Events at Community Healthcare Network
2009-02-01 

 Brooklyn

Valentine's Day and National Condom Week Event at Community Healthcare Network’s Caribbean House Health Center on Tuesday, February 10 from 2 - 6 p.m.
Caribbean House Health Center, 1167 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11225

Stop by the center for a free health screening. Pregnancy tests, blood pressure, glucose, HIV counseling and testing will be offered. Workshops also planned.

More Info: Call the center at (718) 778-0198 or email info@chnnyc.org

Give Yourself the Valentine's Gift of Good Health at Community Healthcare Network’s Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center on Thursday, February 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center, 999 Blake Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11208

Stop by the center for a free health screening. Pregnancy tests, blood pressure, glucose, HIV counseling and testing will be offered.
More Info: Call the center at (718) 277-8303 or email info@chnnyc.org.

FREE Prenatal Health Education Classes at Community Healthcare Network’s Bronx Health Center from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

February 10 – Pregnancy Overview
February 17 – Breastfeeding
February 24 – Family Planning
March 3 – Labor and Delivery
March 10 – Post-Partum Basics
March 17 – Parenting
Bronx Health Center, 975 Westchester Avenue, Bronx 10459
More Info: Call Vanessa Gomez at (718) 320-6739 or email info@chnnyc.org

Program and Events News
2009-02-01 

 Brooklyn
COURTS PROGRAM: THE ROLE OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN ADDRESSING HATE CRIME
Speaker: Charles Guria, Chief of the Civil Rights and Police Integrity Bureau, Kings County District Attorney’s Office
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 9:30am to 11:00am
Brooklyn Supreme Courthouse, 360 Adams Street, Room 1137 (Board Room), Brooklyn, New York 11201
RSVP to Anushavan Margaryan at (212) 870-3515 or by e-mail: anushavan@interfaithcenter.org

RELIGION AND SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM
Dates: Programs for Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism, and Buddhism have been completed. The final program of the series will be held on February 13, 2009 (Afro-Caribbean Religions).
Social workers practice in diverse ethnic and religious communities where religious tradition plays a central role. Our Program educates future social workers about this role and its implications for their work among communities of faith.
Contact Raffaele Timarchi at (212) 870-3514 or by email at: rtimarchi@interfaithcenter.org

FAITH LEADERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BREAKFAST
February 12, 2009, 8:30 am.
The Interchurch Center, Sockman Lounge, 475 Riverside Drive, Manhattan This is the first of four quarterly interfaith breakfasts. Faith Leaders for Environmental Justice is a diverse array of faith leaders committed to making deep impact on issues of environmental justice in New York City through coordinated collective action. Issues of environmental injustice can be found in every corner of our city. From food deserts to brown fields, faith leaders are uniting to call for righteous policy changes.
February 12, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest will advise us on legislative advocacy and organizing, highlighting their important work in the area of waste management. Additional breakfast dates are May 14th, September 17th, and December 3rd.

MEDIATION: YOUTH TEACHING YOUTH
Queens based Community Mediation Services, Inc., and the Interfaith Center are hosting Peacemaking Across Cultural Boundaries: Youth Teaching Youth, a four-session “train the trainer” program that teaches religiously diverse youth about conflict resolution. The program also prepares them to teach conflict resolution skills to youth in their own communities. Participants must live in Queens in order to participate and must attend all four dates in order to complete the program (February 24th & 26th; March 3rd & 5th); upon completing the program, participants will receive $50, and an additional $50 upon training youth in their own community.
For more information, contact Michelle M. Leonard, J.D., (718) 523-6868, Ext. 256.

COPS + COMMUNITY + CONVERSATION CIRCLES = AN ACTION PLAN FOR CHANGE NY Faith and Justice hosts Conversations for Change, a dialogue between police and community. Join Clergy, Community Leaders, and Police at the Kick Off and Action Forum on February 4 from 6:30pm-9:30pm at the Latino Pastoral Action Center
(LPAC) located at 14 W. 170th St in The Bronx. (Take the train to 170th St, located on the SW corner of Jerome and 170th). Dates for subsequent conversations are February 11, February 18, Week of Ash Wednesday, March 4, and March 11: Action Forum (@ LPAC, 6:30 – 9:30pm).
Meeting times for conversations on February 11-March 4 are to be determined by individual groups gathering on February 4th.

GLOBAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: EXPOSING DENIAL AND BENIGN NEGLECT
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Location: ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters. Organized by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and open to the public by RSVP only; please send your name, affiliation, and contact information to mbizvo@un.org by February 10, 2009.

THE NATIONAL INTERFAITH IMMIGRATION COALITION
PRAYER VIGIL The Coalition is encouraging communities to host a prayer vigil on immigration the week of February 16th.
For more information on the Coalition and the prayer, please visit http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/ which includes a 2-page resource for planning, as well as options to post your immigration events to the online calendar. The Coalition also hosts a national phone call on the first Monday of each month on a different topic related to immigration and advocacy for a humane immigration policy. The website also includes a statement on immigration reform for organizations to endorse.

Community Events
2009-02-01 
Lutheran Health Care
 Brooklyn
LUTHERAN HEALTHCARE HEALTHY LIVING WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
Workshops and screenings hosted by Lutheran HealthCare affiliates are open to the general public. Members of the media with questions can contact Vanessa Cuti at 718-630-7414. Otherwise, contact information is as noted in event descriptions.

2009 -- Year of the Blood Donor at Lutheran Medical Center:
* 2/11/09 (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) Lutheran Medical Center: Blood Drive. By donating your blood, you are helping to ensure that blood is readily available when needed. Your donation can save the life of a child, a friend, yourself or a complete stranger. Located at the Neighborhood Improvement Association, 6614 11th Avenue, Brooklyn. For more information please contact Phyllis Holvik at 718-630-8900.
* 2/24/09 (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.) Lutheran Medical Center: Blood Drive. Located at Sunset Park Community Center for Older Adults, 4520 4th Avenue, Brooklyn. For more information please contact Phyllis Holvik at 718-630-8900.
* 2/26/09 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) Lutheran Medical Center: Blood Drive. Located in LMC’s Staff Lounge, 150 55th Street, Brooklyn. For more information please contact Phyllis Holvik at 718-630-8900.

Ongoing Events
* Lutheran HealthCare’s Volunteer Program. Lutheran HealthCare’s volunteers have been instrumental in its 125 years of providing southwest Brooklyn with quality health care and support services. Lutheran volunteers are men and women, high school and college students, retirees, career professionals, homemakers, and former patients or their family members and friends. There are more than 80 areas and programs in which volunteers are placed and placements range from those with direct patient contact, to those with little patient contact, such as clerical support. Students must be at least 14 years of age to apply. Completed application, interview, medical clearance and orientation are required. Please contact the volunteer office at 718-630-7296.
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Library Program. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults invites all seniors to come and enjoy the selection of books that the Library Program has to offer. The Library Program is open everyday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the dining area of Sunset Park Senior Citizens Center. Books are in English, Spanish and Chinese.
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Health Accent Program. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults continues to provide quality programs, events and information to seniors with its Health Accent Program along with weekly swim meets and the walking club. The swimming sessions are available at an additional price. Services for Older Adults provides free blood pressure screenings and health fairs. Members are also mailed a quarterly newsletter announcing special events taking place within the community and Shore Hill Housing, and invited to the wellness lecture series. The yearly registration fee for the Health Accents program is $25. For more information please contact Phyllis Lawless at Shore Hill, 9000 Shore Road, West Building, Brooklyn, NY 11209 or call Services for Older Adults at 718-630-7588.
*Lutheran Medical Center’s Prenatal Classes. Lutheran Medical Center's prenatal classes teach a variety of stretches, strengthening and conditioning exercises, and balance-specific activities. Each class is 45 minutes to an hour long, and classes are held on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. The class is open to any person who has clearance to participate from their medical doctor, with eight classes costing $50 or four classes costing $25. Classes are open to those seeking treatment of pain (in which case your insurance may cover the class as a physical therapy visit) and to those who are pain-free but would like to exercise. Located at Lutheran Medical Center, 150 55th Street, Brooklyn. For more information please contact Lauren Calabrese at 718-921-2945.

