Sonoma County health fairs during Hispanic Heritage Month

Health fairs

Many Sonoma County communities are holding health fairs during Hispanic Heritage Month.

The fairs are part of The Health Initiative of the Americas’ Binational Health Week, an effort by state and federal agencies, community-based organizations and volunteers to improve the health of the underserved Latino population in the United States, particularly of migrant workers.

The fairs are a venue for health promotion and education activities that include insurance referrals, workshops and medical screenings. Government officials from at least eight Latin American countries, the United States and Canada participate.

Last year, 60,000 health screenings and services were offered at 1,800 health conferences, fairs, classes and sports events attended by 325,600 people - two thirds of them women.

The Health Initiative of the Americas is a program of the University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health.

Sonoma County health fairs include:

SANTA ROSA, SEPT. 24: Roseland Village Shopping Center, 555 Sebastopol Road, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sonoma County Health & Safety Fair, organized by the Santa Rosa Fire Department and CHP, among others. Contact Alisa Rawson, 707-543-3500.

COTATI, SEPT. 25: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 150 St. Joseph Way, noon-3 p.m. Contact Pedro Toledo, Petaluma Health Center, 707-326-7551, pedrot@healthcenter.org.

SONOMA, OCT. 1: Sonoma Valley Community Health Center, 19270 Sonoma Highway, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact Maricarmen Reyes, 707-963-1244, sonomavalley@gmail.com.

SANTA ROSA, OCT. 2: Resurrection Church, 303 Stony point Road at Third Street, 1-4 p.m. Contact Edie Michel Urteaga, 707-849-8889, ediemichel73@gmail.com.

PETALUMA, OCT. 2: St. Vincent de Paul Church, 35 Liberty St., noon-4 p.m. Contact Abraham Solar, 707-293-6811, abrelia@sbcglobal.net.

HEALDSBURG, OCT. 9: St. John the Baptist Church Parish, 208 Matheson St., 2-6 p.m. More details are pending.

SANTA ROSA, OCT. 15: Lola’s Market, 440 Dutton Ave., details pending.

WINDSOR, OCT. 23: California Human Development & Alliance Clinic, Mary Agatha Furth Center, 8400 Old Redwood Highway, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

SANTA ROSA, NOV. 5: Luther Burbank Center, 50 Mark West Springs Road, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sponsored by California Human Development. Contact Chris Paige, 707-523-1155, chris.paige@CAHumanDevelopment.org.

SANTA ROSA, NOV. 10: Latino Health Forum, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Flamingo Hotel, Fourth Street and Farmers Lane. Sponsored by Latino Service Providers. Contact Wanda Tapia, 707-799-2577, wtapia@latinoserviceproviders.org, or info@flamingoresort.com.