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Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 2:37 PM
April marks the 20th anniversary that Ohio has observed Minority Health Month. Created in 1989, Minority Health Month is a 30-day statewide high-visibility health awareness and disease prevention campaign sponsored by the Ohio Commission on Minority Health.
The Toledo-Lucas County Commission on Minority Health published a calendar and made over 1,000 copies available to the community- we are down to our final 150!
Our kickoff on April 3 was a success; I would like to acknowledge: ProMedica Health System for providing the event venue and refreshments. Vicki Elliot, Patricia Puyo, Gail Austin, and Mary Frank for assisting with logistics during the event. To Tymara and Sandra Rivers-gill- you provided dynamite entertainment that was uplifting and memorable- thank you both so much. Our speakers: Cheryl Boyce, Executive Director of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, Dr. Alvin Jackson, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, and Mayor Carty Finkbeiner- thanks to all of you for your encouraging words and commitment to the struggle. To Jewell Lighter for opening the ceremony and our chairperson Schylar Meadows- you both are pioneers for many to look up to.
Thank you to the many who came out and supported the event- without you, there would be no event!
Please take a look at our Calendar of Events and attend a Minority Health Month event. I will be at more than half of them, so I hope to see you there!
In health,
Duane
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