Health Fairs, Forum & Blood Drive
2009-06-01 
Central Library at Grand Army Plaza
10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn

Multiple Sclerosis Advocacy Forum
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
6:00pm – 7:00 pm
2nd Floor Mtg Room
Join us as we discuss the National MS Society, New York City Chapter’s federal, state and local legislative agendas, and hear from MS activists. Come learn how we can impact the lives of people living with MS together in relation to:
 Increasing MS research
 Quality, affordable health care
 Affordable and accessible housing
 Equal rights for people with disabilities
 Access to long term care
You will also have the opportunity to discuss other public policy issues that are important to people living with MS, their friends and family.
Call 212-463-7787 option 1 to register.

Saturday, June 6, 2009
11am – 3:30pm
Greater Brooklyn Health Coalition Presents…
A health affair on the Plaza with a host of activities...screenings, health lectures, snow cones, balloons etc.
Also, Featuring Grammy-nominee Katia Cadet, also known as Baby Kat (sponsored by Brooklyn Public Library)
On the Plaza
(Workshops & Health & Health & Wellness Lectures Held in 2nd Floor Mtg Rm)
HIV Testing in Rm 214

The New York Blood Center Blood Drive
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2009
11AM – 4:30PM
2ND FLOOR MTG ROOM
“Donating blood is literally giving the gift of life. Each day, NYBC needs close to 2,000 people a day to roll up their sleeves to give the gift of life. There is simply no substitute for voluntarily donated blood. Without volunteer donors, our community would not have an adequate community blood supply.”
For appointments please call:
Rob Janicke,
Donor Campaign Manager
Tel. 718-797-7803
Email: rjanicke@nybloodcenter.org

Directions:
Central Library
2 or 3 train to Eastern Pkwy/Brooklyn Museum
#41 Bus to Eastern Pkwy
(Wheelchair Accessibility Ramps)

Crown Heights Community Mediation Center Events
2009-06-01 

 Brooklyn
Mediation Center's activities:

Family Day Picnic, June 7th 11:30am-5:00pm (Parade Starts at Empire and McKeever, Picnic at Hamilton Metz Park)
The Crown Heights Mediation Center's Leadership Training Institute has been working collaboratively with the 71st Precinct Community Council on the 15th Annual Family Day picnic. Every year, this fun festival provides rides and activities for the residents of Crown Heights. This year, with the help of the Leadership Training Institute team there will also be resources and entertainment. This is always a fun day in the neighborhood. Sunday, June 7th 12:00-5:00 Hamilton Metz Park.

Community Hate Crimes Training, June 16th 8:30-11:00am, Jewish Children's Museum
In collaboration with CAUSE-NY, the Intergroup Relations Commission of the JCRC and Project CARE we will be holding a Community Hate Crimes Training. This training will educate people about the NYPD and DA's collaborative process and provide information about the reporting, classification and investigation of hate crimes. To RSVP contact Karen Lander at 212-983-4800 ext 121 or landerk@jcrcny.org Tuesday, June 16th, 8:30-11:00 at the Jewish Children's Museum.

Leadership Training Institute Graduation, June 30th 7:00-8:30, CHCMC
You are invited to attend a graduation ceremony for the Leadership Training Institute. The participants in this program are phenomenal. They took trainings on networking, community organizing, grant writing and coalition building. They've shared their personal stories with the StoryCorps project, participated in a diversity training organized by the Anti-Defamation League, and took a Jewish Tour of Crown Heights. They wrote two fabulous grants for wonderful and unique projects and have been working collaboratively on enhancing Family Day. It has been a tremendous privilege for me to work with these incredible people. I'll send more information about them closer to the date. Please RSVP to 718-773-6886. Tuesday, June 30th, 6:00-7:30, CHCMC.

Community Healthcare Network
2009-06-01 

 
Community Healthcare Network National Men's Health Week Events
Men are invited to stop by one of the following health centers for a free health screening and workshop. Screenings include blood pressure, glucose and HIV counseling and testing.

Caribbean House Health Center
When: Tuesday, June 16 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: 1167 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11225
More Info: Call the center at (718) 778-0198 or email info@chnnyc.org

Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center
When: Thursday, June 18 from 10 a.m.-2p.m.
Where: 999 Blake Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11208
More Info: Call the center at (718) 566-6270 or email info@chnnyc.org

Men's Health Clinic at Community Healthcare Network’s Helen B. Atkinson Health Center
When: The first and fourth Saturday of every month from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
What: Primary healthcare services for men in a male-centered environment.
Where: 81 W. 115th Street, New York NY 10026
More Info: Call the center at (212) 426-0088 or email info@chnnyc.org

Community Healthcare Network June HIV Testing Events
No-Cost HIV Counseling and Testing on June 23 in Union Square
When: Tuesday, June 23 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
What: No-cost, confidential HIV counseling and testing. Results in as little as 20 minutes.
Where: Union Square
More Info: Email hivtest@chnnyc.org

No-Cost HIV Counseling and Testing on June 27 at Orchard Beach*
When: Saturday, June 27 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Look for the mobile health unit parked in sections 7 and 8.
What: No-cost, confidential HIV Counseling and Testing. Results in as little as 20 minutes.

