Nat’l symposium on alarming health status of Filipinos in US – April 25

SAN FRANCISCO — Filipinos suffer disproportionately from lifestyle-related chronic diseases such as obesity, hypertension, and diabetes due to poor diet and sedentary lifestyles, according to US studies. Seven out of 10 Filipinos in California are overweight or obese.

These and other observations on the health of Filipinos in the US will be tackled at the First Annual National Filipino Health Equity Symposium on Saturday, April 25, 1 p.m. at the Philippine Center on 447 Sutter Street.

The symposium is a joint initiative of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations in the Bay Area and the Philippine Consulate to raise awareness of chronic illnesses burdening Filipinos in the United States and around the world.

A 2012 Northern California study of over a million adults observed a diabetes rate in Filipinos of 16.1 percent, much higher than those observed in other Asian ethnic groups and African-Americans or Latinos, traditionally thought to be populations at highest risk.

Resource persons are Dr. Aimee Afable; Joanna Snyder, Rd; Dr. Melinda Bender; Dr. Luceli Cuasay; Rhodora Ursua, MPH; Dr. Julieta Gabiola; Dr. Charito Sico; Philippine Consul General Henry Bensurto Jr.

To RSVP: [email protected] or Tel: 415 564 6262

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