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AIDS Revival
2009-03-01 7:00 pm
Faith Assemblies of God Church
1014 Gates Avenue Brooklyn
AIDS Revival theme is "Amazing Grace"
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 to Friday, March 6, 2009 7pm all three
nights.
Deacon Reggie Bryan will be the revivalist
at Faith Assemblies of God Church, Inc.
Directions:
Q24, B52 buses to Gates Ave and Broadway
B47 bus to Gates and Ralph Aves
J Train to Gates Ave Stop
For more information please call jacque wideman at 347-627-5900.
Community Healtcare Network's
2009-03-01 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Caribbean House Health Center
1167 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn
Spring into Good Health and Nutrition at Community Healthcare Network’s Caribbean House Health Center
When: Wednesday, March 18 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: Caribbean House Health Center, 1167 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn 11225
What:Stop by the center for workshops and a free health screening. Pregnancy tests, blood pressure, glucose, HIV counseling and testing will be offered.
More Info: Call the center at (718) 778-0198 or email info@chnnyc.org
Community Healthcare Network Invites the Positive Woman to a Free Luncheon on Living Well.
When: Tuesday, March 17 from 1-4 p.m.
Where: The New Lots Public Library, 665 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn NY
What: Luncheon presentation by Dr. Jon Kaiser, an immune system specialist, who will be talking about the Positive Woman and living well.
RSVP: There is limited seating. Reserve your seat by calling Michelle Lopez at mlopez@chnnyc.org or (347) 203-3476.
Men's Clinic at Community Healthcare Network’s Helen B. Atkinson Health Center
When: The fourth Saturday of every month from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Helen B. Atkinson Health Center, 81 W. 115th Street, New York, NY 10026
What: Primary healthcare services for men in a male-centered environment.
More Info: Call the center at (212) 426-0088 or email info@chnnyc.org
Free Prenatal Health Education Classes at Community Healthcare Network’s Bronx Health Center
When:
March 3 - Labor and Delivery
March 10 - Post-Partum Basics
March 17- Parenting
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where: Bronx Health Center, 975 Westchester Avenue, Bronx 10459
More Info: Call Vanessa Gomez at (718) 320-6739 or email info@chnnyc.org
Teen Health Clinics at Community Healthcare Network’s Bronx and CABS Health Centers
When and Where:
Bronx Health Center – Mondays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Wednesdays 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
975 Westchester Avenue, Bronx NY 10459.
More info call (718) 320-4466 or email info@chnnyc.org
CABS Health Center – Tuesdays 2 p.m.-6 p.m.
94-98 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11206.
More info call (718) 388-0390 or email info@chnnyc.org
What: Free STD screenings, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, HIV counseling and testing, birth control, health information, and condoms. All services are confidential and permission from parents isn’t needed.
2009 Annual TB Conference “NYC is Stopping TB”
2009-03-01 12:30-4:00pm
NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South, 4th Floor (Eisner & Lubin Auditorium) New York
Please join the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the NJMS Global TB Institute as they commemorate World TB Day (March 24). This year’s conference will discuss changes to clinical services at NYC Health Department TB Chest Centers, recent developments in NYC's implementation of interferon-gamma release assays, anti-TB drugs currently in development and current TB concepts in infection control. In addition, the conference will address the ongoing challenges of TB transmission within a nontraditional community-based setting. Open to physicians, nurses and infection control practitioners. Event is FREE. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/health/tb or call 212-442-9968.
3rd Annual Community TB Forum “NYC is Stopping TB”
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 9am-12pm
Queens Library, Langston Hughes Branch
100-01 Northern Boulevard
Corona, NY 11368
In the spirit of World TB Day 2009, the Coalition for a TB-Free NYC and local community partners are hosting a community TB forum whose goal is to increase awareness about TB in NYC and explore ways to stop TB at the community level. Open to local community leaders, service providers, elected officials and media. Event is FREE. Breakfast will be provided. For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/health/tb or email tbfreenyc@gmail.com .
