Influenza Education & Training Event for Community Residents and Leaders
2009-10-06 6:00 pm- 8:00pm
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, Community Room - Lower Level
1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
Influenza Education & Training: Become a Flu Fighter!

The District Public Health Office, Office of Minority Health & the Borough of Brooklyn Ecumenical Advisory Group (BBEAG) invites community leaders & members to attend an Influenza Education & Training Event:
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza
1368 Fulton Street
Community Room—Lower Level
6:00 to 8:00 PM

Learn the latest about seasonal influenza and H1N1 ‘Swine Flu’.
-Learn what the city is doing and what you can do to prevent the spread of influenza.
-Learn how you can spread the word about influenza.
To Reserve your seat contact: Evelyn Ortiz—718 573-4843
eortiz@health.nyc.gov

The Brooklyn Regional Perinatal Forum is hosting its 2009 forum on October 7th
2009-10-07 9:00am-1:00pm
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
395 Lenox Road Brooklyn, NY 11203
The Brooklyn Regional Perinatal Forum is hosting its 2009 forum on October 7th from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM at SUNY Downstate Medical Center . The topic of this event is “Perinatal Depression: Striving for Excellence: Exploring Models of Change.” The forum will present several models of perinatal depression screening currently in use at various institutions and organizations in Brooklyn . Breakfast will be served.

If you are interested in this event, please RSVP as soon as possible so that the event coordinators can have a head count of attendees.
You may contact any of the following individuals:
·Susan Murphy (718) 270-7327,
·Joanne Oderinde (718) 270-7328,
·or Natasha Nurse nnurse@maimonidesmed.org

Interfaith Dialogue: Faith Communities' Response to Domestic Violence & HIV/AIDS.
2009-10-14 6:00-9:00pm
New Lots Family Center,
612 New Lots Avenue,  Brooklyn
In Observance of the National Prevention of Domestic Violence Month, the Brooklyn Regional Committee of the AIDS Institute’s Faith Communities’ Project and the East New York Community Partners Commission Association invite you to an interfaith dialogue entitled, “Faith Communities’ Response to Domestic Violence and HIV/AIDS”, on Wednesday, October 14, 2009. The purpose of the interfaith dialogue is to:
- increase awareness of the relationship between teen dating violence, domestic violence and HIV/AIDS,
- discuss what faith communities can do to assist survivors and perpetrators of dating and domestic violence,
- learn about community resources to assist faith communities and service providers,
- dialogue on how “responsible men” can assist in the prevention of dating and domestic violence and,
- network with faith and community based organizations that are working with individuals and families impacted by domestic violence and HIV/AIDS.

Pre registration is required to prepare meeting materials and confirm the food order.
To register, please call Ron Derway at 1-800-692-8528 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.
Registration deadline is October 7, 2009. Dinner will be provided.

The Brooklyn Regional Planning Committee encourages you to join the interfaith dialogue on how faith communities can address to dating and domestic violence issues.

Please contact Carol Tyrell, at 518-473-2300, if you have any questions about the Faith Communities Project and, Debra Wade at 347-365-4884, for questions about the program.

2009 Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Expo
2009-10-15 9:00am - 8:00pm
Kingsborough Community College
Manhattan Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn Brooklyn
In recognition of the 2010 Healthy Homes Initiative, which mandates federal agencies to address home health and safety risks to children, and in anticipation of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week - beginning Oct. 25 - the New York City US Dept. of Housing Urban and Development Healthy Home Grantee Consortium and Environmental Education Associates is partnering with Kingsborough Community College, CUNY to host the 2009
Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Expo on Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 9am-8pm.

The last Healthy Homes Expo was in 2006 in Queens and was a huge success with over 1,000 people attending various seminars and many more people interacting with the various agencies and community organizations that exhibited that day. The event was cited as one of the best Healthy Homes, Healthy Families events in the country! Our planning committee intends to make this year's Expo bigger and better than ever.

Over 50 city, state, federal, CBO and private organizations are expected to participate. You don't want to miss this - for yourself as a resident, and your organization as a healthy homes education and/or care provider!

