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Start Your Engine:
Investing in Health and Fitness Education for Women
2010-05-00
Family Dynamics Beacon Center MS 35
272 MacDonough Street, Brooklyn, NY
Sick of feeling unhealthy?
Tired of trying diets?
No time for exercise?
Not sure where to begin?
Start Your Engine
Investing in Health and Fitness Education for Women
New Cycles of Program Start July 2010 and
September 2010 In Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
Start Your Engine is a 24-week program that will teach you new strategies to living a long and healthy life. The program philosophy is that every woman will benefit from coaching—professional, personal, fitness, nutrition. Program sessions are led by professional coaches, trainers and dieticians.
Join us at one of our Information Sessions on:
Saturday, May 15th at 12:30pm
Wednesday, May 19th at 6:30pm
Tuesday, May 25th at 6:30pm
Tuesday, June 8th at 6:30pm
Wednesday, June 9th at 6:30pm
Information sessions will be held at:
Family Dynamics Beacon Center MS 35
272 MacDonough Street
b/w Lewis Ave. & Marcus Garvey Blvd.
After 24 weeks with our team, participants will graduate from the program with an individualized exercise plan and a revised eating plan that is healthy and well-balanced and includes the foods you like to eat! You will feel better, stronger and energized. Tuition fees are flexible and based on household income.
Call for more information:
917-648-2039
www.startyourenginenyc.org
Register now! Building Bridges: Community Partnerships and Learning May 6-7
2010-05-00
Brooklyn College Student Center
2901 Campus Road Brooklyn, NY 11210
First Annual Building Bridges Conference:
Community Partnerships and Learning
Thursday, May 6, 9am-4:30pm
Brooklyn College Student Center
2901 Campus Road
Brooklyn, NY 11210
Friday, May 7, 9am-2:30pm
Field trip to Plumb Beach
Meet at Bedford Ave. entrance to Brooklyn College
You’re invited to Brooklyn College’s First Annual Building Bridges: Community Partnerships and Learning. You’ll hear about successful community partnerships and learn how to create and maintain fruitful partnerships that encompass education, outreach, and research. A unique feature of the conference is the Community Partner Fair which will help you make linkages by sharing your work and connecting with other community organizations, groups, faculty, and students. We’re very excited about the keynote address by Dr. Beverly Wright, an environmental justice scholar who has worked in post-Katrina New Orleans. Finally, on Friday, there will be a field trip to Plumb Beach with lunch at Floyd Bennett Field.
Conference highlights include:
* Keynote address by Dr. Beverly Wright, Dillard University, New Orleans, environmental justice scholar and activist, and founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice.
* Panel presentations from those that have developed and maintained community partnerships.
* Workshops on how to create partnerships and link up with already existing partnerships that range from health, city agriculture, foods, and history.
* Community Partner Fair-Networking! Share your work and learn about the projects of other community groups, faculty, and students
* Field trip to Plumb Beach. See an example of what students and our community partners at the National Park Service are doing to preserve Plum Beach. Lunch at Floyd Bennett Field.
The conference is free but space is limited! The first 100 registrants receive a Sustainable Brooklyn travel mug!
Registration deadline: April 26, 2010 (late registrants will be permitted as space permits)
For more info: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/2078.htm
To RSVP, or register to display information about your organization at the Community Partner Fair: http://bcbuildingbridges.eventbrite.com/
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce presents:
Health Insurance Reform:
How It Will Impact Your Business
2010-05-04 8:00 -10:00am
St. Francis College – Founders Hall
180 Remsen Street Downtown Brooklyn, 11201
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce presents:
Health Insurance Reform:
How It Will Impact Your Business
Join us as health care experts discuss the effect of federal health insurance reform on small businesses. Our panel participants include small business owners and industry experts Troy
Oechsner, deputy superintendent for health at the New York State Insurance Department; Leslie
Moran, senior vice president at New York Health Plan Association; and Patrick O’Keefe, vice
president and general manager for the Downstate New York Market at Empire BlueCross
BlueShield.
Topics to be addressed include:
New health insurance tax credits available to small businesses in 2010
New health insurance reporting requirements for 2010
New state-level insurance exchanges to make shopping for affordable health plan options
easier
Impact of new insurance mandates and taxes on premiums
New employer and individual mandates set to begin in 2014
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast & Networking
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.: Panel Discussion
This event is free and open to all businesses.
Space is limited! Pre-registration is required by Monday, May 3.
