CHICAGO, June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — This Saturday, June 6, 2015, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, along with the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition, presents ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® Chicago. The event promotes Hispanic family physical activity and good nutrition for better health and wellness for people of all ages and all sizes. The event this weekend is FREE and open to the public.

• What: Health screenings, exercise tips, tennis lessons and family fun!
• Where: McKinley Park Field House
  2210 West Pershing Road
  Chicago, IL 60609
• When: Saturday, June 6 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
• Cost: FREE!

“At ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® thousands of Chicagoans have received free health screenings, joined an exercise group or sports team, or learned about health services available to them,” said Esther Sciammarella, Executive Director of Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition. “This is a great opportunity to learn more about heart health under the initiative between the Chicago Department of Public Health and GE Foundation through the Keep Your Heart Healthy program. By promoting exercise and healthy eating in a fun and entertaining way, ¡Vive tu Vida! Get up! Get Moving!® is working to change the lives of Latinos in Chicago and around the country,” stated Alderman George A. Cardenas, Chairman of the Committee on Health and Environmental Protection and co-organizer of the event.

Made possible by an extraordinary group of partners and volunteers, the Chicago event will feature:

• Health Screenings and Information: including blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and kidney disease checks, vision and dental exams and Medicare and Medicaid enrollment information
• Fitness: exercise demonstrations and fitness walk
• Sports: Tennis clinics provided by the U.S. Tennis Association and youth soccer tournament “Copa Vive tu Vida” promoted by Univision!
• Books: All kids attending the event will receive free books from Bernie’s Book Bank
• Family fun: Mexican folkloric dance performances, and raffle with prizes for the whole family!

“Now in its ninth year, ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving! is the nation’s largest annual event series promoting healthy lifestyles in Hispanic communities,” said Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation’s leading Hispanic health advocacy group. “Driven by a ‘can-do’ volunteer spirit, ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving! is working neighbor-to-neighbor to support healthier environments and to realize the collective vision of our communities for a stronger and healthier nation.”

“We are proud to support ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® events across the country,” said Robert Forrester, president of Newman’s Own Foundation. “The Foundation places a high priority on improving nutrition access, and National Alliance for Hispanic Health is working at the community level to advance the health and wellness of individuals.”

About the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition
The Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition was established in June 1991 as a multi-disciplinary membership organization to address the need to promote health and prevent disease among Chicago’s Hispanic community. The Coalition’s mission is to promote healthy behavior and prevent chronic disease. CHHC advances health education and disease prevention in the Hispanic community through coalition building and direct action. It seeks to empower the Hispanic community by providing a centralized forum for capacity building, coordination, policy and networking among health and human service providers and the communities they serve. For more information visit www.chicagohispanichealthcoalition.org/

About the National Alliance for Hispanic Health
The Alliance is the nation’s foremost science-based source of information and trusted advocate for the health of Hispanics in the United States with a mission to achieve the best health outcomes for all. For more information, visit www.hispanichealth.org, call the Alliance’s Su Familia Helpline at 1-866-783-2645, or find us on Facebook at healthyamericas or on Twitter at health4americas.

About ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® 
In its ninth year, ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® is the premier national family physical activity and healthy lifestyle event series in the nation. The events are driven by local needs, organized by a leading Hispanic organization in the community, and supported by long-term national partners along with over 400 community partners and 1,000 volunteers annually. In 2015, ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® events will be held in Los Lunas, NM; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Kennett Square, PA; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Phoenix, AZ; Brownsville, TX; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and, San Diego, CA. The National Alliance for Hispanic Health and the Healthy Americas Foundation present the series, along with its national supporter, Newman’s Own Foundation; national media partner, Univision Communication’s Salud es vida Entérate!; and national partners, the Embassy of Mexico and the United States Tennis Association. For more information call 1-866-783-2645 or visit http://www.getupgetmoving.org or find us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/healthyamericas