Arcadia—Methodist Hospital, through a grant from Southern California Edison (SCE) will offer a free educational summit on Type II diabetes Saturday, Aug. 14,at the Jack Crippen Senior Center,

3120 North Tyler Ave., in El Monte.Offering a healthy breakfast, educational handouts, raffle prizes and snacks, the summitwill be held 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Topics and speakers:

Heart Smart: Diabetes and your Heart

- David Lin, MD, internal medicine (Chinese)

- Jaime Henriquez, MD, cardiologist (Spanish)

Portion Control and Meal Planning

- Peggy Yu, RD, (Chinese) diabetes educator

- Elizabeth Owen, RD, (Spanish) diabetes educator

Space is limited, so please call 626-821-2344 to reserve a seat. If transportation is a problem, please mention this when making your reservation.

SCE provided a generous grant to conduct these free multicultural educational summits on Type II diabetes to reach out to underserved people in the Chinese, Spanish and senior communities. A total of nine culturally and linguistically tailored summits will be held this year.