Millennium Sistahs Inc
Presents our 2nd Annual Conference
2009-03-06 8:30am – 12:30pm
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Ballroom
585 Schenectady Avenue (Between Winthrop Street & Rutland Road) Brooklyn
Millennium Sistahs Inc
Presents “The Spritual Woman In You – Celebrate Life”
A conference in Celebration of International Women’s Day
Guest Speakers:
*Prof. Safiya Bendale, Dir. Center for Women Development, Medgar Evers College
*Rev. Elizabeth Butler, Church of The New Beginnings
*Breast Education Semminar & Info on FREE Mamograms-Ever Cooper-KJMC
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
There is no fee to attend this event: Pre-registration is required by March 3rd, 2009.
Pre-registration:
Msconference2009@verizon.net
For further info, please contact Glenda White Hills:ghills@millenniumsistahs.org or
516 538 5466
There will be gifts and give-aways!!
Call to Action - National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2009-03-10 1:00 pm
City Hall
New York
Please join us on Tuesday, March 10 (National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day), 1:00 pm at the steps of City Hall. Please also forward this information to everyone who may be interested in participating. If your organization would like to be a co-sponsor, please let me know.
Krishna Stone
Assistant Director - Community Relations
Communications Department
GMHC
119 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
(p) 212-367-1016
(f) 212-367-1112
krishnas@gmhc.org
www.gmhc.org
Careers Conference for High School, Jr. High and College Students
2009-03-21 9:30am - 3:30 pm
Boys & Girls High School
1700 Fulton Street Brooklyn
The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Greater New York, Inc. in conjunction with Entertainers 4 Education Alliance Present C. Melvin Patrick Careers Conferences Yes You Can…If You Prepare!
You will receive information about scholarships, college entrance, music & entertainment, summer employment, various trade careers and a chance to speak with various professionals. Free Food & Free Stuff!
Directions By Train: A or C to Utica Avenue or visit http://www.hopstop.com/?city=newyork
Directions by Bus: B25 to Schenectady Ave or B46 to Fulton Street
For more information or to pre-register call 212-946-5434 or visit us online at
http://www.careersconference.com/home.htm or
http://www.nyc-nphc.org/home3.htm
Sensitive Issues (HIV/AIDS, & Other issues) - A session for parent and adults who are responsible for young people
2009-03-23 6-9pm
Second St. John Missionary Baptist Church
1091 Winthrop Street (corner of East 95th Street ) Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Regional Planning Committee of the AIDS Institute's Faith
Communities Project, invites you to a community dialogue on
Intergenerational Communication entitled, “You & Me Together - Let's Talk
About It,” at Second St. John Missionary Baptist Church.
The purpose of the community dialogue is
to:
· share experiences, perceptions and ideas on the state of
inter-generational communication between adults, youth and teens,
· dialogue on what parents want their children to know to be safe,
· improve parents’ ability to communicate with their children about
sensitive issues,
· identify strategies for parents to communicate with their children,
so they can make healthy choices, and
· learn about resources available to assist parents and faith-based
organizations to communicate effectively with young people.
Facilitator:Mr. Luis Almeyda from Cornell University will facilitate this program
Rev. Nimrod Jebucitwa, Pastor of Second St. John Missionary Baptist Church
will host the program at his church, located at 1091 Winthrop Street
Dinner will be provided. However, pre-registration is required to confirm
the food order and to prepare program materials.
To register, please
contact Ron Derway at 1800-692-8528 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday
- Friday. Registration deadline is March 16, 2009.
Please contact Carol Tyrell, Coordinator of the Faith Communities Project,
at 518-473-2300, with questions concerning the Faith Communities Project.
Directions:
Train
#3 Train Sutter/Rutland Road stop. You will be on E98th Street. Walk blocks
to E95th Street. Go left to the corner of Winthrop Street
Bus
B12 To E95th Street and East New York Ave. Walk 2 blocks to Winthrop Street
B15 98th Street. Walk to 95th. Go left to the corner of Winthrop Street
B17 To Remsen Ave and Winthrop Street. Walk to Winthrop Street
Driving
From Eastern Parkway:
Turn on to Buffalo Ave at Lincoln Terrace Park (0.1 miles)
Turn Left on to Rockaway Parkway (0.3 miles)
Turn Right on to Winthrop Street (0.1 miles)
From Linden Blvd
Turn on to Rockaway Parkway at the Brookdale University Hospital (0.2 miles)
Turn Left on to Winthrop Street (0.1 miles)
First Annual Childhood Obesity Walk
2009-03-28 10:00 am
Prospect Park (Bartel Pritchard Square )
15 Street Brooklyn
You are invited to the 1st Annual Walk-A-Thon
Children’s Health & Fitness!
