Joslin Diabetes Center Hosts Ritmos De Salud

Joslin Diabetes Center, the world’s largest diabetes research and clinical care organization, will celebrate its annual “ritmos de salud” event on October 1st from 6:00-10:00pm at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter to benefit its Latino Diabetes Initiative (LDI). The benefit’s aim is to increase awareness about the high risk and impact of diabetes on children and families in the Latino community.

The event will feature a fabulous array of food from some of Boston’s most renowned chefs led by culinary chair Chef Jose Duarte of Taranta. Guests will enjoy dishes from a number of renowned Boston area chefs- including Rodney Murillo of Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse, Manuel Sifnugel of Masona Grill, Brian Poe of the Tip Tap Room and many more - while listening and dancing to the upbeat Latin rhythms of Alexander el Cantante. Guests are also encouraged to join in on the dancing with a special performance by Boston’s own “Salsa Y Control” Dance Company.

Co-chairing the event, well-known Latino business leaders Lazaro Lopez and Javier Bellini will welcome special guest and Red Sox legend, Luis Tiant, fondly known as “El Tiante,” who has type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a disease of epidemic proportions across all populations, affecting certain racial/ethnic groups in even greater numbers. National data demonstrates that Latinos have a two-fold increase in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to the Caucasian population.

Joslin Diabetes Center’s Latino Diabetes Initiative (LDI) strives to improve the lives of Latinos affected by diabetes, or at risk for the disease, through culturally oriented patient care, education, outreach and research, as well as working to find a cure.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

6:00 PM -10:00 PM

Artists for Humanity EpiCenter

100 W. 2nd Street, Boston

TICKETS: Individual tickets cost $100; to purchase tickets or for more information please visit:

www.joslin.org/ritmos

About Joslin Diabetes Center

Joslin Diabetes Center, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is committed to advancing diabetes research, clinical care, education and health and wellness programs on a global scale. Joslin is dedicated to ensuring that people with diabetes live long, healthy lives and offers real progress in preventing and curing diabetes. Joslin is an independent, nonprofit institution affiliated with Harvard Medical School, and is recognized worldwide for driving innovative solutions in diabetes prevention, research, education, and care. Its mission is to prevent, treat and cure diabetes and the organization’s vision is a world free of diabetes and its complications. For more information, visit www.joslin.org.