming to John Hay High School
Saturday, August 22, 2009
John Hay High School
2075 Stokes Blvd.
9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
FREE!
The BHEP is a national obesity awareness and health promotion tour designed to educate African American and Hispanic populations about obesity's relationship to chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, which disproportionately affect communities of color. The program encourages attendees to eat healthy, exercise regularly and embrace local health care resources as signified by its theme: Eat, Move and Test for Health! This program is a produced by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.
The special guest for this event will be U.S. Representative Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11).
This is a free, family event and it is open to the public. You can see more about the tour at www.bheptour.org.