Health in the Hispanic Community
This Month on Images/Imagenes
On NJN Public Television
Thursdays at 6:30 pm; rebroadcast Sundays at 8 am 

STATEWIDE – This month on NJN, Images/Imagenes takes a look at the health issues faced by Latinos in New Jersey. For over three decades, Images/Imagenes has examined the critical issues of New Jersey’s Hispanic population. Images/Imagenes can be seen on Thursdays at 6:30 pm and Sundays at 8 am, and is web streamed and archived on the NJN web site at njn.net. The program can be seen on cable stations throughout New Jersey, on NJN’s JerseyVision and on Time Warner Cable on channel 750 in New York.

GASOLINE & CONTRACTOR SCAMS
Thursday, October 6, at 6:30 pm; rebroadcast Sunday, October 9, at 8 am
Are you worried about the rise in gasoline prices? Are you planning to hire a contractor to fix your home? Are you a senior citizen buying a motorized wheel chair? This week, Images/Imagenes teaches viewers about scams and innocent victims.

LATINOS & MENTAL HEALTH
Thursday, October 13, at 6:30 pm; rebroadcast Sunday, October 16, at 8 am
The crisis of health disparities is the focus of this television special. Images/Imagenes unveils to viewers some of the issues and concerns affecting Latinos and mental health on the international scale. This episode includes experts from all over the United States, the Caribbean and South America.

POISON IN MY HOME
Thursday, October 20, at 6:30 pm; rebroadcast Sunday, October 23, at 8 am
The safety of children and families is vitally important. Be sure to tune in this week as Images/Imagenes reveals the dangers of lead poison at home in items such as children’s toys.

BREAST CANCER
Thursday, October 27, at 6:30 pm; rebroadcast Sunday, October 30, at 8 am
Is the new wave of cosmetic reconstruction a fad covering up or causing breast cancer? Doctors and survivors discuss modern trends and their impact on the quality of life. The lack of early breast cancer detection in Latino communities makes one wonder why Latinos are waiting until it is too late.