Stop by our booth at the Main Street Farmers Market for information on good nutrition.
Regional Primary Care Network
Event: Mural Design
Date: August 11, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Utica Community Health Center, 1651 Oneida Street, Utica
Contact: Jennifer Yager (Tel: 315-793-7600; E-mail: jyager@rpcn.org)
Large poster paper and crayons in the waiting room for patients to use in celebration of National Health Center Week. The completed mural will be hung in the waiting room for all to enjoy.
Event: United Health Care - Outreach
Date: August 12, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Utica Community Health Center, 1651 Oneida Street, Utica
Contact: Jennifer Yager (Tel: 315-793-7600; E-mail: jyager@rpcn.org)
Event: Farmer's Market - Outreach
Date: August 13, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Utica Farmers' Market; Elizabeth Street, Chancellor Park, Utica
Contact: Jennifer Yager (Tel: 315-793-7600; E-mail: jyager@rpcn.org)
Event: Nutrition and Exercise Event
Date: August 15, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Utica Community Health Center, 1651 Oneida Street, Utica
Contact: Jennifer Yager (Tel: 315-793-7600; E-mail: jyager@rpcn.org)
Healthy snacks, music, backpack and frisbee give-aways, hula hoop demos, and more!
Hudson Valley
Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center
Event: Voter Registration Drive
Date: August 11, 2014
Time: all day
Location: The Kaplan Family Pavillion, 147 Lake Street, Newburgh
Free health screenings for blood pressure, height/weight, pregnancy, glucose, HIV, vision, emergency contraception, nutrition, prostate/breast/colorectal/cervical cancer, and family planning. Free giveaways, refreshments and entertainment.
Open Door Family Medical Centers
Event: Reach Out & Read Visit with Congresswoman Nita Lowey
Date: August 13, 2014
Time: 11:00 a.m. start
Location: Open Door Sleepy Hollow, 80 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow
Come learn about simple ways families can better adopt healthy lifestyles. Bouncy house and other activities for kids. Co-sponsored by NYC Parks Department.
Eligibility Criteria: Women aged 40 and over who have not had a mammogram within the past 12 months, current NYC resident
Services provided with assistance from The American Italian Cancer Foundation
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Event: Good Health Day
Date: August 5, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Sara Roosevelt Park, Grand & Chrystie Streets, NYC
Contact: Regina Lee (Tel: 212-379-6988; E-mail: rleecbwchc.org)
Health screenings and education, ACA information, voter registration
Event: Good Health Day
Date: August 9, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, 136-26 37th Avenue, Flushing
Contact: Regina Lee (Tel: 212-379-6988; E-mail: rleecbwchc.org)
Health screenings and education, ACA information, voter registration
Community Healthcare Network
Event: Health Fair
Date: July 24, 2014
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Community League Health Center, 511 West 157th Street, NYC
Contact: Jonathan Santos (Tel: 917-521-3105; E-mail: jsantos@chnnyc.org)
Music and dancing, bouncy house for kids, clowns and face painting, healthy snacks, free pregnancy and HIV testing, free blood sugar and blood pressure checks.
Event: Health Fair
Date: August 5, 2014
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Tremont Health Center, 4215 Third Avenue, Bronx
Music and dancing, bouncy house for kids, clowns and face painting, healthy snacks, free pregnancy and HIV testing, free blood sugar and blood pressure checks.
Event: Health Fair
Date: August 12, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center, 999 Blake Avenue, Brooklyn
Music and dancing, bouncy house for kids, clowns and face painting, healthy snacks, free pregnancy and HIV testing, free blood sugar and blood pressure checks.
Event: Health Fair
Date: August 12, 2014
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Helen B. Atkinson Health Center, 81 West 115th Street, NYC
Music and dancing, bouncy house for kids, clowns and face painting, healthy snacks, free pregnancy and HIV testing, free blood sugar and blood pressure checks.