Multi-Date Events
* Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Tai Chi. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults offers Tai Chi classes for seniors. Classes are held Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to noon. Located at Shore Hill Housing, 9000 Shore Road, West Building (entrance on 91st Street). For more information call 718-630-7588.
o February sessions include: 2/10, 2/17
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Dance and Movement Class. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults offers dance and movement classes for seniors. Classes are held 11 a.m. to noon. Located at Shore Hill Housing, 9000 Shore Road, West Building (entrance on 91st Street). For more information call 718-630-7588.
o February sessions include: 2/9, 2/23
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Movement and Music Class. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults offers movement and music classes for seniors. Classes are held on Mondays at 2:30 p.m. Located at the Sunset Park Senior Center, 4520 4th Avenue, Brooklyn.
o February sessions include: 2/9, 2/23
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Tai Chi. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults offers Tai Chic classes for seniors. Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Located at Community Room of Harbor Hill Senior Citizens Center located at 5613 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn.
o Tuesday sessions include: 2/10, 2/17, 2/24
o Thursday sessions include: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Walking Club. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults welcomes seniors to go for a walk through the neighborhood on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. Meet at Sunset Park Senior Center, 4520 4th Avenue. For more information, call Jessica at 718-210-1050. Indoor walking on inclement days.
o February sessions include: 2/10, 2/17, 2/24
*Lutheran Family Health Centers: Diabetes Support Group. Support group meeting for those with diabetes and their families 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 5421 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn. Please confirm your attendance by calling 718-630-6885.
o Upcoming sessions include: February 28
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Yoga Classes for Seniors. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults offers yoga classes for seniors. Classes are held Mondays from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. and Fridays from 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Located at the Sunset Park Senior Center Senior Lounge, 4520 4th Avenue, Brooklyn.
o Monday sessions in February include: 2/9, 2/23
o Friday sessions in February include: 2/13, 2/20, 2/27
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Yoga Classes for Seniors. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults offers yoga classes for seniors. Classes are held every other Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Located at Shore Hill Housing, 9000 Shore Road, West Building (entrance on 91st Street). For more information call 718-630-7588.
o February sessions include: 2/6, 2/20
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Jewelry Making Class for Seniors. Learn how to make earrings, necklaces and bracelets on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. This event is located at the Sunset Park Senior Center, 4520 4th Avenue, Brooklyn. For more information, call 718-492-9370.
o February sessions include: 2/11, 2/18, 2/25
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Dancing, Music and Singing Class. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults offers dancing, music and singing classes for seniors. Classes are held Tuesdays at 1 p.m. and Thursdays at 1 p.m. Located at the Sunset Park Senior Center Senior Lounge, 4520 4th Avenue, Brooklyn.
o Tuesday sessions include: 2/10, 2/17, 2/24
o Thursday sessions include: 2/12, 2/19, 2/26
*Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults: Art and Painting Class. Lutheran Family Health Centers’ Services for Older Adults offers art and painting classes for seniors. Classes are held on Fridays at 11 a.m. Located at the Sunset Park Senior Center, 4520 4th Avenue, Brooklyn.
o February sessions include: 2/13, 2/20, 2/27

Other Special Events (listed by date):
*2/11/09 (7 p.m. - 9 p.m.) Lutheran Medical Center’s Workshop Series: Surgical Weight Loss Program Support Group. Support group meeting for pre-op and post-op Lap-Band patients from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. The program coordinator, psychologists and dietitians from Lutheran Medical Center’s Surgical Weight Loss Institute will facilitate the meeting. Located at 65 Cromwell Avenue, Staten Island. For more information please call 718-667-8100.
*2/25/09 (7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.) Lutheran Medical Center’s Workshop Series: Post-operative Surgical Weight Loss Program Support Group. Support group meeting for post-operative only Lap Band and gastric bypass patients. The program coordinator, psychologists and dietitians from Lutheran Medical Center’s Surgical Weight Loss Institute will facilitate the meeting. Located at 65 Cromwell Avenue, Staten Island. For more information please call 718-667-8100.
* 2/26/09 (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.) Lutheran Medical Center’s Workshop Series: Surgical Weight Loss Program Support Group. Support group meeting for pre-op and post-op Lap-Band patients from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The program coordinator, psychologists and dietitians from Lutheran Medical Center’s Surgical Weight Loss Institute will facilitate the meeting. Located at 8714 5th Avenue between 87th and 88th Streets, Brooklyn. For more information please call 718-630-8600.

