African American Cultural Center's first health fair

The first Health Fair, sponsored by ACC's African American Cultural Center, occurred Feb. 18 on the Eastview Campus. Austin and Travis County's Health and Human Services (Community Health Initiative Division) provided an African American Quality of Life Van so that students were able to have a range of free tests including blood pressure tests, blood sugar tests and HIV testing as a part of the Black History Month events.

"Statistics show that out of the 10 leading causes of death in Travis County, African Americans lead in [five] of these categories: blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, HIV, heart attack/stroke were the main concerns." Herman Gentry, Community Worker for Health and Human Public Health Divisions said.

"Simple life changes," according to Gentry, "like decreasing the amount of fried and processed food can make a major difference between those people living a healthy life and those constantly suffering from chronic diseases."

KAZI FM. 88.8 on Tuesdays morning from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. provides more health information on the City of Austin's weekly radio show, The Health Show.