Need more info: Email hivtest@chnnyc.org

Brooklyn IMRI Community Conference/ Forum
2009-06-04 8:30am – 1:00pm
Kingsborough Jewish Medical Center
 Brooklyn
The Brooklyn IMRI community conference/ forum will focus on Central Brooklyn health status and related organizing and planning for greater community involvement.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Yolanda Vasconcellos at 718) 240 - 9033 ext 19 or Email:ykvas@bpnetwork.org.

Forum-“Organizing For Healthier Brooklyn Communities” through childbirth and beyond.
2009-06-04 8:30am-4pm
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
55 Schenectady Avenue (Between Winthrop Street & Rutland Road) Brooklyn

An Invitation for June 4th To Join In Organizing For Healthier Brooklyn Communities.

A Focus on:
Reporting on the health and wellness of our Central Brooklyn communities
Information about recent victories of restoring services, securing & attracting millions in  health funding  
Workshops for community –led local health planning to secure wellness for our expectant mothers, children, and communities.
Organizing to increase access to resources and opportunities for the well-being of our community.

For more information or to rsvp, please call (718) 240-9033 ext 18 or (718) 643 8258 ext 10.
Directions:
#2,3, 4 train to Utica Avenue
#46 bus North to Rutland Rd. or Winthrop St.

Brooklyn For Barack's Continue the Change Recession Survival Fair
2009-06-06 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Brooklyn Brownstone School
272 MacDonough St. at Lewis Ave. in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn

Brooklyn for Barack in association with The Stuyvesant Heights Parents Association presents...
RECESSION SURVIVAL FAIR!
Saturday, June 6th 11AM to 4PM.

* Healthcare options for uninsured/underinsured
* Affordable fitness and recreational activities
* Nutrition and affordable and healthful food resources
* Budgeting tips
* Foreclosure information
* Dealing with debt and credit repair
* Immigrant assimilation and citizenship
* Veterans resources
* Job search advice in the internet age
* Future jobs for NYC & the skills you’ll need for them
* Business start up help
* Bartering skills and expertise with your neighbors

Directions:
A/C train to Utica
B15 to Bainbridge
B25, B26 to Lewis Avenue
B43, B46 to MacDonough Street

Community Forum: How faith communities can support men living with HIV/AIDS
2009-06-15 6-9pm
Resurrection Temple of Our Lord
786 Rogers Avenue Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Regional Planning Committee of the AIDS Institute's Faith Communities Project, invites you to an community forum on how faith communities can support men living with HIV/AIDS at Resurrection Temple of Our Lord Church on Monday, June 15, 2009.
According to the NYC DOHMH, Brooklyn has the highest total number of men diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, and the majority of new infections are in young people of African and Latino descent.
The purpose of the community forum is to:
· increase awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS on men in Brooklyn,
· dialogue with men living with HIV/AIDS,
· learn how faith communities can be supportive of men impacted by HIV/AIDS and,
· network with community based organizations in Brooklyn that are serving men impacted by HIV/AIDS

HIV counseling and testing will be provider
The Apostle Dr. Bishop Wesley Wiley, Senior Pastor of Resurrection Temple of Our Lord will host the program at his church.

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 1-800-692-8528 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. or via e-mail at Rgd01@health.state.ny.us
Registration deadline is June 8, 2009.
Please contact Carol Tyrell, Coordinator of the Faith Communities Project, at 518-473-2300, with questions concerning the Faith Communities Project.

Directions:
Train
#2 or #5 To Church Avenue – Exit near intersection of Church Ave and Nostrand Ave. Walk West on Church Ave towards Lloyd St. Turn right onto Rogers Ave.
Bus
B44 To Church Ave and Nostrand Ave. Walk West on Church Ave towards Lloyd St. Turn right onto Rogers Ave.
Driving (From 1-278 – Brooklyn Queens Expressway W)
• Take Ext 29 (Tillary St, Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Civic Center)
• Continue on Tillary Street 0.2 miles
• Turn sharply left on to Flatbush Ave Ext 0.5 miles
• Continue on to Flatbush Ave (Street becomes Grand Army Plaza) 1.3 miles
• Bear Right onto Flatbush Avenue 1.6 miles
• Turn Left on Linden Blvd 0.2 miles
• Turn Right on to Bedford Avenue <0.1 miles
• Turn Left on to Martense St 0.2 miles
• Turn Left on to Rogers Ave <0.1miles

World Sickle Cell Day Festival
2009-06-19 10:00am-6:00pm
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
47th Street (Btwn: 1st & 2nd Avenues) New York
Free iron overload screening by Novartis Pharmaceutical, NY Blood Center blood drive, vending and musical performances.
For more information visit: www.sctpn.org or call: 877-812-4216

Kings County Hospital Annual Health Fair
2009-06-20 10:00am-4:00pm
Kings County Hospital
Clarkson Avenue bet. E 38th St and Albany Avenue Brooklyn
Kings County Hospital Center and Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Annual Health Fair "Changing Your Health In 2009"

Health Information Booths
Free Health Screenings
Immunizations
Concession Stands
Vendors & Flea Market
Great Activities & Entertainment
Health Insurance Information & Enrollment And much more

For more information please call Ms. Denise Peterson at 718-245-5506 or email at Denise.Peterson@nychhc.org.

