-Free event features Chef Richard Ingraham, Personal Chef to NBA All-Star, Dwyane Wade-

(Black PR Wire) As part of the yearlong 50th Anniversary Celebration, the Jessie Trice Community Health Center (JTCHC) will host a Fitness and Nutrition Education Conference. The event takes place on Friday, May 5, 2017 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Florida International University (FIU) North Campus – Kovens Conference Center located at 3000 NE 151st Street in North Miami, FL.

“This conference will bring awareness to the importance of proper nutrition and regular physical activity for our overall health and well-being,” says Annie Neasman, President and CEO of the Jessie Trice Community Health Center. “We are committed to providing vital education and resources to help people of all ages live longer, healthier lives.”

The conference will include a general session, breakout sessions and a light lunch.  In addition, there will be vendors on hand to share healthy news, services and important information to the conference attendees. 

Featured guest for the conference is Chef Richard Ingraham – Personal Chef, NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade. The emcee for the conference is Cedric McMinn – Chief of Staff, Miami-Dade County School Board Member to The Honorable Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall (District 2). Other noted guests, including The Honorable Dr. Steve Gallon, School Board Member, and leadership from JTCHC and FIU.  Admission to the conference is free, but pre-registration is required. To register, contact Jessie Trice Community Health Center at (305) 805-1700. 

The Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Inc. is a Florida 501(c)3, not-for-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center, which has been serving Miami-Dade County since 1967. A community mainstay, JTCHC owns and/or operates fifty-four (54) facilities, which includes eleven (11) Comprehensive Primary Care centers, including a women’s substance use residential program, forty (40) school-based locations and two (2) university centers. JTCHC’s multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary staff serves a diverse population of over 47,000 patients who make more than 187,000 visits annually. WE KNOW how to satisfy our patients and have been doing so for decades.

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