Category Archives: Harlem health

Older Americans Month: Aging Healthy in Harlem

Bill Perkins at VNSNY Harlem Aging

In recognition of Older Americans Month, the not-for-profit Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), Senator Bill Perkins and local Harlem restaurants teamed up to help promote healthy eating among seniors on Thursday, May 16h, 2013 at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Plaza. Continue reading

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Breast Cancer Gene Mutation Also Reveals Risk For Ovarian Cancer

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Anna Ruffino lost her aunt in January 2012, then her mother that November, to the same disease. Continue reading

Community Health Fair 2013 For Harlem Residents

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On Saturday, June 8, 2013, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Grace Gospel Chapel will host a free health fair for Harlem residents at 102 W. 133rd Street, (between Lenox Ave. and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd).  Continue reading

Apollo Theater Presents Harlem Healthy Soul Festival

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The Apollo Theater announced today a new community initiative focused on family health and wellness – Harlem Healthy Soul Festival. Continue reading

Manhattan Public Hospitals Launch Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

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Moms Rule

The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) today announced a Mother’s Day breast cancer awareness campaign that asks Manhattan women to dedicate their mammogram to a loved one during the month of May to stress the importance of annual mammograms and preventive screenings. Continue reading

City Council Ok’s NYC Paid Sick Leave Legislation

NYC City Council Speaker And Mayoral Candidate Christine Quinn Discusses Paid Sick Leave Legislation

The bill contains a reverse trigger. If the economy worsens the bill will be delayed until the economy gets better.

More than 1 million workers in New York City will now get paid sick leave. The City Council passed a bill Wednesday over the strong objections of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who fears it could hurt small businesses. Continue reading

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and St. Lukes-Roosevelt Address Adolescent Mental Health

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“…the need … to come together in identifying mental health conditions in children and adolescents.”

Approximately 50 students, faculty and staff from the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM), St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, and the local medical community participated in a forum held recently on adolescent mental health held at TouroCOM titled: “Adolescent Mental Health: A Triad of Intervention.”  Continue reading

EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care, May 2013 Schedule

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Get Harlem Healthy

Did you know the folks at EmblemHealth have tons of free health events in May? Yes, that’s right, EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care in Harlem is open to the public and is being held at 215 West 125th Street. Continue reading

EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care Showcases Harlem Artists

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The Art of Health

EmblemHealth Neighborhood Care, located at 215 West 125th Street, is one of Harlem’s newest galleries, featuring 40 works from local artists who represent Harlem’s historic and artistic culture. Continue reading

The Diabetes Epidemic in New York City

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Towards A Healthy Harlem

Today the Health Department released a new Epi Data Brief about the diabetes epidemic in New York City. Nearly 650,000 adult New Yorkers reported having diabetes in 2011, an increase of about 200,000 adults since 2002. Continue reading