HEAT and YWCHAC Youth Safer Sex Party
2009-06-26 5pm-10pm
the Lab
1428 Fulton Street Brooklyn
The HEAT Program, in conjunction with the Young Women of Color HIV/AIDS Coalition (YWCHAC) is sponsoring a Safer Sex Party for all youth ages 13-24 on Friday, June 26th from 5-10 pm at the Lab at 1428 Fulton Street in Brooklyn.

There will be a DJ, great food, safer sex awareness and resource tables and free and confidential HIV rapid testing.

Open and free for all NYC youth ages 13-24.

Siloam Presbyterian Church Health Fair
2009-06-27 10:00 a.m. – 4:00p.m.
Siloam Presbyterian Church
260 Jefferson Avenue (corner of Marcy Avenue) Brooklyn

SILOAM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Presents Your Body Is a Temple (YBIT) Health Ministry,
NATIONAL HIV TESTING DAY & HEALTH FAIR Saturday, June 27, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00p.m.

*FREE HIV TESTING
*Information Tables on Health Services
*FREE Screenings for: Blood Pressure & Blood Glucose

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
For more information, or to host an information table, please call Siloam Presbyterian Church at (718) 789-7050, Monday – Friday, 9a.m. – 5p.m.

Housing Works Youth & HIV/AIDS Health Fair
2009-06-30 11am-3pm
East New York Adult Day Health Care Center
2640 Pitkin Avenue Brooklyn
Youth & HIV/AIDS Health Fair
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
For more Information, contact Johnny Guaylupo @ 718-827-8700 ext 130 or Via email Guaylupo@housingworks.org
Directions:
Take the A or C train to Euclid Avenue.
Site between Crystal and Fountain!

Free Events, Support Groups and Screenings Sponsored by New York Methodist Hospital
2009-06-01 
Methodist Hospital
506 Sixth Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues Brooklyn

New York Methodist Hospital has a support group for individuals who have been diagnosed with or think they may have chronic fatigue syndrome and/or fibromyalgia. This month the Chronic Fatigue Support Group will meet on Monday, June 1, 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.

Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver that infects tens of thousands of Americans each year. New York Methodist Hospital hosts a free support group for individuals diagnosed with hepatitis C and their family members, the Hepatitis C Support Group. This month the group will meet on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Hepatitis C Support Group is for those who have questions and concerns or who may be seeking treatment options for hepatitis C. The group will meet in the Hospital’s Wesley House Room 6A, 501 Sixth Street, 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, June 9, 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.

Approximately 400,000 Americans are living with multiple sclerosis (MS), and each week 200 additional individuals are diagnosed. New York Methodist Hospital is offering a free support group for individuals diagnosed with MS during the past two years. The Living with MS Support Group offers information and a place to begin to discuss concerns, experiences and resources. The group will meet weekly on Thursdays through June from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The meetings will take place in the Hospital’s Spine and Arthritis Center located on the second floor of the Medical Office Pavilion, 263 Seventh Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Please call 212-463-7787 for more information and to register (required).

As a participant in Park Slope’s annual Seventh Heaven Street Fair, New York Methodist Hospital will sponsor free blood pressure and glucose screenings with valuable health information including pediatric dental education. Fairgoers will also have the opportunity to donate blood to the Hospital . The event will take place on Sunday, June 21, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Seventh Avenue between Sixth Street and Seventh Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Please call 718-780-5367 for more information.

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, June 25, 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.

To help raise awareness about Cardiovascular Disease, New York Methodist Hospital will host a free lecture discussing the benefits of performing physical activity to fight the disease, as part of its monthly Heart Health series. The lecture will take place on Saturday, June 27, 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.

Cancer Care helps
2009-06-01  

 New York
Monthly Clinics for women of limited finances who need a free wig or free breast prosthesis due to cancer treatment, include the following in June, 2009-

*Wigs- Fridays, June 5 and June 19, 2009
*Prosthesis -Thursdays, June 4 and June 18, 2009
*For wig or prosthesis clinic, call 212-712-8359 for an appointment

Our help is give in our offices, over the telephone, and on-line. Please call us for counseling, information, or, in certain cases, financial aid for medically-related expenses.
PHONE—1- 212- 712-8080 OR 1-800- 813-4673
Our services are also available in Spanish.