Family Health Day at Congregation León de Judá

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AdMeTech Foundation is joining forces with Dr. Roberto Miranda, Senior Pastor of the Congregation León de Judá and Founder of the Fellowship of Hispanic Pastors of New England, State Representative Jeffrey Sánchez (D—Jamaica Plain) and Boston Health and Human Services Chief Felix Arroyo to combat prostate cancer as a health care disparity in Boston’s Hispanic community. On Sunday, September 20, educational sessions will be integrated with Sunday morning services at Congregation León de Judá between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and afternoon services between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free individual, family and group consultations on screening, diagnosis, and treatment will be provided between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m

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Organizers

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Faina Shtern, MD, CEO and President, AdMeTech Foundation

Dr. Roberto Miranda, Senior Pastor, Congregacion Leon de Juda

Guest of Honor

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

Master of Ceremonies

Alberto Vasallo, Jr., President & Managing Editor, El Mundo Boston & Producer, NBC/WHDH TV’s Urban Update

Selected Speakers

Adam Feldman

Adam Feldman, MD, MPH, Urologist, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Councilor Tito Jackson, Boston City Council 

Sanchez

Representative Jeffrey Sanchez, Chairman, Health Care Finance Committee, Massachusetts House of Representatives 

Milagros

Milagros Abreu, MD, MPH, Founder, Latino Health Insurance Program 

Arroyo

Felix Arroyo, Chief, Health and Human Services, Boston City 

Juan

Juan Cofield, President, New England Area Council of NAACP

Introduction – Dr. Roberto Miranda or designee

MC – Alberto Vassallo, Jr, President & CEO, El Mundo Newspaper

Prostate Cancer and Health Care Disparities:

Impact on Our Communities and Families

Felix G. Arroyo, Chief, Health and Human Services, Boston City

Felix D. Arroyo, Suffolk County Register of Probate and Family Court

Bringing the Most Recent Advances in Patient Care from the World Leading Hospitals to the Most Vulnerable Communities

Faina Shtern, MD, President & CEO, AdMeTech Foundation

 Felix Ibanez, Prostate Cancer Survivor

Introduction of the Participating Physicians and Identifying/Thanking Volunteers – Dr. Shtern

Improving Access to Health Care: Insurance and Other Benefits

Dr. Milagros Abreu, Executive Director and President, Latino Health Insurance Program 

Introduction & MC – Dr. Roberto Miranda

Prostate Cancer and Health Care Disparities:

Impact on Our Communities and Families

Representative Jeffrey Sanchez, Chairman, Health Care Finance Committee

Juan Cofield, President, New England Area Conference of NAACP

Bringing the Most Recent Advances in Patient Care from the World Leading Hospitals to the Most Vulnerable Communities

Faina Shtern, MD, President & CEO, AdMeTech Foundation

Adam Feldman, MD, MPH, Director,

Combined Harvard Medical School Urologic Oncology Fellowship

Improving Access to Health Care: Insurance and Other Benefits

Dr. Milagros Abreu, Executive Director and President, Latino Health Insurance Program

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to the leaders of the Massachusetts legislation and Department of Public Health, Latino Health Insurance Program and Boston Public Health Commission for their support.

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