Hull House presented the Jane Addams Women of Valor Award to Lucy Robles-Aquino, CEO of Hispanocare, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, and Dawn Clark Netsch
Nearly 200 guests were in attendance at the second Jane Addams Symposium at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel on Thursday, March 25, 2010. Ms. Robles-Aquino, CEO of Hispanocare was 1 of 3 honoree's presented with the "Woman of Valor" Award during the Jane Addams Symposium at the Palmer House Hilton for her continuous community outreach efforts in Chicago. Congratulations Lucy!
Hispanocare's mission is to provide affordable, quality, bilingual, bicultural healthcare to Chicago's Latino Community. An important part of our mission is to actively participate in community outreach. These outreach activities provide preventive healthcare services and education to the Latino Community.
To fulfill it's mission of community outreach and to provide bilingual, bicultural, Hispanic user friendly and quality healthcare, Hispanocare coordinates community health fairs where preventive services such as diabetes, cholesterol checks, mammography, HIV, heel bone density, hepatitis, osteoporosis screenings, eye exams, foot exams, and thyroid screening are offered free of charge. Hispanocare also offers vaccinations and hosts various symposiums and community seminars, which are free to the public discussing relevant health topics.
To become a member of Hispanocare, print and mail the membership application.
