Consulate hosts ‘Jornada Sabatina’

By Mark Ribble

LEAMINGTON — On Saturday, April 9, the Mexican Consulate in Leamington held their monthly Jornada Sabatina (which translates to Saturday session) and remained open to all members of the community for health check-ups, electronic passports and nutritional information.

Consul Vanessa Calva was pleased with Saturday’s turnout and plans on continuing with the event monthly.

Roberto Centeno lies back to get his teeth checked by Registered Dental Hygienist Erika Gossmann of the Windsor Essex County Health Unit’s Oral Health department.

“We have been holding them on one Saturday per month for a while now,” she said. “The community looks forward to coming in for information.”

It’s a great way to connect with the community,” she added.

Besides the new electronic passports, which can be issued on-site, Consul Calva says that diabetes, blood pressure and nutritional information and monitoring is also available.

Mexican Consul Vanessa Calva, right, meets with workers, from left, Geovanni Serrano, Humberto Herrera-Flores and Elmer Perez on Saturday, April 9 at the Consulate’s open house.

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“This month we have dental hygiene as well,” she added. “The Health Unit has provided us with some great resources.”