SECOND “DINE & LEARN HEALTHY WOMEN SYMPOSIUM” NOV 9th
Oct 4, 2007
Downstate and Partners to Provide Health Talks, Screenings and Dinner
To help women make healthy choices, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University has partnered with The Brooklyn Tabernacle Medical and Women Ministries to present the second “Dine & Learn Healthy Women Symposium” to educate them on various health issues vital to their physical wellbeing. Other partners include the American Cancer Society (Brooklyn), Diaspora Community Services, and the Center for Women’s Development at Medgar Evers College/CUNY.
The symposium will be held on Friday, November 9, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., at The Brooklyn Tabernacle, 17 Smith Street, in Downtown Brooklyn. Because seating is limited, women should register by calling 718-270-7350. Directions are available at the church website, http://www.brooklyntabernacle.org/visitors.cfm.
SUNY Downstate health professionals will provide valuable information on such topics as heart disease, diabetes, gynecological disease, HIV/AIDS, organ donation, and preventive medicine. Free health screenings at the event will include blood pressure, rapid HIV (results in 20 minutes), and vision, and free flu shots will be available.
"It is my hope that this event will empower women, where every hungry mind is fed with the latest health information until prevention is what the attendees crave and treatment is their last desire," says event organizer Karen Jemmott, physician outreach director at SUNY Downstate,
At the evening symposium, women will have networking opportunities, allowing them to seek the expertise of many community organizations. More than 70 exhibitors and presenters will be on hand to offer women health information and support services. The goal is to address women’s needs in the areas of education/career development, fashion, fitness and weight loss, nutrition, finance, senior services, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, managed care, skin, hair, and dental care, and women’s empowerment. Attendees will receive Through the Grapevine: A Health Women Resource Guide, a tool to provide them with information about accessing physicians, services, and resources in the community.
Earlier in the day, the Brooklyn Healthy Living Partnership will offer free breast, pap, and colon exams and mammograms from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to women who qualify and have registered: women interested in this daytime service should call 718-290-2059.
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.