NYC - July 27: Filipinx Community Health Fair

Come out to the 2024 Summer Filipinx Community Health Fair! There will be free health screenings and resources, insurance information, cultural performances and more available. Several expert speakers will be holding talks on Filipino health, including the Healing Heritage team’s very own Dr. Christian Gloria! Dr. Gloria will be presenting our work on Filipino Nurses: Faith and Professional Communities in the Age of COVID and Anti-Asian Hate. The event will be held at APICHA Community Health Center in Jackson Heights: 82-11 37th Ave, Queens, NY 11372. Please RSVP for free at this link to attend.

Image Alternative Text: Instagram post from @thecyfamorg, @migrantenewyork, and @afsa.official features a blue and red health cross superimposed on the center of an 8-point Philippine sun and an illustration depicting a health care provider vaccinating a smiling patient. Image text reads “2024 NYC Summer Filipinx Community Health Fair hosted at APICHA Community Health Center and organized by the Association of Filipino Scientists in America (AFSA) in collaboration with the Council of Young Filipinx in Medicine (CYFAM) and Migrante NY. Save the Date: Saturday, July 27 from 10am to 4pm at APICHA Jackson Heights (82-11 37th Ave, Queens, NY 11372). Join us for free blood pressure checks, cholesterol checks, glucose checks, dental checks, STI/HIV testing, health resources, insurance information, Filipino health talks, and much more! Interest in volunteering or collaboration? Email afsa.official@gmail.com or DM.” The graphic also includes a scannable QR Code and RSVP link: tiny.cc/FilHealthNYC24 and the logos for the organizing groups.