Join the fight to end Childhood Obesity!
Join Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, State Senator Eric Adams, Community Leaders, and your neighbors in a 3 Mile Walk around Prospect Park to promote fitness and healthy lifestyles for kids. Help raise funds so 2,500 kids can try new sports and learn healthy habits at the Brooklyn Sports and Fitness Expo, Spring, 2009.
Here’s how You Can help the
Fight Against Childhood obesity:
1. Register your child; ask family and
friends to sponsor your family’s walk.
2. Ask your employer, religious organization,
or school, to organize and sponsor
a whole group to walk and raise funds
together!
3. Register to walk at the Walk-A-Thon;
$10 per person
AMERIGROUP will be on site to
provide health insurance information
To register online and learn more visit:
www.bodysculpt.org • 718-346-5852
Directions:
F train to 15th Street
Prospect Park
Latino Health Fellowship Initiative
2009-03-31 3-6pm
Hunter College’s Brookdale Campus
425 First Avenue @ 25th Street New York
The Latino Health Fellowship Initiative seeks to reduce health disparities affecting the Latino community in the US by advancing research, informing relevant policies, and supporting the next generation of Latino public health professionals. We provide fellowships to Hunter College Masters of Public Health (MPH) students who are interested in working on issues related to Latino health and connect graduate students to Latino health-focused research and fieldwork opportunities.
“Celebrating Latino Health and Culture!”
Second Annual Event
Food • Book Giveaway • Entertainment • Film Screening
Fieldwork/Internship & Job Opportunities
Brooklyn Politics of Food Conference: Global Crisis, Local Action Grassroots
2009-05-02
PS 321 & John Jay High School in Park Slope
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Politics of Food Conference: Global Crisis, Local Action
Grassroots Communities Organize For A
Healthy, Environmentally Sustainable, and Socially Just Food System
Co-sponsored by the Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC) and the Caribbean Women's Health Association (CWHA), this one-day, Brooklyn-wide conference will educate Brooklynites about what we at the grass roots can do to address our broken global food system. Why do we have food shortages and skyrocketing prices? How are high rates of obesity and diabetes related to cheap prices for corn, sugar, and other subsidized commodities produced by agribusiness and added to our food by big food manufac¬turers? We’ll learn how the food system impacts social justice, human health, and environ¬mental sustainability. We’ll also discover local, regional, national, and inter¬national organizations working to change the system by providing healthy, environ¬mentally sustainable food and protecting those who produce it.
* Free and Open to the Public
We invite you to help us gather partners, participants, and funders. We expect up to 1,000 participants from every Brooklyn neighborhood and 150 partner community organizations.
Contact: Nancy Romer, nancyromer@gmail.com; 917-693-3155. www.brooklynfoodconference.org
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| Free Support Groups, Special Events and Blood Drives sponsored by New York Methodist Hospital
2009-03-01
Methodist Hospital
506 Sixth Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues Brooklyn
As part of a series of upcoming patient education seminars, the division of urology at New York Methodist Hospital will host "ED: Finding the Right Solution for You," on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Hospital’s Executive Dining Room. The goal of this event is to provide men who are concerned about erectile dysfunction with information that can help them find the best solution. To register for the event or for more information, please call 877 ED-CURE.
Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support Group
For mothers and their newborns, birth to 3 months old. Led by a certified lactation consultant.
Meets weekly on Tuesdays
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:
March 3, April 7
6pm-7:30pm
Executive Dining Room
506 Sixth Street
Call (718)780-5367 for information.
Cancer Support Group
Led by a physician and a chaplain, this group is for individuals with cancer and those dealing with cancer and those dealing with a loved one's cancer.
Meets monthly on Tuesdays:
March 10, April 14
3pm-4:30pm
Radiation Oncology
Conference Room 506 Sixth St.
Call (718)780-3593 for information.
Look Good...Feel Better
An American Cancer Society
Program led by beauty and style experts for women undergoing cancer treatment.
Thursday:March 19;2pm-4pm
Wesley House, Room 5B
501 Sixth Street
Call(718)780-3593 to register.
Chronic Fatigue Support Group
For individuals who have or think they may have chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Meets the first Monday of every month from 1pm-3pm
March 2, April 6
Executive Dining Room.
