The Center for African American Health hosts the 4th Annual Destination Health: Walk/Run/Learn Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the Pavilion in Denver’s City Park. A family-friendly event, Destination Health combines exercise, education and entertainment in a multigenerational experience.
Registration, t-shirt and bib pickup begins at 7:30 a.m. July 26 at a new location near the Pavilion. Warm-up activities start at 8 a.m., with the event starting at 8:30 a.m. Participants follow a 5K route, or choose the one-mile course, before visiting the Health Education Expo area featuring more than 40 booths filled with important facts about vital health matters. For kids, there is a special Health and Safety Zone providing fun activities and information for families with children. There also will be an awards ceremony and great entertainment featuring the Mary Louise Lee Band.
Destination Health not only benefits those who participate July 26, but also the larger Denver population that is served year-round by the Center for African American Health. The Center partners with a wide variety of health-education and health-delivery organizations to develop and provide culturally appropriate disease prevention and disease management programs to thousands of African Americans each year. The Center offers programs on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, prostate and colon cancer, and a wellness program for seniors and health literacy training. The Center is also a certified Connect for Health Colorado assistance site. For fee and other information visit, www.destinationhealth5k. org. If you would like to volunteer or for information about the Center for African American Health, please contact the Center at info@caahealth.org or 303-355-3423.