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¡Vive tu Vida! – Get Up! Get Moving!

	¡Vive tu vida! - Get Up! Get Moving! is the Alliance's new national healthy lifestyle initiative. This will be an annual family health celebration promoting physical activity, strengthening families, and community opportunities.Events will take place in communities across the country throughout the year. Local activities will be developed within local resources and may be held in neighborhood schools, downtown areas, parks, malls, stadiums, or even indoor gyms. Each year the activities will emphasize the importance of being active, supporting families, and building community. Read More »



	Salud con Sabor Salud con Sabor is a new Latino healthy lifestyle and cultural event premiering at Fiesta Broadway, the largest Hispanic event in the country, drawing 500,000 attendees annually. The goal of Salud con Sabor is to raise awareness about health and lifestyle choices that affect the Latino population. http://www.saludconsabor.com

Prescription Assistance
	With the help of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) you can now find out if you are eligible for free or discounted medicines by calling 1-888-477-2669 or click here for English or click here for Espanol

Alliance News

15.3 Million Hispanics Lack Health Insurance

National Summit of Hispanic Cardiologists Examines Shortage of Hispanic Cardiovascular Specialists

EPA Decision on Ozone Standards Further Damages Public Health

Contaminated Heparin Directly Linked to Nineteen Deaths

New Era Canning Company Expands Nationwide Recall

Medicare

Medicare Prescription Coverage: It is not too late to sign up for extra help CoBertura de Medicare para Prescripciones: No es demasiado tarde para solicitar la ayuda adicional

	Click here to download in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format for free (948 K) For the first time in its history, Medicare is offering prescription drug coverage as well as other important new preventive care benefits to all people with Medicare. There are, however, 3.25 million Medicare beneficiaries who could be eligible for Extra Help and who have not yet applied for this important benefit. You could be one of them. Download or request your copy of this publication to find out if you qualify.

Benefits Alert

	If you have Medicare, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) and apply for new Medicare prescription benefits and to learn about new preventive care benefits made available on January 1, 2005. You can also find more Medicare information on the web at medicare.gov in Spanish or English.

Benefits CheckUp

	Click here to check your eligibility for programs to help you purchase your medicines. By answering some questions on your income, prescriptions that you use, and some additional information you can get a personalized report on programs that may help you purchase your medicines and the information to apply now. Accesstobenefits.org

Benefits Update

	¿Sabía Que...? Medicare tiene nuevos beneficios de cuidado preventivo A Spanish-language brochure on the new Medicare preventive benefits developed in collaboration with Medicare Today in Spanish. ¿Sabía Que...? Medicare tiene nuevos beneficios de cuidado preventivo MTPC_ESP.pdf (176 kb)

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