506 Sixth Street
Call (718)780-5367 for information.
Bereavement Support Group
Thursday, March 5
6:30pm-8pm
Buckley Conference Room 820
Call (718)788-4991 for information and to register.
Special Events
Health Outreach Stress Management Seminars
Learn effective methods to manage stress and promote well-being.
Mondays:March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and April 6, 20, 27
2:30pm-4pm
NYM Auditorium
506 Sixth Street.
Call (718)677-6633 to register(required).
Nutrition:Eat Right
To mark Registered Dietician's Day, nutritionists from NYM's Department of Food and Nutrition will be available to answer your questions about popular diet myths, weight management, heart health issues and more.
Monday, March 16
9:30am-2:30pm
NYM Medical Office Pavilion
263 Seventh Avenue
World Diabetes Day
Free glucose and blood pressure screenings, educational materials, and giveaways will be offered.Healthcare professionals will be available to answer questions about glucometers, nutrution, and medication management.
Tuesday, March 24
11am-2pm
NYM Medical Office Pavillion
263 Seventh Avenue
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, March 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.
Blood Drives
March 1; 8am-1pm
Our Lady of Angels RC Church
7320 4th Anenue, School Hall
Bay Ridge
March 8; 8am-2pm
Mary Queen of Heaven RC Church
1395 E. 56th Street, School Hall
Flatlands
March 23;9:30am-5pm
Executive Dining Room
506 Sixth Street
Methodist Hospital
Park Slope
March 26;3pm-8pm
March 27;11am-6pm
March 28;11am-6pm
Meeting Room
Park Slope Food Coop-2nd Floor
782 Union Street
Non-Members Welcome
Free Colorectal Cancer Screening
2009-03-01
University Physicians of Brooklyn
760 Parkside Avenue(corner of New York and Parkside Aves.) Brooklyn
If You Are 50 Years or Older, Come and Get Screened For Colorectal Cancer
DATES AND TIMES
Wednesdays, March 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2009
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday, March 28, 2009
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
(Free blood pressure and diabetes screening)
TELEPHONE
718-282-7234
NO INSURANCE?
You may qualify for
free colonoscopy
procedure
Free Events, Support Groups and Screenings at SUNY Downstate Medical Center
2009-03-01
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn
FREE Brooklyn Diabetes Club of Downstate
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 6:00 - 7:30 pm
This is a FREE educational and support group for adult patients with diabetes. This month’s topic will be “Yoga and Meditation Workshop”.
Learn simple stress-reducing techniques such as breathing and yoga to improve your well-being. Refreshments will be served at the end of the workshop.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road, Classroom 1B
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Guest: Ashim B. Hajra, MS 3 from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, College of Medicine
For More Information call 718-270-3739.
FREE Downstate Healthy Heart Club
Wednesday, March 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: "Depression After Heart Surgery”
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.
FREE 4 O'clock Diabetes Club for children and teens with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
Wednesday, March 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 Fitness For Life Expo
Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
The EXPO is FREE to anyone “55”+ years of age.
Our mission is to prevent disease and improve the quality of life of our senior population.
- FREE REFRESHMENTS, GIVEAWAYS, RAFFLES
- FREE BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES AND COLORECTAL SCREENING
- SMOKING CESSATION EDUCATION
-Visit with representatives from various health care companies and government agencies who will assist you on senior issues; and companies that provide products and services
- FREE classes in Tai Chi, Shimmy Fit, Yoga, Weight Training, Defensibility Fit, Arthritis Exercise, Slimnastics, Dance and much more!
Aviator Sports (on Flatbush Avenue) in Floyd Bennett Field
Just South of Belt Parkway, Exit 11S
Brooklyn, NY 11234
For more information call 718-758-7572
FREE Brooklyn Diabetes Alert Day – Free Health Screenings, Education & Giveaways
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Supported by the Brooklyn Diabetes Task Force
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza
1368 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Public Transportation: Subway - A & C Nostrand Ave. station. Bus - B44 Fulton Street
For more information call 718-270-2424 or Email: BrooklynDiabetesTF@gmail.com
“KICK BUTTS DAY” ARE YOU READY TO QUIT SMOKING?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Come visit us at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University Hospital of Brooklyn
Receive FREE nicotine patches and lozenges at:
- Hospital Lobby (445 Lenox Road)
- Outpatient Department, Suite C (470 Clarkson Avenue)
For more information call 718-270-7673.
