PROGRAMS

PROGRAMAS

Health

Salud

Health is an especially pressing issue for Latin American immigrants. Even when emergency medical services are assured by federal laws, a lack of information, excessive costs of treatment, and fear of deportation stand between many immigrants and the services they need. Mixteca Organization, Inc plays a critical role in helping immigrants adapt to life in their new home by educating community members on preventative health topics and helping them navigate access New York City's health and social services.

Tu Salud, Tu Vida, Health Awareness and Prevention

Promoción de la Salud Familiar - Promoting Family Health Project

The Promoting Family Health Project is a response to the Mexican and Latin American immigrant community's need for culturally appropriate health education and information services. Our model seeks to empower individuals to take better care of themselves by working with families, couples, and individuals in coed and gender-specific settings. We provide culturally appropriate life-saving workshops and health information at sites in the community where immigrants congregate, work and live. Our Community Health Promoters explain immigrants' rights to health care and facilitate entry into hospitals and clinics, direct families in need to New York State insurance programs, and, distribute Spanish language health materials designed specifically for our community.

Health Fairs

Mixteca Organization, Inc. organizes a number of community health fairs annually at various sites in the community where we offer confidential HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, health screenings, and referrals to community hospitals and clinics, cancer screening centers, and other community resources. These events serve as fun and attractive gateways to medical services and information much lacking in our community.

(See calendar for dates)

Yoga

Family Yoga

Yoga Familiar

Every Saturday afternoon Mixteca Organization, Inc brings the timeless physical and mental practice of Yoga to our community center. Men and women, young and old, are introduced to a discipline aimed at reducing stress and increasing strength, balance, and consciousness of the body and mind.

Cada sábado por la tarde, Mixteca Organization, Inc trae la practica meditativa y física de Yoga a nuestro centro comunitario. Nuestra programa introduce a hombres y mujeres, adultos y niños, a una disciplina diseñada para reducir el estrés, fortalecer el cuerpo, mejorar el equilibrio, y concientizar al practicante sobre su salud física y mental.