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The Health Fair is a part of the community outreach campaign for local teenagers who are invited each year since 1998 to the "Nuestros Niños/Nuestra Comunidad" Healthcare Community Census

Yuma, AZ –  (June 27, 2019) .- The Regional Center for Border Health, Inc./San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc. is inviting the communities to attend the 21st Annual “Nuestros Niños” Health Fair to be celebrated in both San Luis and Somerton rural clinics coming in July.

Every Summer, the Regional Center for Border Health, Inc. (RCBH) sponsors the Nuestros Niños Health Fair and Free Immunization Campaign, in the border communities of San Luis, Somerton and Yuma, Arizona, to provide families with information about local resources and enrollment into public assistance programs such as: healthcare coverage, cash assistance, SNAP, WIC and other needed resources.

According to Mr. Alex Bejarano, Community Liaison & Director of Public Relations, the Health Fair is a part of the community outreach campaign for local teenagers who are invited each year since 1998 to the "Nuestros Niños/Nuestra Comunidad" Healthcare Community Census, which started this year on June 4.

The RCBH's outreach campaign is a six-week door-to-door community-based census designated to identify and collect information from underserved/disadvantaged families by working with a cadre of Community Outreach Workers/Promotoras and High School Students

Students have been participated in several activities such as presentations from US Border Patrol, Congressman Raul M. Grijalva local representation office, professionals from the area, among others, to learn about careers they can achieve to serve in our community.

The 21st Annual “Nuestros Niños” Health Fair will be held from 8am-11am at the following San Luis Walk-In Clinic, Inc. locations and dates:

Thursday, July 11                                                                              Friday, July 12

1896 E. Babbitt Lane                                                                       950 E. Main Street

  San Luis, Arizona                                                                            Somerton, Arizona

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Media Contact:

Alex Bejarano, Community Liaison & Director of Public Relations 928-315-7910 abejarano@rcfbh.org