EXPO OVERVIEW
The one-day 2009 Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Expo will take place at Kingsborough Community College, located in the Manhattan Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn. Throughout the day, NYC Healthy Homes Grantees will supply 30-minute training classes on adverse health issues in the home. For the Expo, there will be Home Health & Safety demonstrations conducted throughout the day by trained community peer-educators. The public will be taught the critical relationship between indoor environment and health, and ways to avoid and effectively abate home health hazards, and minimize negative health outcomes. We expect to have dozens of information tables, as well as a children’s educational area where children will participate in learning about home health safety. In addition, there will be numerouse brochures, tchotchkes and Home Health & Safety Kits distributed.

NEW FEATURES
This year, a couple of new seminars will be held concurrently on the day of the Expo. New topics will include greening for NYC housing residents, and bed bug awareness. NYC Department of Mental Health and Hygiene will conduct several home health seminars in which their instructors will discuss smoking cessation, asthma triggers, and integrated pest management. Standard seminars - Lead Safe Work Practice, Visual Assessment, Lead Paint Awareness and Local Law 1 of 2004 Owner’s and Contractor’s Compliance - will also be available.

An assortment of vendors, guest speakers and politicians will participate in the 2009 Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Expo. Informational vendors and booths will offer resources and educational pamphlets on green building, home-improvement, contractor training and licensing, environmental home health hazards, and HPD home loans.

This is an event you don't want to miss!

Central Brooklyn Influenza Awareness Week
November 8th – 15th 2009
2009-11-00 

 
Central Brooklyn Influenza Awareness Week
November 8th – 15th 2009

Ideas for Activities
The goals of the Central Brooklyn Influenza Awareness Week are to:
- Raise awareness about the severity of influenza (the flu) and the importance of getting protection from the flu.
- Raise awareness about who needs to get vaccinated each year and where to get vaccinated.
- Increase influenza vaccination rates.

We need your help in getting the word out about the importance of getting vaccinated for influenza. Here is a list of ideas for activities to do during Central Brooklyn Influenza Awareness Week:

* Appeals about the flu from the pulpit or during meetings and community events.
*Organize “I took the shot because…” testimonials from people in your congregation or organization.
*Organize outreach to discuss the flu at locations where people congregate (barbershops, beauty salons, waiting rooms, subway stations, etc.)
* Hand out flyers with a listing of flu clinic locations.
* Organize a group walk or transportation to a flu clinic
* Organize Health Ministry workshops to address the toll the impact influenza has on the community.
* Create an educational workshop to address and overcome myths about the flu shot.
* Organizing youth ministries and community groups to talk about the flu shot in schools.

If you are interested in participating please contact Moses Mansu (faith based organizations) [646-253-5703 mmansu@health.nyc.gov] or Evelyn Ortiz (community based organizations) [718-573-4843 eortiz@health.nyc.gov]. Please share with us your plans to raise influenza awareness during the week of November 8-15th. After the week is over we will ask you about the success of your activities.

Talking Points for You to Share about Influenza
Getting seasonal influenza or H1N1 (swine flu) can be dangerous.
Influenza (the flu) is a serious disease of the nose, throat, and lungs. The flu is worse than a “cold”. It can make you sick for a week or longer with coughing, fever, aching and it can lead to pneumonia or other life threatening sicknesses.
Each year the flu causes an estimated 36,000 deaths and more than 200,000 hospitalizations nationally.

Seasonal influenza and pneumonia is the third leading cause of death in New York City.
Every year more than 2,000 New Yorkers die from influenza and pneumonia.
Compared to other neighborhoods, more Central Brooklyn residents die from flu related causes.
Too few Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Brownsville and East New York residents are getting the protection they need against influenza and pneumonia.

Getting vaccinated is the best protection against influenza.
The flu shot is safe.
A flu vaccination is just as important as any other life-saving medication. While it is impossible to prevent flu completely, getting the flu shot is the safest and most effective way to prevent the flu.
You need this year’s flu vaccine for this year’s flu.