1st Annual State of HIV/AIDS in Black America Message
2009-02-05 6:30pm
New York City Council Chamber, City Hall
 New York

The Honorable Christine C. Quinn Speaker, New York City Council and the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus New York City Council cordially invites you to attend the 1st Annual State of HIV/AIDS in Black America Message Delivered by The Honorable C. Virginia Fields President/CEO National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS
Thursday, February 5, 2009 @ 6:30 p.m.
Followed by a reception at 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

RSVP to 1.212.614.0023 or PAHilton56@nblca.org By January 30
Please include name, telephone number and e-mail address

Annual Observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2009-02-07 11:00 am
Unity Fellowship Church
2578 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn

Unity Fellowship Church, in collaboration with National Black Commission on AIDS, will host our annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This event is in conjunction with our quarterly Prayer Brunch will be taped by "In The Life" The theme is "Black Life Is Worth Saving". On site HIV testing will be provided by Housing Works.
For more information please contact Rev Deborah Rice at 718 385-2406 or 718 385 2160.

CONNECT FREE Workshop/Discussion: Working with Fathers/Men: Child support Enforcement & Domestic Violence
2009-02-12 10am-1pm

3 West 29th Street, 10th Floor Training Room (b/t 5th Ave & Broadway) New York

This seminar is designed to inform people and organizations working with fathers about the most updated information on Paternity and Child Support Enforcement, including child support formulas/calculations, arrears, services and resources available to mothers and fathers. This seminar will also explore overlapping factors of domestic violence and child support enforcement when working with fathers.
with guest presenter:Michelle de Grasse
Michele de Grasse is Coordinator of Outreach for the Office of Child Support Enforcement and has over seven years experience in child support enforcement.

For more information and to RSVP please contact: Marlon Walker @ 212-683-0015 ext 220 or owalker@connectnyc.org
Travel: R,W,6 trains to 28th St, or F,D,B,N,R,W,1,2,3,A,C,E trains to 34th St.

YWCHAC Safer Sex Party
2009-02-20 5pm-10pm
The Lab
1428 Fulton Street (Bet. Tompkins & Brooklyn Aves) Brooklyn

The Young Women of Color HIV/AIDS Coalition (YWCHAC) is sponsoring a Safer Sex Awareness Valentine's Party on Friday, February 20, 2009 from 5-10 pm. All youth ages 15-24 are welcome and the event is free for all youth. There will be food, a DJ, resource tables, giveaways, safer sex supplies, safe sex demonstrations and free and confidential rapid HIV testing.

Directions By Train– C Train to Kingston & Throop Aves
By Bus– B25 or B43 to Fulton & Tompkins Aves
For More Information Call Jennifer Irwin @ HEAT 718-282-1176
Claire Simon 347-408-9393
Visit : www.myspace.com/25super_ stars

Events and Support Groups Sponsored by New York Methodist Hospital
2009-02-01 
New York Methodist Hospital
506 Sixth Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues Brooklyn
New York Methodist Hospital has recently added a new support group for individuals who have been diagnosed with or think they may have chronic fatigue syndrome and/or fibromyalgia. The Chronic Fatigue Support Group will meet the first Monday of every month. This month the group will meet on Monday, February 2, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Hospital’s Executive Dining Room, 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Please call 718-780-5367 for more information.

The Division of Dental Medicine at New York Methodist Hospital and the American Dental Association will sponsor Give Kids A Smile Day! on Friday, February 6, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Children, ages 6 to 16, are invited to attend and receive free dental screenings. Exams, sealant placement, mouth guard fabrication, prophylactic screenings, radiographs, and educational information will also be offered. The event will take place in the hospital’s Division of Dental Medicine located on the first floor of the Kirkwood Pavilion, 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information please call 718-780-5412.

