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Community Health Fair at Pomona College To Provide
Medical Assistance for Low-Income Families
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Pomona College will host its first Annual Community Health
and Awareness Fair on Saturday April 16, from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. The Health Fair will feature a variety of prominent
community-based organizations that serve low-income families
and address health issues in culturally diverse communities.
Medical evaluations, informational pamphlets, insurance
consultations, and translators will be available.
Representatives from Molina Healthcare, Bienestar, Healthy
Net, GEM project (Citrus Valley Health Partners), PAL for
Health/ALAS para tu Salud, Pomona Valley Low-Income Services
(PVLIS), and Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center will
provide blood pressure and cholesterol evaluations, body
mass index tests, and educational material covering a
variety of health concerns. Mother’s Nutritional Center, the
Foothill AIDS Project, and the Asian Pacific AIDS
Intervention Team will be present.
Dental technicians from San Joaquin Valley College will
provide dental care demonstrations for children. Asians for
Miracle Marrow Matches will be registering bone marrow
donors to add to their database.
The Health Fair is free of charge and open to the public.
The event will take place in the Pomona College Smith Campus
Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont. It is organized and
sponsored by the Pomona College Asian American Resource
Center (AARC) and Pomona Valley Low Income Services (PVLIS).
For more information on the Community Health and Awareness
Fair, call (909) 621-8639.
“Language differences and economic status can and do make it
harder for lower income families to get information on
preventable health issues,” explains Mana Hayakawa,
assistant director of AARC. “The goal of the Health Fair is
to bridge those issues and bring people in our community the
information they need.”
PVLIS is a non-profit organization offering free referral
and case management services to local low-income and
un-housed adults and families. It was founded in 2002 by two
Pomona College students, David Henderson and Gechter, who
are now seniors at the college. PVLIS services include
referring clients to eligible government, counseling and
health programs for which they qualify.
Pomona College is one of the nation’s premier liberal arts
institutions, offering a comprehensive program in the arts,
humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Its
hallmarks include small classes, close relationships between
students and faculty, and a range of opportunities for
student research. Visit Pomona College on the web at
www.pomona.edu.
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