FREE "Yoga and Meditation Workshop"
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Learn simple stress-reducing techniques such as breathing and yoga to improve your well-being
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
University Hospital of Brooklyn
445 Lenox Road, Sodexho Court (Cafeteria Area)
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Guest: Ashim B. Hajra, MS 3 from SUNY Downstate Medical Center, College of Medicine
Refreshments will be served at the end of the workshop.
For More Information call 718-270-3739.
The Downstate Stroke Club / Support Group
Friday, March 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)
Brooklyn, NY 11203
For More Information call 718-270-3739.
Free Breastfeeding Support Group
Every Monday (except holidays) 9:00 am - 11:00 am
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
University Hospital of Brooklyn
470 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Call 718-270-2116 to register.
FREE Cardiac Risk Assessment Screening (for adults only)
Free screenings on:
- Mondays (except holidays) 5:00 – 7:30 pm
Family Health Service
840 Lefferts Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11203 and
- Wednesdays (will include asthma screening with peak flow meter test) 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
4-week series on childbirth preparation classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Classes for expectant parents will include labor and delivery process, breathing, relaxation techniques, tour of Birthing Center, sibling sessions, and newborn care.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road
Brooklyn, NY 11203
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
Every Thursday (except holidays) 6:00 – 7:00 pm.
The Center for Community Health Promotion and Wellness offers FREE smoking cessation and tobacco education sessions
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
University Hospital of Brooklyn
445 Lenox Road, Room # A1-315 (near the cafeteria area)
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Must call 718-270-7673 to register.
FREE NICOTINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (Nicotine Patches and / or Lozenges)
Every Wednesday (except holidays) 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm or by appointment
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
University Hospital of Brooklyn
470 Clarkson Avenue, Suite C
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Please call 718-270-7673 for more information.
FREE Downstate Cancer Support Group
Every Wednesday (except for July) 1:00 - 2:00 pm
The support group will 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.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
University Hospital of Brooklyn
445 Lenox Road, Room ALL1-367 (Basement)
Brooklyn, NY 11203
For More Information call 718-270-1593 or 718-270-2961.
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.
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.
Health Fairs:
Church of God of Prophecy Women’s Conference and Health Fair
Saturday, March 7, 2009 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Free blood pressure and diabetes screening, flu vaccine, HIV test, colorectal cancer screening lecture and much more free health services, health information, and lectures on various health topics
71 Malta Street
Brooklyn, NY 11207
For more information call 347-277-7375
Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church Health Fair
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
FREE Blood Pressure and Diabetes Screening and Colorectal Cancer Community lecture
2530 Church Avenue (2nd floor auditorium on the corner of Church Avenue and Veronica Pl.)
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Please call 718-270-2889 for more information
Mount of Olives Seventh Day Adventist Church Health Fair
Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
975 Bushwich Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11221
For more information call 718-604-3308
SAVE THE DATE! Thursday May 7, 2009 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The National Association of Health Services Executives, NY-Regional Chapter In Collaboration With Women’s HIV Collaborative of New York and University Hospital of Brooklyn, National Nurses Week Celebration Committee 2009, “Nurses Building A Healthy America” presents a FREE Public Policy Forum “Examining The Effects of Current HIV/AID’S Funding Policies And Service Coordination In New York City: A Health Disparities Issue”
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Health Science Education Building, Alumni Auditorium
395 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
Refreshments will be served. RSVP by April 7, 2009 (space is limited). Call 718-270-6751.
SAVE THE DATE! Friday, May 8, 2009 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
4th Annual Dine and Learn Healthy Youth
Symposium
Midwood High School at Brooklyn College
Auditorium
2839 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11210
Contact Person: Karen Jemmott, MPA
Director, Physician Outreach/Event Chairperson
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1259
(Phone) 718.270.2938 (Fax)
718.270.8290 (Cell) 917.533.1949
E-mail- karen.jemmott@downstate.edu
We are partnering with Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, Designers Against AIDS and Sesame Flyers International, Inc. to make the event a success. Since over 800 youth attended last year's conference, we expect to reach at least 700 youth between the ages of 13-21 at this year's event. We will work closely with our community partners to reach out to at-risk youths.
