The Lupus Alliance of America LI/Q Affiliate is proud to announce a new addition to their staff.

The Lupus Alliance of America LI/Q Affiliate is pleased to announce that they have a new addition to their staff, Silvia Heredia. Silvia, who speaks fluent Spanish, will help the Alliance reach out to lupus patients in the Spanish speaking community who need help and information on their disease.

Lupus affects women 10-15 times more frequently than men, and is more
prevalent in Latinos. For this reason, the Alliance needed to reach out and offer more services to the Hispanic community. Now, with this addition to their staff, they can offer help and answers in Spanish over the phone, offer a Spanish speaker for Symposiums and Health Fairs, and perform outreach services in the Hispanic lupus community.

If you or someone you know speaks Spanish and suffers from lupus, and is in need of help and information please call Silvia on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday at 516-783-3370 or send an e-mail to info@lupusliqueens.org.