A center that helps the Hispanic community in Palm Beach County is taking steps to make sure families are informed of the Zika virus.
Counselors from the Guatemalan-Mayan center went door-to-door in Lake Worth on Monday handing out Zika prevention flyers.
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They also urged residents to get rid of standing water and put bleach in puddles outside their homes to kill mosquitos.
The Guatemalan-Maya Center helps dozens of pregnant women a month and they say many are worried about Zika.
“We tend to focus on working with mothers, and so when they've heard [the] news [that Zika] is dangerous for women with children, who are going to give birth, they created a little bit of a panic,” said Tim Gamwell, the assistant executive director of the Guatemalan-Maya Center.
The center hopes to reach about 500 families in this area to educate them about Zika.