Health Talks/Presentations
Leading physicians from SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other experts will conduct lectures on diabetes, obesity, STDs, HIV/AIDS, and teen dating violence. Through a fashion show presentation, we will use symbolism to raise HIV/AIDS awareness/prevention by delaying sexual activities or practicing safer sex. For instance, models will be outfitted in a condom dress and jacket, representing safe sex practices and the importance of delaying sexual activity until both parties are mature to understand the implications involved in sexual activity. The goal is to make safer sex education more
Free Health Screenings
In addition to the fashion show, youth will have the option of being counseled and screened for STDs such as gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV, receiving their HIV results in 20 minutes. At last year's event, we were able to test 142 youth for HIV (about 18% percent of attendees). Free health screenings will also be provided, such as diabetes and BMI assessments.
Networking Opportunities
In addition, youths will have networking opportunities, allowing them to seek the expertise of many different organizations in the community. Over 50 exhibitors/organizations will be on-hand to offer youths health information and other support services. It is our goal to meet the overall needs of youths in the areas of education/career development, fitness/weight loss, nutrition, finance, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, managed care, skin, hair and dental care, and youth empowerment.
Youth Resource Guide
Moreover, youths will receive The Life Saver: A Healthy Youth Resource Guide, a tool that will provide them with access to physicians, programs, services, and resources in their community. As further incentives, dinner will be served and gift bags will be distributed to each youth as a token of appreciation for his/her participation. Some participants will also win prizes (gift cards, certificates and coupons) during the answer/question sessions.
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, May 16, 2009 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University Hospital of Brooklyn
Annual National Hospital Week Health Fair
445 Lenox Road (between East 35th and East 37th Streets)
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Free Health Screenings and Education:
Cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes screening, height and weight measurements, asthma screening, stroke screening, vision and glaucoma screening, clinical breast exams, mammography, PAP Smear, prostate screening, hearing test, HIV test, lead test (for children only), pregnancy test, child identity kit.
For more information call 718-270-3739.
YWCHAC Young Women's Health Summit
2009-03-21 11am-5pm
St. Francis College
180 Remsen Street Brooklyn
The Young Women of Color HIV/AIDS Coalition is sponsoring its 3rd annual health summit, "Own Your Power: SOS-Saving Ourselves" for young women of color ages 13-24. There will be workshops, a panel discussion, resource tabling, rapid HIV and STD screening, youth performances, raffles and lunch. The health summit is free and open to all young women in NYC.
If your agency is interested in tabling at the event, please e-mail or call Jennifer Irwin: Jirwinheat@yahoo.com;718-282-1176
Registration is open and young women need to register and chose workshops at: http://ywchacsummit2009.eventbrite.com
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Irwin at 718-282-1176 or Claire Simon at 347-408-9393
Free Health Screenings
2009-03-24 10am-3pm
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza
1368 Fulton Street at New York Avenue Brooklyn
Brooklyn Diabetes
Task Force
Are YOU or a LOVED ONE at
RISK for DIABETES?
Find out.
23.6 Million Americans have Diabetes
Nearly 1 in 4 don’t know they have it
1 in 13 New Yorkers has Diabetes
1 in 8 Brooklyn Residents has Diabetes
Give Aways
Phone: 718-270-2424 / Fax: 718-270-8175 / E-mail: BrooklynDiabetesTF@gmail.com
Directions:
A,C Train-Nostrand Ave
B44-Fulton Street
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2009-01-01 9am-4pm
Bellevue Hospital(C & D Building 8th Floor Conference Room)
462 1st Avenue (at 27th and 1st Avenue) New York
You are cordially invited to attend The Business Case for Breastfeeding on Thursday
March 19 OR Friday March 20 from 9am-4pm.
Business Case for Breastfeeding - This one day workshop is designed
to teach you how to assist employers in your region to follow easy steps
for creating breastfeeding friendly worksites.
Cathy Carothers of Every
Mother, Inc. will lead the workshop which includes why breastfeeding is
good for business, conducting effective outreach with businesses and easy
steps to implement a lactation support program at a worksite.
PLEASE NOTE -- THE WORKSHOP IS THE SAME ON BOTH DAYS. WE ARE OFFERING IT
TWICE IN NYC TO ACCOMMODATE ENOUGH PEOPLE. PLEASE REGISTER FOR ONLY ONE
DAY.