To R.S.V.P. Contact Yankie Lopez-Baptiste (718) 943-3865 or visit us at:www.ibrooklyn.com
Brooklyn Asthma Summit at Long Island University
2010-05-04 12:00PM - 8:00PM
Brooklyn Campus located at Flatbush and DeKalb Brooklyn, NY
Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus School of Health Professions’ Brenda Pillors Asthma Education Program, Borough of Brooklyn Ecumenical Advisory Group/ NYCDOHMH Office of Minority Health will be hosting a Brooklyn Asthma Summit at LIU-Brooklyn Campus.
The event will help welcome “Not One More Life” to Brooklyn and mark World Asthma Day with the official kickoff at 6 PM.
The event will offer these services and activities for the community participants:
Screening for Asthma with physician evaluation.
Asthma Self-Management Tips Activities for Children.
Health Services Providers General Health Information.
Tours of the LIU Campus
Refreshment and Giveaways
Contact James Mantle for more information
Tel: 718 246-6320 or james.mantle @liu.edu
Teen Pregnancy: The Effects of a Supportive Community on Birth Outcomes
2010-05-05 10am-2pm
Public Health Solutions Building
220 Church Street, 5th floor, Conference Room New York, NY
Conference By: Caribbean Women's Health Association, Inc.
For More Information please contact Shoshana Brown at 718-826-2942 or SBrown@cwha.org
OPEN HOUSE FOR MASTER’S PROGRAMS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING at SCHOOL OF EDUCATION-BROOKLYN CAMPUS-LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
2010-05-06 4:30pm-6:30pm
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION-BROOKLYN CAMPUS-LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
PRATT BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, Brooklyn, NY
OPEN HOUSE FOR COLLEGE GRADS AND CAREER CHANGERS
DISCOVER THE FAST ROUTE TO RECEIVING YOUR FIRST TEACHING CERTIFICATION
ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSE FOR MASTER’S PROGRAMS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
May 6, 2010 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm
CAREER CHANGERS WELCOMED!
Fast Track to Initial Teaching Certification in Adolescent Education
Master’s In Early Childhood Education
Master’s in Childhood Education
Dual Master’s in Early Childhood and Childhood Education
Master’s In Teaching Children With Disabilities
Master’s in Teaching Adolescents With Disabilities
Master’s in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
And for people already teaching: Master’s or Advanced Certificate in Bilingual Education
RSVP: Ms. Brown (718) 488-1380
jolli.brown@liu.edu
Health fair invitation
2010-05-06 8:AM – 12:00PM
Brownsville Academy High School
1150 East New York Ave Brooklyn, NY 11212
You have been invited to participate in Brownsville Academy High School's 6th Annual Health Fair. The fair will take place on May 6, 2010 from 8am to 12pm. If you are interested in attending, please email Ms. Karl Plummer at Kplummer@school.ny.gov or by fax at 718.778.7385.
The 5th Annual Dine & Learn Healthy Youth Symposium
2010-05-07 4:00pm-9:00pm
Midwood High School at Brooklyn College (Auditorium)
2839 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210
R U Serious? Teen Health Really Matters!
Promoting Health Education through Collaboration and Innovation
Presented by SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, LIFEBeat Inc, and Advocates for Youth
Youth ages 13-21 are invited to come for:
* Free Health Talks/Presentations on diabetes and obesity, teen dating violence, teen pregnancy and STDs/HIV/AIDS prevention.
* HIV/AIDS Awareness/Prevention Fashion Show(to make safer sex education fashionable and fun)
* Free Health Screenings for STDs such as gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV, receiving their HIV results in 20 minutes. Other free health screenings will also be provided, such as diabetes and BMI assessments.
* Networking Opportunities for Young People, allowing them to seek the expertise in the areas of education/career development, fitness/weight loss, nutrition, environmental health, finance, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, pregnancy prevention, managed care, skin, hair and dental care, and youth empowerment.
* Free Youth Resource Guide, providing young people with access to physicians, programs, services, and resources in their community.
* Dinner, gift bags and chances to win prizes (gift cards, certificates and coupons) during answer/question sessions.
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
Community Healthcare Network: Teens P.A.C.T. invites you to More Than Just Sex: 6th Annual Conference by Teens for Teens
2010-05-08 1:00pm-8:00pm
St Francis College
182 Remsen Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
Community Healthcare Network’s Teens P.A.C.T. Program Welcomes All Teens to the Sixth Annual More Than Just Sex Conference!
The More Than Just Sex Conference allows young people to think about the role they play in their own sexual health & their community. Join us for a day of activism, education, resources, giveaways, prize, HIV testing, food,entertainment, and FUN!!!