Who should get the seasonal flu vaccine?
- Everyone who wants to avoid seasonal flu or passing it on to others
- Children aged 6 months to 18 years
- Pregnant women
- Health care workers
- Everyone 50 years and older
- People with a long term health problem
- People living in long-term-care facilities
- Household members and caregivers of children and the elderly

Who should get the H1N1 influenza vaccine?
- Pregnant women
- People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months
-Health care and emergency medical services workers
- Children and young adults aged 6 months to 24 years
- People aged 25-64 years with certain long-term health conditions

Influenza vaccine is available at no cost to you at:
Fort Greene Health Center
Seasonal Flu shots provided for children over 4 and adults
295 Flatbush Avenue Ext. (at Willoughby Ave)
Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Call 311 or go to www.nyc.gov/flu to find flu clinic locations near you

Prevent Influenza. Get Vaccinated.

Living with Lung Cancer: A lecture Series
2009-00-00 
Gilda's Club NYC
195 West Houston Street New York, 10014
Join us this Fall 2009 for Gilda’s Club NYC’s first annual lung cancer lecture series.

This lecture series is sponsored by OSI Pharmaceuticals Foundation

An Overview of Lung Cancer Symptom Management
Tuesday September 22nd, 6-7pm
Speaker: Cathy Handy, RN, PhD St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center

Managing the symptoms of lung cancer involves both focusing on symptoms of the disease itself, as well as symptoms that may result from various types of treatments. Cathy Handy will discuss how pain management, exercise, and other modalities can help to manage the symptoms. This lecture will also highlight various types of current treatments, as well as their related side effects.

Latest Advancements in Lung Cancer Treatment
Thursday, October 22nd, 6:30-7:30pm
Speaker: Bryan J. Schneider, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Please join Bryan Schneider, MD, for a discussion on the latest advances in the treatment of lung cancer. He will provide an overview of treatments including Radiosurgery, Radiofrequency ablation, minimally invasive surgery, targeted therapy, and personalized therapy.

Lung Cancer:
Dispelling Myths, Dispensing Facts – It’s Not Just About Smoking
Tuesday, November 17th, 6-7:30pm
Speaker: Susan Levin, President, Lung Cancer Circle of Hope
Please join us for an interactive forum addressing the stigma so often associated with ling cancer diagnosis, which relates to smoking. This lecture will provide an opportunity for you to learn the causes of lung cancer and to share your own experience.

GILDA’S CLUB NEW YORK CITY creates welcoming communities of free support for everyone living with cancer – men, women, teens and children – along with their families and friends. Our innovative program is an essential complement to medical care, providing networking and support groups, workshops, lectures and social activities, all free of charge

RSVP required.
To make reservations, please call 212-647-9700.

Living with Breast Cancer: A Lecture Series
This October 2009, in honor of Breast Cancer Awarness month,
2009-10-00 
Gilda's Club NYC
195 West Houston Street New York
Gilda's Club NYC is presenting its fifth annual breast cancer lecture series.

This lecture series is sponsored by Genentech Bio-Oncology

Breast Cancer and the Environment: What is the Link?
Thursday, October 8th, 6:30-8:00pm
Speaker: Laura Weinberg, president of the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition
The latest research on environmental toxins and their link to breast and ovarian cancers will be discussed during this presentation by Laura Weinberg. Ms. Weinberg will also explain ways to reduce our exposure to these toxins which are found in our home, school and work environment. An array of products, such as cookware, cosmetics, pest control agents, and cleaners will be discussed as well as safer alternatives.

A Natural Option for Breast Reconstruction
Thursday, October 15th, 6 – 7:30pm
Speaker: Joshua Levine, MD, The Center for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
When faced with the decision of reconstructive breast surgery, understanding your options is a task. Dr. Joshua Levine will explore one reconstructive option, autologous breast reconstruction, which provides permanent, natural breast replacement using the body’s own tissue.

How to Read a Breast Cancer Pathology Report
Tuesday, October 20th, 6 – 7:30pm
Speaker: Susan Martin, RN, DNSc, AOCN, Oncology Clinical Coordinator for Genentech BioOncology.
Join Sue Martin, RN, as she gives a brief overview of breast physiology and breast cancer including staging, the degree of lymphatic blood vessel involvement, and the different types of receptor activity on the cancer cell. This lecture will focus on understanding and interpreting your pathology report. A Q&A will follow.