Deadline to register: February 20, 2009
REGISTRATION FEE
There is no registration fee and all materials will be provided. Coffee and tea will be available in the morning and lunch will be served.
If you have any questions, please contact Paige Allen at
pxb09@health.state.ny.us or 518-474-6683.
We hope you enjoy attending this month's workshops. Check back often as the list is constantly changing.
2009-03-01
SMART UNIVERSITY SPRING SESSION 2009
2009-03-01 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
SMART’s Office
306-308 West 38th Street, Suite 601(bet. 8th & 9th Avenues) New York
We are getting ready for our Smart University Spring Session 2009. The classes that we provide are free for women infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Start date is on March 20, 2009 to May 15, 2009 from 11:00am to 1:00pm.
Please come and join us for our Winter 2009 sessions.
please call Ms Yolanda Diaz to register for classes at 212-564-3282 EXT 101.
** APRIL 10, 2009 – There will be No classes.
Chronic Disease Self-Management Train-the-Trainers:An Introductory Workshop for Community Health Workers
2009-03-06 8:30am-1pm
Brooklyn College Conference Center
East 27th Street and Campus Road Brooklyn
Greater Brooklyn Health Coalition & Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York Methodist Hospital present Chronic Disease Self-Management Train-the-Trainers:An Introductory Workshop for Community Health Workers
Breakfast will be provided
Please RSVP by February 23, 2009
By phone at 718-940-3453 ext. 230 or register on-line at www.brooklynhealth.org
Keynote Presentation By Susan O’Brien
NYCDOH-MH Chronic Disease Training Institute
Breakout Sessions on the following Chronic Disease Self Management Techniques:
*Stress Management
*Using Goal Setting to Promote Healthy Eating
*Coping Strategies
*Pain Management
*Patient Advocacy & Communication
*Appropriate Use of Medications
Directions: the Conference Center is located at
East 27th Street and Campus Road
Trains: 2/5 to Flatbush Avenue; Q to Avenue H
Buses: B41/B44 to Nostrand Avenue and Flatbush Avenue; B49 to Avenue H
Parking lot available at Nostrand Avenue and Flatbush Avenue
Positive Sexuality and HIV Conference
2009-03-11 8:30am-4pm
LGBT Center
208 West 13th street New York
POSITIVE SEXUALITY AND HIV CONFERENCE
PURPOSE
A conference focused on educating professionals working with individuals living with HIV/AIDS on how to reduce the stigma associated with sexuality in this population. The focus is on assisting individuals living with the virus to achieve health sexual lives.
PROGRAM
Panelists of professionals in the field discussing sexual health of individuals living with HIV/AIDS, followed by Q & A and breakout groups.
BREAKOUT GROUPS
Still Sexy in the City In this session, practitioners will walk away with an understanding of how to reduce sexual stereotypes that affect the 50+ age group.
Coming of Age
In this session, practitioners will walk away with the tools necessary to assist HIV+ adolescents with the transition into their sexual lives.
Sex, Drugs and Mental Illness
In this session, practitioners will walk away with an understanding of the impact of substance use on sexuality.
Myth Busters
In this session, practitioners will walk away with an understanding of how to address the stigma, cultural implications and myths and realities associated with sexuality and HIV
Ways to Register:
Fax form to:
Jaymie Kahn @ 718-299-0861
Mail form to: Jaymie Kahn HELP/PSI, Inc. 1545 Inwood Avenue Bronx, NY 10452
Online at: http://www.pliner.net/appfs/44800d/
Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
2009-03-26 6pm-8pm
CAMBA
884 Flatbush Ave., 2nd Floor (corner of Church Ave.) Brooklyn
FREE Foreclosure Prevention Information Workshop
ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE MAKING YOUR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS?
HAS YOUR LENDER FILED A FORECLOSURE NOTICE?
THEN THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU!
Learn:
*Ways to prevent foreclosure
*Work-out/modification options
*Options for homeowners to keep their homes
Seating is limited, so call today to reserve your seat.
To register call: 718.282.2500
Or email smallbiz@camba.org
DIRECTIONS: Subway: B, Q, 2 or 5 to Church
Bus: B41 to Church Ave. or the B35 to Flatbush Ave.
