Cuban American National Council

Miami Headquarters    1223 SW 4 Street
Miami, FL 33135  Tel: 305-642-3484  Fax: 305-642-9122

Washington, D.C. Office               1444 I Street NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20005           Tel:202-898-4880 Fax:202-835-3613

CNC Health, Safety & Wellness Fair

On Saturday, October 13, 2007, CNC will hold its third fair organized in Miami-Dade County focusing on informing communities about the connection between nutrition, fitness, safety and wellbeing.  The CNC Health, Safety & Wellness Fair is a free event open to the public that was created to serve the needs of the underserved Hispanic and the immigrant communities of Miami.  The Hispanic community is the most under insured ethnic community in Miami-Dade County.  The CNC fair will take place at Douglas Park located at 2755 SW 37 Avenue, Miami, Florida from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

A key fair objective is to bring clarity about the dangers of obesity and co-morbities in our community. There is a special need to change the perception of African Americans and Hispanics that being plump is healthy. This means changing and educating the perceptions of an entire community including parents, grandparents and other extended family such as aunts and uncles who are overweight and do not consider this a problem. 

Additionally, CNC wants to bring attention to best practices programs available to inner city neighborhoods that otherwise would not have access to them. The fair featured distinguished health care experts from both the local and national levels who participate as speakers together with many local hospitals, health care providers, and health organizations that will provide free health screenings/exams, literature, health & nutrition presentations and other educational materials to over 1,000 community residents who visited the fair grounds at Shenandoah Park.

For a glimpse of our 2004 Health Fair Click Here

For a glimpse of our 2006 Health Fair Click Here