Breast Cancer: The Essential Role of Diet and Exercise
Tuesday, October 27th, 6:30 – 8pm
Speakers: Michael B. Wald, MD, DC, MS, and Nilay Shah, MD, of Integrated Medicine & Nutrition Dr. Wald and Dr. Shah will explore the important relationship between food, exercise and cancer. They will address common misperceptions about this relationship and provide an overview of an array of dietary approaches, including: macrobiotic, gluten free, low fat, low protein, and others. In addition, they will discuss weight loss within the context of exercise.

Caring For Your Bones When You Have Breast Cancer
Thursday, November 5th, 6– 8pm
Speaker: Gillian Palette, RN, NYU Cancer Center
Miss Palette will discuss ways in which breast cancer treatments may impact bone health. She will also talk about general risk factors for osteoporosis and osteopenia, and what you can do to help protect your bones.

GILDA’S CLUB NEW YORK CITY creates welcoming communities of free support for everyone living with cancer – men, women, teens and children – along with their families and friends. Our innovative program is an essential complement to medical care, providing networking and support groups, workshops, lectures and social activities, all free of charge.

RSVP required.
To make reservations, please call 212-647-9700.

Free Events and Support Groups Sponsored by New York Methodist Hospital (NYM)
2009-10-00 
New York Methodist Hospital
 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, October 5, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Room 5B of Wesley House, 501 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Please call 718-780-5367 for more information.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and New York Methodist Hospital will be hosting events to promote educational awareness about the disease.

The Cancer Support Group will meet on Tuesday, October 13, 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.

NYM will also host a free health fair, Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Educational materials and giveaways will be offered, and healthcare professionals from NYM’s Women’s Diagnostic Center will be available to answer questions. Breast Cancer Awareness Day will take place on Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Hospital’s Medical Office Pavilion Lobby, 263 Seventh Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn.
For more information call 718-780-5367.

Approximately 20 to 30 percent of women ages 35 to 55 have symptomatic uterine fibroids. The incidence is twice as common among African-American women. Symptoms of uterine fibroids include heavy menstrual bleeding, painful periods, pelvic pressure, frequent urination, pain during intercourse, and lower back pain. For those who have been diagnosed with or think they might have uterine fibroids, New York Methodist Hospital is offering a free seminar. On Friday, October 14, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Leonard Berliner, MD, New York Methodist Hospital’s chief of interventional radiology, and Sanford Lederman, MD, NYM’s chairman of obstetrics and gynecology, will discuss Treatment Options for Uterine Fibroids. The lecture will take place in the Hospital’s East Pavilion Auditorium, 506 Sixth Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Registration begins at 6:30 p.m., please call (866) 202-0731 for more information and to pre-register (required).

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 Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on Thursday, October 22, 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.

Approximately 400,000 Americans are living with multiple sclerosis (MS), and each week 200 additional individuals are diagnosed. New York Methodist Hospital offers 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 beginning October 22, 2009 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, Reception Area #2, 263 Seventh Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Please call 212-463-7787 for more information and to register (required).

SUNY Downstate Medical Center, October 2009 Community Health Promotion Activities - FREE Events, Support Groups, Screenings & Health Fairs.
2009-10-00 
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
 Brooklyn
FREE Brooklyn Diabetes Club of Downstate
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6:00 - 7:30 pm
This is a FREE educational and support group for adults with diabetes
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road, Special Functions Room,
Brooklyn, NY 11203.For More Information call 718-270-3739.
WEBSITE:http://www.downstate.edu/communityhealth/diabetes.html

FREE Council of Barbadian Organizations, Inc., NY (CBONY) 2nd Edsil Watson Community Lecture: Diabetes Prevention
Saturday, October 10, 2009 4:00 – 7:00 pm
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road, Classroom 1A, Brooklyn, NY. For More Information call 718-763-9648
,br> American Heart Association Brooklyn Start! Heart Walk
Sunday, October 11, 2009 Registration starts at 9:00 am Walk starts at 11:00 am
Prospect Park (enter at 9th Street and Prospect Park West)
Please join the walk and give generously from your heart by donating your tax deductible contributions on-line at http://heartwalk.kintera.org/brooklynny/communityhealthteam or you can make check payable to “American Heart Association” and mail to:
Attn: Betty Jung
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Patient Education Dept., Box 1255
445 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203

