SUNY Downstate to Hold Annual University Hospital of Brooklyn Health Fair May 18
May 8, 2013
SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s University Hospital of Brooklyn will hold its 27th
annual community health fair at its Central Brooklyn location in East Flatbush, Saturday,
May 18, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The fair is in recognition of National
Hospital Week, whose theme this year is "A Guiding Light for Changing Times.” The
event will take place in front of the hospital, at 445 Lenox Road, between E. 35th
and E. 37th Streets.
“This is a celebration of our hospital's history, its advancing technology, and the
dedicated healthcare professionals who make it the best place to come and receive
excellent care,” said Maria Yomtov, MSN, CDE, T&RCN, director of SUNY Downstate’s
Center for Community Health Promotion and Wellness. “Our annual community health fair
also celebrates our commitment to bring awareness of the importance of living a healthier
lifestyle and to increasing access to care.”
The health fair will feature free health information and screenings – blood pressure,
diabetes, cholesterol, prostate, breast exam, pap test, colon cancer test, hearing
test, stroke screening, HIV testing, height and weight measurements, and more – as
well as free refreshments, giveaways, and raffle gifts. There will be entertainment
for people of all ages, including face painting, tap dancers, clowns, a DJ, pony rides,
fitness and exercise demonstrations, and the Sesame Flyers steel band. For more information
call 718-270-3739 or 718-270-2020.
### About SUNY Downstate Medical Center SUNY Downstate Medical Center, founded in 1860, was the first medical school in the
United States to bring teaching out of the lecture hall and to the patient’s bedside.
A center of innovation and excellence in research and clinical service delivery, SUNY
Downstate Medical Center comprises a College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School
of Health Professions, a School of Graduate Studies, School of Public Health, University
Hospital of Brooklyn, and a multifaceted biotechnology initiative including the Downstate
Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT for early-stage and more mature companies, respectively. SUNY Downstate ranks twelfth nationally in the number of alumni who are on the faculty
of American medical schools. More physicians practicing in New York City have graduated
from SUNY Downstate than from any other medical school.