February is American Heart Month. To help raise awareness about Cardiovascular Disease, New York Methodist Hospital will host a free lecture as part of its monthly Heart Health series. This month the lecture will take place on Saturday, February 28, 2009 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Hospital’s Executive Dining Room, 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information and to register (required) please call 718-857-5180.

Heart Disease and stroke are the number one and number three killers of women. More than 400,000 American women die annually from cardiovascular diseases. New York Methodist Hospital and the American Heart Association will sponsor Go Red for Women Day on Friday, February 6, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This free event is open to the public. Free blood pressure and glucose screenings will be offered and healthcare professionals will be available to answer questions. The event will take place in the Hospital’s Medical Office Pavilion lobby, 263 Seventh Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information please call 718-780-5367.

New York Methodist Hospital offers the Cancer Support Group for individuals diagnosed with cancer. This month the group will meet on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Both a physician and a chaplain lead the group. The meeting will take place in the Hospital’s Radiation Oncology Conference Room, 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information please call 718-780-3593.

Obesity is an epidemic that impacts over nine million Americans. More and more people who are affected by obesity are seeking to learn about surgical weight reduction. New York Methodist Hospital offers a free Surgical Weight Reduction Information Seminar and Support Group. This month the group will meet on Thursday, February 26, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. During the first 30 minutes of the seminar, a surgeon will conduct an information session for individuals who are interested in learning about the surgery. A 90-minute support group meeting open to pre- and post-operative patients will follow the information session. The event will take place in the Hospital’s Executive Dining Room, 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. For more information please call 718-780-3288.

Breastfeeding Support Group
For mothers and their newborns, birth to 3 months old. Led by a certified lactation consultant.
Meets weekly on Tuesdays from 2:30pm-3:30pm
Wesley House, Room 3 K-C 501 Sixth Street
Call (718)780-5081 for information.

Hepatitis C Support Group
For individuals diagnosed with hepatitis C and their family members.
Meets monthly on Tuesdays:
February 3, March 3, April 7
6pm-7:30pm
Executive Dining Room
506 Sixth Street
Call (718)780-5367

Blood Drive
February 22; 10am-2:30pm
Holy Spirit RC Church
1712 45th Street, Church Hall
Parkville

Free Events, Support Groups and Screenings at SUNY Downstate Medical Center
2009-02-01 
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
 Brooklyn

FREE Smoking Cessation Program Presentation
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 5:00 pm
CAMBA Morris Manor Apartments
1247 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
For more information call 718-284-5106 ext.13

FREE Brooklyn Diabetes Club "Diabetes and Healthy Eating Conversation
Map-Part 2"
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 6:00 - 7:30 pm
This is a FREE educational and support group for adult patients with diabetes
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road, Classroom 1B
Brooklyn, NY 11203
For More Information call 718-270-3739.

National Wear Red Day for Women
Friday, February 6, 2009 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Get heart disease prevention information for women
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University Hospital of Brooklyn
445 Lenox Road, Hospital Lobby
Brooklyn, NY 11203
For more information call 718-270-8245 or 718-270-3739

FREE Brooklyn Kidney Club at Downstate Medical Center
Sunday, February 8, 2009 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A FREE educational and support group for adult patients with kidney disease and their families. The topic will be "Kidney Medicines: Ask Your Pharmacists".
Speaker: Dr. Antoinette S. Flecha, Pharm. D., Clinical Pharmacist-Transplant.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road, Classroom 1A
Brooklyn, NY 11203.
For More Information call 718-270-1548

FREE Brooklyn Diabetes Club of Crown Heights
Sunday, February 8, 2009 4:30 pm
271 Kingston Avenue (corner of Lincoln Place) Brooklyn, NY
This is a FREE educational and support group for adult patients with diabetes.
Guest Speakers: Dr. Agnes Gliwa, Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Dr. Michael Siegel, Podiatrist
Dr. Eli Rosen, Family Practice Physician
Supported By:Rabbi Abraham Lidder
Assemblyman Karim Kamara
Brooklyn Diabetes Task Force
Kosher Diabetic Food Will Be Provided
For More Information call 718-270-2020 or 718-221-2424

FREE Healthy Heart Club
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
To provide club members (who have had heart surgery and heart disease with the educational tools, as well as the peer support, needed to live a heart healthy lifestyle. The club welcomes all University Hospital of Brooklyn patients and members of the community. The topic for January: "A Woman's Heart"
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road, Classroom 1B
Brooklyn, NY 11203
No RSVP is required. For more information call 718-270-2133.

Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church
Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 10:15 am
2530 Church Ave. (corner of Church Ave. and Veronica Pl.-2nd Floor Auditorium)
Brooklyn, NY 11226
FREE community lecture on "Women and Heart Disease"
Guest speaker: Dr. Renee P. Bullock-Palmer, Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
FREE Blood pressure and diabetes screening will also be provided.

FREE The 4 O'clock Diabetes Club for children and teens with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Club provides a forum for children and teens to share experiences on life with diabetes. It is an opportunity to learn from health educators and most of all have fun
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road, Classroom 1B
Brooklyn, NY 11203
For More Information call 718-270-2020.

FREE "Heart Failure" Community Health Promotion Lecture
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:00 - 7:30 pm
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road, Classroom 1A
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Guest Speaker: Dr. Wilson Ko, Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Meriam Caboral, NP, Assistant Director of Heart Failure Clinic
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Refreshments will be served.
For More Information call 718-270-3739.

FREE Endometriosis Support Group
Thursday, February, 26, 2009 5:30 pm - 7:0 pm
Topic: Part 2 Session of Tai Chi Movements for Health and Stress Relief
Bring comfortable clothing if you would like to participate in class demonstration
Speaker: Dr. Ozgul Muneyyirci-Delale
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road, Special Functions Room
Brooklyn, New York 11203
Refreshments will be served.
For more Information call 718-270-1364 or 718-270-2101
Email: reproendo@downstate.edu

The Downstate Stroke Club / Support Group
Friday, February 27, 2009 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
FREE support group meets the last Friday of every month (except for December)
Our goal is to provide members who had a stroke or TIA (mini stroke) and their family members peer support needed to live with stroke condition.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University Hospital of Brooklyn
445 Lenox Road, Nursing Station 71 Patient Lounge (7th Floor).
For More Information call 718-270-3739.

FREE Cardiac Risk Assessment Screening (for adults only)
Free screenings on:
- Mondays (except holidays) from 5:00 – 7:30 pm at Family Health Service
840 Lefferts Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11203 and - Wednesdays (will include asthma screening with peak flow meter test) from 11:00 am – 3:30 pm
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University Hospital of Brooklyn
470 Clarkson Ave, Suite C, Brooklyn, NY 11203
No appointment is needed – To help patients know their risk for heart disease, the clinic staff performs a comprehensive cardiac risk assessment and obtains glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, height and weight measurements. All patients receive instructions on prevention, including nutrition and life-style modification as well as educational literature to promote heart health.
For More Information call 718-270-3739.

Free Expectant Family Education Classes
For expectant parents. The Center offers a 4-week series on childbirth preparation classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Health Science Education Building 395 Lenox Road.
Classes include labor and delivery process, breathing, relaxation techniques, tour of Birthing Center, sibling sessions, and newborn care.
Registration is required. Leave your name, home number and expected date of delivery and the best time to call at 718-270-8846 or 718-270-8245.

Tobacco Education Program and Smoking Cessation Support Group
The Center for Community Health Promotion and Wellness now offers FREE smoking cessation and tobacco education sessions on Thursdays: 6:00 – 7:00 pm. at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University Hospital of Brooklyn, 445 Lenox Road, Room # A1-315. Must call 718-270-7673 to register.

FREE NICOTINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
Patches or Lozenges are given out every Wednesday in Suite C from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm or by appointment at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 470 Clarkson Avenue, Suite C. Please call 718-270-7673 for more information.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (Health Living Partnership Program)
This program provides free or low cost mammogram to Women 40 years and older who are uninsured or underinsured are eligible for Clinical Breast Examination (CBE), Mammogram and Cervical (Pap Smear) Examination. Women 18 years and older may receive Breast Self Examination (BSE) Instruction, CBE and cervical examination if they are sexually active. Leave your name, number and the best time to call. For More Information call 718-270-8846 or 718-270-8245.

