National Night Out paves the way for increasing prostate cancer awareness

Community residents from Eagle Pass, TX gathered to celebrate National Night Out at Burr Park as a means to encourage residents to get to know their neighbors and prevent crime. The Hope-K trinational health council supported the effort and provided information on healthy living and diabetes prevention. During this event Hope -K members talked to city and county officials about supporting prostate cancer prevention efforts during the month of November. Stay tuned and find out the innovative ways our community leaders will help in the fight against prostate cancer.

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Ponytail for Love

During our first annual ciclovia festival on September 30, 2012, the PonyTail for Love event also saw great success.  Almost 30 persons donated their ponytails for the purpose of making wigs for women suffering from cancer.  We would like to thank all our donors and volunteers for making such a worthwhile cause possible in Eagle Pass, Texas. 

Ciclovia: Pasos y Pedales

The first annual ciclovia "Pasos y Pedales" in Eagle Pass, Texas was a great success with approximately 200 residents and volunteers in attendance.  The community engaged in various types of physical activity such as hula-hooping, jump rope, volleyball, soccer, cycling, walking and lots more!  As part of this festival Mayor Ramsey Cantu proclaimed September 30th as "Ciclovia Day" and made a verbal committment to continue supporting efforts to encourage the community's well-being and encouraged residents to engage in physical activity as a life long practice.  Check out some of the pictures below!

Breast Cancer Education for Beauticians and Promotores de Salud

The HOPE-K THC in partnership with Southwest Border AHEC and the DSHS-Office of Border Health are planning an informative educational session with promotores and local beauticians in Eagle Pass, Texas.  Because the beauty salon is a place where women spend many hours it makes it an ideal place to talk about breast cancer prevention. Come and learn on how you can take part in prevention efforts here in Eagle Pass.

See the link below for more exciting information:
Breast Cancer Education for Beauticians and Promotores de Salud

Local beauticians participating in this event will also have the opportunity to participate in the Pony Tail for Love event.  Any person wishing to donate at least 10 inches of their hair will receive a free haircut and the satisfaction of having donated their hair for the purpose of making a wig for women suffering from cancer. 

Hope-K Ciclovia Festival in Eagle Pass, Texas

The HOPE-K Trinational Health Council (THC) representing Eagle Pass, Piedras Negras and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas are planning their first annual Ciclovia: Pasos y Pedales.  During this Ciclovia Festival the community will have the opportunity to enjoy the city's streets and its parks for fun physical activity including walking, cycling, Zumba and much more. 

Check out our flyers for details on this upcoming event!  We hope to see you there!

English Flyer in Color (for printing)
Spanish Flyer in Color (for printing)
English Flyer in Black/White (for printing)
Spanish Flyer in Black/White (for printing)

Welcome!

Welcome to the Texas Health Service Region 8 blog!  This site is meant to be a source of information on upcoming events for the ten border counties in Region 8. 

With Border Binational Health Week right around the corner, we are going through planning of many activities scheduled for both Maverick County and Val Verde County.  The HOPE-K Trinational Health Council (THC) and the Amistad Binational Health Council (BHC) will be leading many of these activities with the assistance of our city and county leaders.  We hope you can join us at these events. 

We hope you enjoy this blog and look forward to having you visit us again soon.