New York Methodist Hospital’s
HEART HEALTH WORKSHOP
2009-03-28 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
Methodist Hospital-Executive Dining Room
Sixth Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenue Brooklyn
SATURDAY, March 28, 2009
This Month’s Topic:
Nutrition and Heart Disease
Cardiovascular Health Discussion
With NYM Community Health Director,
Mrs. Safiya Addison Jones
* Questions & Answers on health issues
*Free Body Fat Analysis
*New Heart Healthy Recipes
*Advice on how to Prepare Heart Healthy Meals
*Gifts and Prizes!
For more information or to register, please call (718) 857-5180.
Space is Limited - Registration Required
Public Transportation:
F Train to Seventh Avenue, 67 (Seventh Ave.), B63 (Fifth Ave.),
B75 (Smith St.), and B69 (Vanderbilt Ave.)
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2009-03-01
Free Income Tax Preparation!
2009-03-01 10am-4pm
Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus
Brooklyn
VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA)
Provided by members of the Accounting Society at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus with training by the Internal Revenue Service.
February 14, 2009– April 11, 2009
(Closed March 21st)
SATURDAYS
Saturdays: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Pratt Building – 1st Floor
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
• Have an income of $40,000 or less
• Bring valid photo identification. (The University reserves the right to refuse entry.)
• Bring supporting documentation with your W-2 form
(including Social Security Card for Taxpayer & all Dependents).
• Complete the tax organizer given to you by a volunteer. (You must have your W-2 and 1099 forms ready for verification.)
• Guests of the Campus who do not behave in an orderly fashion will be escorted off the premises.
•FEDERAL RETURNS PREPARED:
1040EZ
1040A
1040 (Schedules A & B)
FORMS 2441 & 8863
STATE RETURNS PREPARED:
IT 200
IT 201
Prevention of Violence Against Women Web Conference Announcement
2009-03-01
Register for Building the Violence Against Women Primary Prevention Movement
Our Past Web Session 1:
Conferences Tuesday, March 10, 2009
A Program of Session 2:
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Both ninety minute sessions will start at 11 AM Pacific Standard Time.
Summary:
This web conference will present an overview of the elements of successful social
movements, discuss successes in the violence against women movement (e.g., policies
and legislation, the establishment of rape crisis centers and battered women’s
shelters, funding for violence against women prevention), and explore linking
primary prevention elements with movement building and violence against women
prevention efforts.
Host:
David Lee, Prevention Connection, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Presenters:
Session 1: Rachel Davis & Elizabeth Waiters, Prevention Institute
Session 2: Larry Cohen & Elizabeth Waiters, Prevention Institute
Registration:
Visit our website at:
http://www.preventconnect.org/display/displayTextItems.cfm?itemID=204§ionID=248
Each session will be restricted to the first 250 people who register.
Cost:Free
Please direct any questions to info@preventconnect.org or call us at (916)
446-2520.
The Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS
March 1 – March 7, 2009
2009-03-06 7:00 pm
Mt. Carmel AME Church
121 Chauncey Street(between Stuyvesant Ave. and Malcolm X Blvd.) Brooklyn
What the Black Church Should Know and Do About HIV/AIDS
Healing Prayer Service
“...When a believing person prays, great things happen.”
James 5:16 (New Century Version)
Coordinated by Mt. Carmel Youth Development Corporation
Sponsored by the Black Leadership Commission on AIDS – NYC
For more information please call 718-771-8061
All Are Welcome!
Minority Based Community Clinical Oncology Program Open House
2009-03-20 8:00am - 11:00am
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Enter at 395 Lenox Road(Between East 34th Street and New York Ave.) Brooklyn
Are you part of the Brooklyn community?
Would you like to learn more about resources to prevent
and treat cancer in Brooklyn?
Then you are welcomed to attend the:
Minority Based Community Clinical Oncology Program Open House on Friday, March 20, 2009 at
8:00am - 11:00am
Light breakfast will be available from 8:00-8:30.
Come learn about stateof-
the-art clinical trial
opportunities offered at
the University Hospital
of Brooklyn and Kings
County Hospital Center.
Tell us how the
Minority –Based
Community Clinical
Oncology Program
can better serve your
Community.
To RSVP or for more
information please contact:
Natalie Baptiste at
718-613-8324 or
Natalie.Baptiste@downstate.edu
by: Friday, March 13, 2009
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