Midwood Senior Center Health Fair
Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
4815 Avenue I, Brooklyn, NY
718-253-5557

FREE Downstate Healthy Heart Club. Topic To Be Announced
Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
This is an education and support group for those who have had heart surgery and heart disease.
Speaker: To Be Announced
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Health Science Education Building, Classroom 1B, 395 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY. No RSVP is required. For more information call 718-270-2133.
WEBSITE:http://www.downstate.edu/communityhealth/healthyheart.html

American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
Sunday, October 18, 2009 Registration starts at 10:00 am Walk starts at 11:00 am
Prospect Park (9th Street Bandshell and Prospect Park West)
Please join the walk and give generously by donating your tax deductible contributions on-line at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/sunydownstateteam or you can make check payable to
“American Cancer Society” and mail to:
Attn: Betty Jung
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Patient Education Dept., Box 1255
445 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203

FREE The 4 O'clock Diabetes Club for children and teens
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (closed for July, August, and December)
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Health Science Education Building
395 Lenox Road, Classroom 1B, Brooklyn, NY 11203. For Info. call 718-270-2020.
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/communityhealth/teendiabetes.html

FREE "H1N1 (Swine) Flu" Community Lecture
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
SUNY Downstate Medical Center,BR. Health Science Education Building, Classroom 1A
395 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
Speaker: George Allen, PhD, CIC, CNOR, Infection Preventionist, Director Infection
For More Information, call 718-270-3739.

Salem Missionary Baptist Church Health Fair
Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
305 E. 21st St., Brooklyn, NY
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
For more information, call 718-270-1568

Sephardic Community Center, Diabetes Awareness lecture.
Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:30 pm
1901 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
For more information call: 718-954-3155

Holy Cross RC Church Health Fair
Sunday, October 25, 2009 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
2530 Church Ave, (Church & Veronica Pl.)
Brooklyn, NY
For more Information call 718-906-5452

Red Hook Senior Center
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
6 Walcott St., Brooklyn, NY
For more information call 718-780-1775

FREE Downstate Stroke Club / Support Group
Friday, October 30, 2009 6:30 - 7:30 pm (closed for December)
This is an education and support group for those who have or had a stroke.
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.
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/communityhealth/strokeclub.html

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.
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/communityhealth/cardiacscreening.html

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.
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/communityhealth/expectantfamilyeducation.html

FREE Alzheimer's Support Group
Meets every other Wednesday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Brooklyn Alzheimer's Disability Assistance Center
370 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Call Lorna Walcott Brown, MS: 718-287-4806 or Email: Lorna.walcott-brown@downstate.edu
Fax: (718) 287-0337

Tobacco Education Program and Smoking Cessation Support Group
Every Second 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, Sodexho Court (near the cafeteria area)
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Must call 718-270-7673 to register.
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/communityhealth/smokingcessation.html

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.

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.
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/obgyn/endometriosis.html

Other Health Care Services Available at SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine
450 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203
(718) 270-1531
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/uhbclinics/medicine.html

Department of Family Practice (Primary Care Physicians)
470 Clarkson Avenue, Suite B
Brooklyn, New York 11203
(718) 270-7207
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/familypractice/

Diabetes Treatment Center
445 Lenox Road, Nursing Station 51 (5th Floor)
Brooklyn, New York 11203
To make an appointment call: 718-270-7207
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/uhbclinics/specialtycenters.html

University Ophthalmic Consultants (Vision Care)
The Center for Health Care Services at Midwood
2171 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn New York 11210
(718) 758-8920
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/ophthalmology/

Podiatry Services (Foot Care)
470 Clarkson Avenue, Suite H
Brooklyn, New York 11203
(718) 783-7300
WEBSITE: http://www.downstate.edu/orthopaedics/division_surgery.html

Department of Nutrition Services
470 Clarkson Avenue, Suite G
Brooklyn, New York 11203
(718) 270-1485

University Physicians of Brooklyn Endoscopy Center
760 Parkside Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203
718-282-7234

Health Information for women
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARNESS MONTH*
2009-10-09 11:00am - 4:00pm
Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, INC.
650 Fulton Street  Brooklyn
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to increasing awareness of breast cancer issues, especially the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Brooklyn Plaza, in our efforts to keep our patients current on important health awareness issues, invite our female patients, friends, neighbors and concerned residents to:
Get your mammogram done at
BROOKLYN PLAZA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
650 Fulton Street – Brooklyn, NY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9th - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
You must schedule your appointment
CALL 718 596-9800, ext. 263 or 222

Make an appointment for yourself and the females in your life to get a mammogram if you (are over 40 and/or an at risk female) have not had one in the past year. Don’t let another year go by and not make an appointment to get your mammogram done. Awareness is the key to prevention and cure. Early detection saves lives.

