#Not62 Free Cancer Screening & Community Health Education – May 30th
Free Cervical and Breast Cancer Screenings and Community Health Education. RSVP 718-920-4600. *Women should expect to wait 2-3 hours for their test results*
Free Cervical and Breast Cancer Screenings and Community Health Education. RSVP 718-920-4600. *Women should expect to wait 2-3 hours for their test results*
Bronx Profile: Gabrielle Pelicci, Finalist, “Grow Your Value Bonus Competition” by Koi Germany Continuing the Bronx Chronicle’s weekly Bronx Profile feature is Dr. Gabrielle Pelicci, holistic health coach and finalist of MSNBC’s Grow Your Value Bonus Competition. The competition, […]
Work It Out Baby! Have a Stress-free & Healthy Pregnancy! by SusieQ Wong-Benjamin OMG! You just got knocked up and found out that your FitLife is about to change! At least that’s how the Armed Celebrity Fitness Trainer, SusieQ […]
Back in April 2013, the city Health Department reported the Bronx had the highest diabetes rate in New York City. Since then. the diabetes epidemic has remained unabated in the Bronx. Beginning this month, Montefiore Health Systems will host a series […]
HEALTHY KIDS DAY SCHEDULE
Assembly Member Latoya Joyner and community partners host her first Annual Senior Citizens Well-Being Expo on April 26 at Findlay House (1175 Findlay Avenue/East 168th Street), 11AM-1PM.
The March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. “Every year, we raise money to help save babies lives by raising funds to support our local Neo-Natal […]
Register. Prepare. Succeed. Upcoming Free Job Fair. Wednesday, April 29th, 10AM-2PM, SUNY Bronx Educational Opportunity Center, 1666 Bathgate Avenue (near Claremont Parkway), Bronx NY 10457. Job seekers are encouraged to register in advance at BronxEOCJobFair.Eventbrite.com. Attendees are encouraged to bring […]
Targeted Efforts by Law Enforcement Leads to 35% Increase in Tickets Tickets issued to motorists for texting while driving increased 35 percent statewide from 2013 to 2014, as police continue to crack down on distracted drivers. In recent years, several initiatives […]
FreshDirect Donates to Community Basketball League by Koi Germany This past Saturday, Larry Scott Blackmon, vice president of online grocer, FreshDirect, presented a check for $2,000, plus nutritious foodstuffs promoting healthy living to the organizers of the C-BALL event at […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday encouraged New Yorkers to help fight obesity during this year’s 20th anniversary of National Public Health Week, which began Monday, April 6. Obesity, the second leading cause of preventable death in the nation, has also reached […]
Five years ago today, the Bronx tragically lost one of its greatest advocates for children’s health. Megan Charlop was the director of community health at the Montefiore School Health Program, but to the many children she worked with, she was […]
At last month’s State of the Borough Address, Borough President Diaz announced the #Not62 Initiative. Diaz asked Bronxites to adopt healthier lifestyles and live longer. Each year, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin release the […]
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