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Houston’s COVID-19 call center

March 23, 2020 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Need more info about COVID-19? The Houston Health Department is operating a COVID-19) call center for Houston residents needing more information COVID-19. Houstonians can call the center at 832-393-4220 to speak to department staff and obtain information about the disease or get their questions answered. The call center will open weekdays from 9 a.m. to […]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: Coronavirus

COVID-19: Guidance for all Houstonians

March 21, 2020 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Guidance for all Houstonians

This was shared by the Houston Health Department and we’re passing it along since it makes a lot of sense. Avoid gatherings of 10 or more people. Practice social distancing by maintaining six feet of separation from other people as much as possible. Avoid eating or drinking in bars, restaurants, and food courts – use […]

Filed Under: Featured, Health & Fitness, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: Coronavirus

Drink more water!

August 12, 2017 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Whether you believe that we have to drink 8 glasses of water a day or not (and there’s some debate over how much water we actually need every day), I think we can all agree that most of us don’t drink enough of this liquid. I personally drink more caffeinated drinks than almost anything else, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness Tagged With: videos

Photo recap & Latin meal recipes from UnitedHealthcare’s Hay Más Adelante event

July 31, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez 1 Comment

Photo recap & Latin meal recipes from UnitedHealthcare's Hay Más Adelante event

UnitedHealthcare recently invited the Hispanic community to the Hay Más Adelante health and wellness at Talento Bilingue de Houston. While I didn’t attend, they shared with me information, photos and recipes from the event which I’m sharing with you. The goal of the UnitedHealthcare Hay Más Adelante initiative is to encourage Hispanic adults to live healthier, […]

Filed Under: Around the town, Blog, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness Tagged With: Greater Houston LULAC Council, Marcela Perez, Medicare, Ole Mexican Foods, recipes, Sandra Fernandez, SER – Jobs for Progress, Sylvia Casares, Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen, Talento Bilingue de Houston, Texas Hispanic Council on Aging, UnitedHealthcare

Video Pick: A better way to wake up in the morning

June 14, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

I am not now (nor have I ever been) a “morning person.” Getting up early is akin to a punishment. And no matter how much I intend to be better organized, mornings are always crazy. This video from Entrepreneur magazine has several tips on how to improve your mornings by, well, taking away your decisions. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Health & Fitness, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: Sandra Fernandez, sleep

What they did & didn’t tell me about Parkinson’s Disease

June 5, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez 2 Comments

Image of wheelchair for article "What they did & didn't tell me about Parkinson's Disease "

It’s been more than 10 years since my father died of Parkinson’s Disease. As I watch the news coverage of the recent death of Muhammad Ali I realized that (to many) this disease is still a mystery. In many ways, it still is to me as well. But I have had the first-hand experience of […]

Filed Under: Blog, From the Editors, Health & Fitness Tagged With: family, Father, Parkinson's Disease, Sandra Fernandez

Copa America Centenario games in Houston

February 23, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Houston has a lot of great sporting events coming up. We have the NCAA Final Four in April 2016. We have the Super Bowl in 2017. And, in between, we have the Copa América Centenario, an international football tournament that will be hosted in 10 cities in the US this year. Three games will be hosted […]

Filed Under: Blog, Events, Health & Fitness Tagged With: Copa America Centenario, Sandra Fernandez, soccer

Video Pick — “Zika Virus: What We Know (And What We Don’t)”

February 9, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

The Word Health Organization has declared the Zika Virus to be an international emergency. If you’re like me and are wondering what is truth and what is fiction about what’s being reported, then this video may be helpful. SciShow has a short but informational video that may help answer your questions: “Zika Virus: What We […]

Filed Under: Blog, Health & Fitness, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: Sandra Fernandez, SciShow, videos, World Health Organization, Zika Virus

TXU Energy Houston Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 26, 2015

November 14, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

WHAT: TXU Energy Houston Turkey Trot WHEN: Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 7 am to 11 am WHERE: 4925 Westheimer Houston, TX 77056 MORE INFO: http://www.neighborhood-centers.org/get-involved/events/txu-energy-houston-turkey-trot At our TXU Energy Houston Turkey Trot, more than 20,000 supporters will come together to make a difference in our community. Proceeds from the TXU Energy Houston Turkey Trot […]

Filed Under: Community, Events, Health & Fitness Tagged With: Neighborhood Centers, Inc., November 2015, Running, Thanksgiving, TXU Energy Houston Turkey Trot

Audio Pick: Carlos Slim Foundation donates $2.6 Million to Baylor College of Medicine

October 8, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

In today’s audio pick we share a story that ran recently in Houston Public Media’s News 88.7 FM: “Mexico’s Carlo Slim Gives $2.6 Million to Baylor to Fight Parasite of Poverty.” In the story they report about a $2.6 million donation the Carlos Slim Foundation has given Baylor College of Medicine for research into a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Health & Fitness, In the News & Around the Web Tagged With: Baylor College of Medicine, Carlos Slim Foundation, donations, Houston Public Media, Medicine, Sandra Fernandez, Soundc

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