Talent Showcase w/ $500 Grand Prize
Register by April 30th. 2010
For more information please contact us at 718-387-7341 or teenspact@chnnyc.org
HealthCampNYC: Using Collective Knowledge to Improve Health Literacy and Community Health
2010-05-14
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library
Brooklyn
HealthCampNYC is a regional health unconference for librarians, literacy
professionals, public health professionals, medical professionals, community-based
organizations and people interested in sharing with and learning from each other.
Participants at HealthCampNYC will be expected to share their work, skills and
knowledge as active participants. In the rich tradition of unconferences, attendees will
determine and manage program topics and sessions. Sessions may include (but are
not limited to): how-to workshops, debates, or problem-solving sessions. This
collaborative environment presents unique opportunities for learning, sharing, and
relationship-building.
For more information: http://healthcampnyc.wetpaint.com
HealthCampNYC is hosted by Brooklyn Public Library with support from The Health Education and Literacy
for Parents (HELP) Project and New York Academy of Medicine Library. This project has been funded in
whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health,
Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. NO1-LM-6-3501 with New York University.
Congressman Ed Towns:Town Hall Meeting - TELL ME YOUR VIEWS! HIV & AIDS Crisis in Brooklyn
2010-05-15 10:00am-12:00:00pm
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation's Billie Holiday Theatre
1368 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY11225
Saturday May 15 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
FEATURED PANELISTS:
Janet Cleveland, MS - Deputy Director for Prevention programs in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Monica M. Sweeney - Assistant commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Debra Fraser-Howze - Vice President of Government and External Affairs, Orasure Technologies, Inc.
Dee Bailey - Watchful Eye Testing and Outreach and Prevention Initiative
Michelle Lopez - Chair, National Association of People With AIDS
Please Contact: Edna Johnson 718-855-8018 or Peter Williams 202-225-5936
EVELYN BELL BEECHER HEALTH FAIR:
"Reforming Our Health: Mind, Body & Soul"
2010-05-15 11:00am-4:00pm
Greenwood Baptist Church
461 6th Street Park Slope, Brooklyn
EVELYN BELL BEECHER HEALTH FAIR
"Reforming Our Health: Mind, Body & Soul"
Saturday May 15th, 2010
In honor of Women's Health Week
Speakers discussing: health reform, women's health, nutrition, physical activity and more
Free health screenings, food demonstrations, giveaways, raffles and refreshments!
For More Information call: 718-768-2488 or contact greenwoodbaptist@aol.com
THE HEALTHY WOMAN:
NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH WEEK EVENT - Health Fair
2010-05-15 10am-3pm
Rockaway Family Medical Care
2098 Rockaway Parkway (At Seaview Ave) Brooklyn, NY11236
Brooklyn, NY – Neighborhood Health Providers and Rockaway Family Medical Care are joining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health in celebrating National Women’s Health Week. On Saturday May 15, 2010, Neighborhood Health Providers will hold “The Healthy Woman” health fair at Rockaway Family Medical Care located at 2098 Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie; where women in the community will be able to receive free health screenings, free or low cost health insurance; information on domestic violence, HPV, nutrition, breast feeding, cancer and other concerns facing women today.
National Women’s Health Week is a nationwide initiative that calls attention to the importance of women’s health. The theme for National Women’s Health Week is “It’s Your Time.” National Women’s Health Week is important because it encourages women to take time for their health; because women are so often the caregivers for their families, they often forget to make their health a priority.
National Women’s Health Week kicks off on Mother’s Day, May 9, and will be celebrated until May 15, 2010. National Women’s Checkup Day — a day where women across the country are urged to visit their doctor — will be held on May 10. In addition, Rockaway Family Medical Care will be offering a different health screening each day of Women’s Health Week beginning on Monday May 10, 2010. To learn more about “The Healthy Woman” health fair, please visit www.getnhp.com
For more information, please contact Tanisha John at (917) 420-5964, you may also email Tanisha John at ahsinat@gmail.com or visit us on the web at www.getnhp.com.
Women Conquering Cancer Presents: 'Free' Community Health Forum for 'The Family'
2010-05-15 1:30pm-3:30pm
YMCA
120 Madison Street, Bet. Franklin & Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NY11216
Topic: Young Adults and Childhood Cancers
Special 'Fitness and Nutrition' Session for the Children ages 5-12 by YMCA Representative
For more Information Contact: 347-789-3064 or 718-783-0238/718-257-1536;Ksha1949@yahoo.com.
Calling All Youth: Training the Trainers 19th Annual BATES Youth Conference & Theatre Festival
2010-05-15 11am-4pm
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
395 Lenox Road (Bt. New York Ave & E34 St) Brooklyn, NY11203
For More Information contact: Marian Searchwell at 718-270-3992 or Joni Watson at 718-270-3898
ANNUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR
2010-05-15 11:00am-3:00pm
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Lenox Road, (E.35th - E.37th St.) Brooklyn
National Hospital Week Celebration
Annual Community Health Fair.
