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Overweight - Pennsylvania Health Leaders Partner On Unique Latino Health Initiative

Congreso, a nationally recognized social service organization in Philadelphia, has joined forces with the Pennsylvania Medical Society to address the negative health impact of excessive body weight. Obesity, a national epidemic, has had a particularly harsh impact among the Latino population nationwide. [click link for full article]

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