The Downstate Cancer Support Group
FREE support group meets every Wednesday (except for July) from 1:00 to 2:00 pm at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 445 Lenox Road, Room ALL1-367 (Basement).-To provide participants with an educational component as well as support with living and surviving with cancer. The club is open to all University Hospital of Brooklyn patients and members of the community. For More Information call 718-270-1593.

FREE National Institute of Health Endometriosis Treatment Study
Do you have endometriosis diagnosed by surgery, painful menstrual cramps or painful periods, do not plan to become pregnant in the next 2 years, and did not start menopause yet? You may be eligible to enroll in the free Endometriosis Treatment Study at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The medication, procedures and testing will be free. If you are interested, please call Ozgul Muneyyirici-Delale, MD, Associate Professor and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at 718-270-2101 or 718-270-1364.

CHAMP Teleconference: The Opportunities and Perils of Blogging for HIV/AIDS Advocates
2009-02-04  2:00pm-3:00pm

 
Everyone's talking about blogs, blogs, blogs... and many of us know they can be a lot of fun to read.
But what is a blog? And are they worth our time as HIV/AIDS advocates seeking to win change and improve our efforts against the epidemic? If we know our communication goals, how can blogging be a part of reaching them in the Web 2.0 Era?
Join us for a stimulating call with two AIDS community bloggers who will discuss the basics of blogging, how to set goals for your use of blogs to further our work, and tips for making your posts or comments really work for you.

At the conclusion of the teleconference, participants will be able to:
*Understand what a blog is and its role as a communication tool
*Identify at least three characteristics of blogs that can be considered for strategic communications as HIV/AIDS advocates
*Set goals for their individual and organizational presence on blogs
*Utilize key strategies for successful blog posts and comments
Speakers:
Jim Pickett, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, webmaster for LifeLube.org and rectalmicrobicides.org and their affiliated blogs
Kenyon Farrow, National Public Education Director for Queers for Economic Justice, Policy Institute Fellow with National Lesbian & Gay Task Force, and creator of www.kenyonfarrow.com
Moderator:
Julie Davids, Senior Consultant, CHAMP, and contributor to preventionjustice.org, RHRealityCheck.org and DMIBlog.com
---- CHAMP Staff
champ@champnetwork.org
212-937-7955
www.champnetwork.org
www.preventionjustice.org

Upcoming Brooklyn Presentation on Public Health and Health Education Certification Exams
2009-02-04  5-6:30pm
Brooklyn College – Student Union Building – Campus
Blvd and E. 27th Street, Alumni Lounge, 4th floor Brooklyn
Two major certification exams are coming up and registration has begun. Do you and your organization’s/agency’s staff know about them?
Please forward to all staff and partner agencies you think may be interested. There will be another, in Manhattan, on Feb. 13 – date to be confirmed – from 6-8pm.
FREE!
Topic:The Public Health Certification (CPH) and Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Exams
The Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
Decide if the exam’s for you, see if you are eligible, learn how and when to register and the costs, and plan how to prepare
Presenter: Karen Denard Goldman, PhD, CHES (yes, not CPH)
Cost: FREE – Thank you, Brooklyn College and the Public Health Student Organization!
Food: Light snacks

Directions:
SUBWAY
Q Local to the Avenue H station, at Avenue H & East 16th Street. Walk 4 blocks east (you’ll see the famous LaGuardia bell tower; walk towards that) to the Ocean Avenue entrance.
Q Local to the Avenue J station, at Avenue J & East 16th Street. Transfer to the B6 or B11 bus and take either to Bedford Avenue at Campus Road.
#2 (7th Avenue Local) or #5 (Lexington Avenue Express) to the Flatbush Avenue/Nostrand Avenue station.
BUS
B6 or B11 on Avenue J, to Bedford Avenue at Campus Road.
B8 on 18th Avenue, to Flatbush Avenue at Foster Avenue.
B41 on Flatbush Avenue, to Nostrand Avenue.
B44 on Nostrand Avenue, to Flatbush Avenue.
B49 on Ocean Avenue, to Avenue H.
Q35/Green Bus Line, to Flatbush Avenue at Nostrand Avenue.
LONG ISLAND RAILROAD (LIRR)
LIRR to the Flatbush Avenue/Atlantic Avenue station. Transfer to the subway: Q Local to Avenue H or #2 or # 5 to the Flatbush Avenue station. OR, transfer at Atlantic Avenue to the B41 bus, to the Nostrand Avenue stop.

