SUNY Downstate to Hold Annual University Hospital at Downstate Health Fair May 16
May 1, 2015
Brooklyn, NY – SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University’s University Hospital at Downstate will hold its 29th annual community health fair, Saturday, May 16, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The fair is in recognition of National Hospital Week, whose theme this year is "Where Miracles Happen Every Day.” The event will take place in front of the hospital, at 445 Lenox Road, between E. 35th and E. 37th Streets, in East Flatbush.
National Hospital Week celebrates hospitals and the men and women who support the health of their communities through dedication and compassionate care. It also recognizes the miracles they help to make happen on a day-to-day basis, both large and small.
This year’s health fair will feature free health information and screenings – asthma, blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, prostate, hearing tests, vision and glaucoma screening, stroke screening, HIV testing, height and weight measurements, and clinical breast exams.
For women who are uninsured or under-insured ages 40-64 and who meet the eligibility criteria, free mammograms and Pap tests are available. For men and women ages 50-64 who are uninsured or underinsured, a free colon cancer FIT Kit stool test is also available.
There will be free refreshments, giveaways, and raffle gifts, as well as entertainment for people of all ages, including face painting, Zumba, a lion dance, pony rides, clowns, a DJ, chair and hand massages, and music. For more information call 718-270-3739 or 718-270-8846.
Please view the health fair flyer, here:
https://www.downstate.edu/communityhealth/pdf/2015/National%20Hospital%20Week%20Health%20Fair%20Flyer-2015.pdf
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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.