Event: Health Fair
Date: August 13, 2014
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Downtown Health Center, 150 Essex Street, NYC
Music and dancing, bouncy house for kids, clowns and face painting, healthy snacks, free pregnancy and HIV testing, free blood sugar and blood pressure checks.
Event: Health Fair
Date: August 13, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Bronx Health Center, 975 Westchester Avenue, Bronx
Music and dancing, bouncy house for kids, clowns and face painting, healthy snacks, free pregnancy and HIV testing, free blood sugar and blood pressure checks.
Event: Networking Breakfast
Date: August 14, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: 60 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York
Contact: Please RSVP to Rosa Vinales (Tel: 212-545-2447; E-mail: rvinales@chnnyc.org)
Learn about CHN's programs, new initiatives, partnership opportunities, and more!
Event: Health Fair
Date: August 14, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: CABS Health Center, 94-98 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn
Music and dancing, bouncy house for kids, clowns and face painting, healthy snacks, free pregnancy and HIV testing, free blood sugar and blood pressure checks.
Event: Health Fair
Date: August 15, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Family Health Center, 90-04 161st Street, Jamaica
Music and dancing, bouncy house for kids, clowns and face painting, healthy snacks, free pregnancy and HIV testing, free blood sugar and blood pressure checks.
Event: Health Fair
Date: August 23, 2014
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Long Island City Health Center, 36-11 21st Street, Long Island City
Music and dancing, bouncy house for kids, clowns and face painting, healthy snacks, free pregnancy and HIV testing, free blood sugar and blood pressure checks.
Community Health Center of Richmond
Event: Building Dedication and Ribbon Cutting
Date: August 13, 2014
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Location: CHCR Dental and Medical Specialty Center, 439 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island
This event provides management and front line staff with an opportunity to take a step back from their work to understand the larger issues that influence our shared mission. PHCH is a coalition of New York's 330(h) grantees who have collectively advocated for the health care rights of homeless New Yorkers since 1996.
If a pill a day could keep HIV away, would you take it? Join us for an informative discussion on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Refreshments and networking opportunities.
Free school supplies, health screenings, zumba, hula-hoop contest, face painting, 50% off hair cuts, "Ask the Doctor" session, and a resource fair with over 15 community organizations. The Mayor of Lockport will be in attendance.
Finger Lakes Community Health
Event: Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Date: August 11, 2014
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Penn Yan Community Health, 112 Kimball Avenue, Penn Yan
Contact: Jennifer Rios-Raner (Tel: 315-531-9103; E-mail: jenrr@flchealth.org)
Event: Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Date: August 13, 2014
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Ovid Community Health, 7150 North Main Street, Ovid
Contact: Jennifer Rios-Raner (Tel: 315-531-9103; E-mail: jenrr@flchealth.org)
Event: Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Date: August 14, 2014
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Port Byron Community Health, 60 Main Street, Port Byron
Contact: Jennifer Rios-Raner (Tel: 315-531-9103; E-mail: jenrr@flchealth.org)
Event: Film Screening
Date: August 14, 2014
Time: all day
Locations: Penn Yan Community Health, Geneva Community Health, Port Byron Community Health, Ovid Community Health, Sodus Community Health, King Ferry Migrant Health sites
Contact: Jennifer Rios-Raner (Tel: 315-531-9103; E-mail: jenrr@flchealth.org)
In celebration of Farmworker Health Day 2014, Ray Germano's "Immigrant America: They Steal Our Jobs?" will be shown in the waiting rooms of the above-listed sites.
Neighborhood Health Center
Event: Health Fair: Get on Board to a Healthy School Start
Participants will include Wildlife Defenders, Care Net Pregnancy Center of Penn Yan, Fidelis, United Healthcare, Yates County Passenger Safety Seat Program, and Finger Lakes WIC.
Event: 2nd Annual Back-to-School Wellness Fair
Date: August 15, 2015
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Al Lorenz Park Pavillion #4, 6 Murray Hill Drive, Mt. Morris
Free back-to-school supplies, including backpacks; children's haircuts, traffic and bus safety education, information on healthy eating habits, oral health supplies and education, and more!