FREE Health Screenings and Information!
FUN! Raffles! Entertainment! Free Giveaways! Free Refreshments!
For More Information Call: 718-270-3739 or 718-270-2020
“TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH”
2010-05-15 10:AM – 12:00PM
St. Georges Episcopal Church
800 Marcy Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216
The Brooklyn/Queens HIV/AIDS Ministry
In recognition of National Women’s Health Week
Presents
PROJECT “TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH"
Presenters: Marcia Titus RN.
Light Refreshments will be served
For Further Information Contact:
ABQ HIV/AIDS MINISTRY
Phone # 718-789-6036
E-Mail Address bqhivaids@yahoo.com
Health Events at Kingsbrook!-Geriatric Mental Health 101
2010-05-18 11:00am-1:00pm
Kingsbrook Medical Center
585 Schenectady Avenue Brooklyn, NY11203
May 18th -Geriatric Mental Health 101/ 11:00-1:00pm
Featuring: Emotional Challenges, Anxiety, Depression, Dementia and Late Life Psychotic Conditions
585 Schenectady Avenue between Winthrop Street & Rutland Road
For caregivers, social workers, case managers, nurses and physicians
In the Lillian Minkin Ballroom.
Presentation by the Mental Health Alliance of New York City
Call 718-604-5201 for more information!
3rd Annual "Live Longer Stay Healthy" Health Fair
Hosted by Hope Gardens Multi-Service Center
2010-05-18 10am-4pm
Hecksher (Linden) Park
Linden Street, btwn Central and Wilson ave Brooklyn, NY 11221 .
Fee: This is a free event
Event activities/topics:
- Bone health
- Chronic disease prevention and/or treatment
- Clinical screening and exam
- Foot health
- General wellness
- Health coverage or insurance
- Hearing health
- HIV and STI prevention and/or treatment
- Injury prevention
- Mental and emotional health
- Nutrition
- Oral health
- Physical activity and fitness
- Quitting smoking
- Reproductive health
- Skin health
- Vision health
- Weight management
For more information about this event:
Contact name: Barbara Oriol
E-mail: Hopegardens@aol.com
Phone: 718-455-1100 extension: 1002
For more information about Hope Gardens Multi-Service Center:
Address: 195 Linden Street
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Phone: 718-455-1100 extension: 1002
2010 Cancer Awareness Day
2010-05-23 1:30pm-4:30pm
St. Stephens Lutheran Church
2806 Newkirk Avenue (at the corner of E 28th Street) Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program and Brooklyn Congregations United invites you to join them for their 2010 Cancer Awareness Day. Refreshments will be served. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Ms. Natalie Baptiste at 718-613-8324 or Brooklyn.MBCCOP@gmail.com.
Healthy Bodies/Healthy Minds
2010-05-26 4:00pm-7:30:00pm
LIU, Lutney Commons, (Corner of Dekalb & Flatbush Ave)
Brooklyn, NY
The Brooklyn Grandparents' Coalition & Long Island University, Dept. of Social Work are pleased to co-host and invite you and your relative children ages 8 and older to a special forum on:
"Healthy Bodies/Healthy Minds"
Guest speakers, expressive arts workshops, healthy dinner and Metrocards.
All are free, but registration is required by May 19th.
Please contact Nicole D'Anna at 718-403-2095 or via e-mail at: Nicole.Danna@us.ngrid.com, to register
Women Conquering Cancer Presents: 'Free' National Cancer Survivors Day Celebration
2010-06-06 1:00pm-5:00pm
AKBAR HALL
1174 Bedford Ave, bt. Putman Ave & Madison St. Brooklyn, NY11216
Guest Speakers: Local Political Leaders, Cancer Survivors.
Entertainment, activities for the Children, vending of health products and more.
For more Information Contact: 347-789-3064 or 718-783-0238/718-257-1536;Ksha1949@yahoo.com.
SAVE the DATE:Caribbean Healthcare Summit-"Health Disparities in the Caribbean Community"
2010-06-18 9:00am-3:00pm
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
395 Lenox Road [bet: New York Ave & E34th St] Brooklyn, NY11203
Caribbean Healthcare Summit:"Health Disparities in the Caribbean Community"
This summit for health care professionals will provide valuable information on the health disparities faced by Caribbean patients and how to engage the Caribbean community into best health care practices. All health care professionals who provide care for Caribbean patients are invited to attend.
This is a FREE EVENT
For additional information, contact the event registrar: Tel: 347-715-3956 or email: jjan56@0ptonline.net
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