Health Programs

Golden Gate promotes a healthy lifestyle for the entire family with ongoing health activities throughout the year including:

• Individual consultations and referrals for health care resources

• Salsa, Sabor y Salud series

  Salsa, Sabor y Salud is an 8-session workshop focusing on Latino families living a healthier lifestyle through nutrition, physical activity, and making small changes to reach these goals. The workshops include hands-on interactive activities such as cooking in the kitchen and taking a tour of the local supermarket. These classes are free, only available in Spanish and open to the public. Call for more information about when these classes will start.  Click here to review the current program flyer. (Funded by Catholic Healthcare West)

• The Promotoras Bienestar project 

  The goal of this ambitious project is to improve the holistic ‘health’ and well-being of the residents who live in the Mitchell School catchment area (Thomas to McDowell, 35th Ave. to 43rd Ave.), including the physical, mental and social well-being of the community, and to strengthen the community by integrating community residents and organizations into the planning and execution of Promotoras programs.

  Promotoras are available to provide case management for families looking for low-cost/free health clinics and insurances, as well as assist families in finding other social services such as counseling, employment assistance, housing, and more. Promotoras promote those services by attending local community events, visiting door-to-door, group and individual health talks, and the Mitchell-Golden Gate Neighborhood Association. (Funded by St. Luke’s Health Initiative)

• Free Health and Immunization Fairs during the year with various health services including:
  ~Physical exams for children and adults
  ~Dental exams for children
  ~Hearing Screenings for children  
  ~Vision Screenings for children
  ~Infant inoculation and immunizations
  ~Cholesterol screening
  ~Glucose testing
  ~Pregnancy testing
  ~Information on Low-Cost health resources from agencies   all over the valley

• Today's Women / Mujeres de Hoy
  

  Today’s women are bimonthly workshops only for women, discussing various health topics including women and family health, mental health, behavioral health, etc. They workshops are designed to increase awareness and knowledge of the community women attending to potentially facilitate positive change in their own personal health decisions.   For more information, contact Irma Olea at 602.233.0017 or email iolea@arizonaschildren.org.

• "Fighting Breast Cancer Together" Project
  

  Through this project, Golden Gate provides free mammograms to low-income and uninsured women living in West Phoenix, and provides 500 women with breast health education and information through workshops and health fairs. All women who have abnormal mammogram results receive follow-up case management to ensure they receive affordable breast health care. (Funded by Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation)

Most of our health fair services are on a first come, first served basis. Some of our other services are by registration.

For more information or if you have questions on Golden Gate Health Programs, please contact Christina Araiza at 602-233-0017 or caraiza@arizonaschildren.org.