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Dear Filipino and SOMA Community,

The Mabuhay Health Center is partnering with the SF Lions Club to bring to you Free Flu Vaccinations and Hep B Screenings!!!

Location: Bayanihan Cultural Center
1010 Mission St., SF, CA
Date: Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Time: 10am - 2:30pm

Services to be offered:
Flu Vaccines
Hepatitis B Screenings
Health Education
Health Screening (blood pressure check, diabetes/ glucose monitoring, cholesterol screening)
Please stay healthy this flu season and makes sure everyone gets vaccinated. It is especially important for those who are 6- 9 months old, and 50 years or older to get vaccinated on a yearly basis. According to the Center for Disease Control, people who have a severe allergy to chicken eggs, severe reaction to an influenza vaccination, moderate-to-severe illness with a fever, and children younger than 6 months of age should not get vaccinated.

1 in 10 Asian Americans will be positive for Hepatitis B Virus ( HBV). The hepatitis B vaccine provides an easy and effective method for preventing HBV infection and its deadly implications of liver cancer and liver failure. Hepatitis B can be both an acute and chronic infection, and is transmitted through contaminated blood.

For information about this event, please contact:
Teresita Degamo, MD tydegamo@hotmail.com
Ruben Lachica, MSII rlachica@mabuhayhealthcenter.org

This event is co-sponsored by San Francisco Premier Lions Club, Mabuhay Health Center, San Francisco Marina North Beach Lions Club, SF Hep B Free Campaign, UC Berkeley’s Engaged Scholarship Initiative (BESI), The American Cultures Center, Cal Corps Public Service Center and the Division of Student Affairs with generous support from California Campus Compact and the Corporation for National and Community Service, Learn and Serve America.

This event is wheelchair accessible.