Ask one of our Brooklyn Plaza providers to tell you more about the Mammogram and when it should be done.

MEN – ask your BPMC provider for information on Breast Cancer in men and make sure you get proper exams, too.
Famous Quote: “Some people take better care of their cars, than they do their bodies.”
Author Unknown
* American Cancer Society

Halloween Health Fair at Community Healthcare Network’s Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center
2009-10-30 3pm-5pm
Community Healthcare Network’s Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center
999 Blake Avenue, Brooklyn, 11208
When: Friday, October 30 from 3 p.m.- 5 p.m.
What: No-cost height and weight checks for children. Sugarless candy and nutritional snacks for kids, while supplies last.
Where: 999 Blake Avenue, Brooklyn 11208
More Info: Call (718) 277-8303 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: CHN's Helen B. Atkinson Health Center, 81 W. 115th Street, New York 10026
To Make An Appointment: Call (212) 426-0088

Mammogram Mondays at Community Healthcare Network’s Helen B. Atkinson Health Center
When: First Monday of each month from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
What: Mammograms for women ages 40 and older, with or without insurance who are New York City residents.
Where: In front of CHN's Helen B. Atkinson Health Center, 81 W. 115th Street, New York 10026
To Make An Appointment: Call (212) 426-0088

A Free Training For Contractors, Superintendents, Landlords, Handymen & Do-It-Yourselfers
2009-10-00  9:00am-4:30pm
Brooklyn
210 Joralemon Street, 7th Fl Brooklyn, NY 11201
Protect yourself, your family, residents & neighbors!
Learn How to Work Safely in Areas with Lead Paint
*Free one day training
*EPA certified trainer
*Certificates will be awarded

Classes in English & Spanish…
* Sat, October 17, 2009 - SPANISH*
* Sun, October 18, 2009 - English
* Sat, November 21, 2009 - English
* Sun, November 22, 2009 - English
* Sat, December 12, 2009 - SPANISH*
* Sun, December 13, 2009 - English

It is sponsored by the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Lead Prevention Poisoning Program (LPPP).

Starting in 2010, repair workers and contractors will be required by law to take this training.
For registration please call 212-676-6116 (ENGLISH)
212-442-2492 (SPANISH)*

FREE CLAS Standards Training: "Who Needs CLAS?"
A FREE Video Teleconference
2009-10-08  11:00am -12:00pm

 
On Thursday, October 8th, 2009, the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Community Chronic Disease Prevention, Bureau of Chronic Disease Control, and Bureau of Injury Prevention invite public health and traffic safety professionals to join us via video-teleconference for a free, one-hour training entitled “Who Needs CLAS?" from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.

This training will focus on the four federally mandated Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards and how they apply to your organization.

Please find below a link to the electronic registration for the training which will be collected through Zoomerang. Click on the link:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229M7LC7ZRG
We currently have seven viewing locations available for checkoff on the registration form. There is limited seating so the registration will limited. Should you not find a convenient location for you, please consider hosting this event at your facility. We do all the work. All you need is videoteleconference equipment accessible by way of an ISDN phone line or an internet IP address.

For any questions, please contact Mr. Eric Weiskopf.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on October 8th

SAVE THE DATE: Health Literacy Conference - Friday October 23, 2009
2009-10-23  9:30am - 3:30pm
Queens Library at Flushing
41-17 Main Street, Flushing
Bridging Two Worlds:
A Conference for Health Professionals and Adult Educators
This conference is FREE. Details to follow.
For More Information, contact: Priya Massand - 718-661-1244
Email: pmassand@queenslibrary.org
www.queenslibrary.org