Karen Denard Goldman, PHD, CHES
Co-Director, Program in Community Health
Kingsborough Community College, CUNY
2001 Oriental Boulevard, G-201
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718)) 368-5716
(917) 715-0928
kgoldman@kbcc.cuny.edu

KCC Offering Downtown Brooklyn Community Health Course - Begins March 7
2009-02-05  
KCC Downtown Brooklyn(Fire Dept. of New York)
9 MetroTech Brooklyn

Course Registration:
To register for the course,Helping Skills for Community Health Majors(COH 20) you MUST attend one the following info sessions:

Location & times:
Thursday, February 5
Brooklyn Borough Hall-Community Room
209 Jeralemon Street
Session 1:8:30am-9:30am
Session 2:9:30am-10:30am
Session 3:10:30am-11:30am
Session 4:12pm-1pm
Session 5:1pm-2pm
Reserve your spot by Tuesday, February 3
Contact:
Prof.Karen Denard Goldman
kgoldman@kbcc.cuny.edu
(718)368-5718
Leave your name, phone, or e-mail and any questions you have

Young Women of Color-Violence, Abuse and Trauma and the Link to HIV
2009-02-06  10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
434 West 33rd Street, Penthouse New York

The Young Women of Color HIV/AIDS Coalition invites you to Young Women of Color-Violence, Abuse and Trauma and the Link to HIV (Feb 06, 2009)

Breakfast and Lunch will be served.
To register or for more information, please email Jennifer Irwin at Jirwinheat@yahoo.com.

Directions to 434 West 33rd Street by Subway: The closest trains are the A,C,E, 1, 2, 3, to 34th Street

Connecting the Neighborhood Dots and Dismantling the Pipeline to Prison
2009-02-11  
Medgar Evers College, City University of New York (CUNY)
 Brooklyn

Please join CDF-New York, CUNY Medgar Evers College and Casey Family Programs for a one-day summit to kick off CDF's Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Campaign in New York. This summit will bring together community and faith leaders, public officials, policymakers, youth, educators, child advocates and professionals in the fields of early childhood, health, mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice and youth development to develop a concrete plan of action to halt the pipeline to prison in New York. The summit is a partnership between CDF-NY, CUNY’s Medgar Evers College and Casey Family Programs.

The focus of the first New York summit will be on the communities –predominantly low-income communities of color – that feed New York’s prison pipeline and explore promising approaches including policy changes, legislative action and neighborhood-based strategies to promote re-investment in these communities. Participants will also have the opportunity to connect with existing coalitions and ongoing community organizing and advocacy campaigns to dismantle the pipeline to prison in New York.

To register,go to:www.childrensdefense.org/nysummit

Blood Drive
2009-02-11  10 A.M. - 2 P.M.
NIA OFFICE
6614-11th AVENUE Brooklyn
Help Lutheran Medical Center Double its Blood Donations in 2009
Join Us at An Upcoming Blood Drive
Save a Life. Help Our Hospital
Every Donor Gets a Gift! All Are Welcome!
Valid identification needed to donate blood.
If you have specific questions about your donor eligibility, call the Blood Donor Center, Station 2-39 at 718-630-8900 or e-mail: blooddonor@lmcmc.com

Save the Date

2009-03-06
International Women's Day Conference
2009-03-28
First Annual Childhood Obesity Walk
2009-05-02
Save the date event-Brooklyn Politics of Food Conference: Global Crisis, Local Action Grassroots Communities Organize For A Healthy, Environmentally Sustainable, and Socially Just Food System, May 2, 2009