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National Conference To Focus On Practical, Cost-Effective Ways To Better Help Individuals, Communities Address Mental Illness
As communities across the country struggle with the challenge of helping individuals with mental illness - particularly those who haunt our streets and public places - a national conference later this month will focus on best practices for producing positive, cost-effective outcomes.
Update On The Zika Virus
Standing water can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes, including the ones that spread the Zika virus....
New York Selected For National SNAP Pilot Program
Following nearly a year of advocacy by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and others, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the selection of New York State to participate in a nationwide pilot program to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase their groceries online....
CDPAP May Be The Right Choice For Your Home Care Needs
If you or a loved one is disabled, ill, or entering their senior years, you know there are countless types of home careoptions available based on the level of care needed....
Yvette Brissett-Andre Appointed To The Board Of Mental Health News Education, Inc.
Unique People Services Executive Director Yvette Brissett-Andre is among four distinguished behavioral health leaders elected to the Board of Mental Health News Education, Inc. (MHNE)....
PharmaCannis Starts Selling Medical Cannabis In Bronx
Medical marijuana has found it’s way to the Bronx. PharmaCannis is opening it's Hunts Point location, the first of its kind in the Bronx and the second in New York City....
Medical Cannabis Arrives In Bronx
Added relief for long suffering patients throughout New York City, the lower Hudson Valley and surrounding areas is finally here....
HHS Awards $53 Million To Help Address Opioid Epidemic
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $53 million in funding to 44 States, four tribes and the District of Columbia to improve access to treatment for opioid use disorders, reduce opioid related deaths, and strengthen drug misuse prevention efforts....
UPS Health Fair Provides Screenings, Education & Fun
More than 100 Bronx residents attended Unique People Services’ 7th Annual Health Fair held on July 21, 2016. The nonprofit agency, celebrating its 25th anniversary, provided free mobile health services, including HIV, diabetes and blood pressure screenings, mammograms and dental services, as well as mental health, domestic violence and substance abuse counseling....
American Diabetes Association’s Feria de Salud Aims To Make Healthy Living Accessible
The largest health and music-inspired festival of the year, Feria de Salud, hosted by the American Diabetes Association, is returning to Bronx on Saturday, August 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m....
If You Do Not Know About It, We Can Guide & Help You
Hormone imbalances involve estrogen and progesterone in women. These two hormones are frequently imbalanced for one or more reasons, including birth control pills, stress, or even the overuse of cosmetics....
Red Bowl Food Corp. Recalls Wonton & Dumpling Products
Red Bowl Foods Corporation, a Brooklyn, NY establishment, is recalling approximately 10,198 pounds of wonton and dumplingproducts due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains egg, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label. ...
USDA: Asian Jade Customs Brokerage Recalls Sausage Products
Asian Jade Customs Brokerage, a Springfield Gardens, NY firm, is recalling approximately 762 pounds of imported sausage products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Without the benefit of full inspection, a possibility of adverse health consequences exists....Breaking News Broadcast
As you can see in this video, Big Tobacco uses their super villain tactics to market and sell a deadly consumer product....Tax Check Off Law
Governor Cuomo, on Saturday, November 21, 2015, took a landmark step in fighting the stigma of mental health illness by signing the Mental Health tax Check Off bill....
Local Dystonia Patients Seize The Day, Hosting A Bronx Zoo Walk
On October 4, 2015, a group of tri-state dystonia patients including Pamela Sloate of New York, NY, and fellow members of the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Dystonia Support Group, are combatting widespread lack of awareness of their rare neurological disorder with the 1st Annual Bronx Zoo Walk. ...
“Unitas” Hosts Rwandan & Ugandan Peacemaker Delegation
Unitas Therapeutic Community, a treatment and prevention program for youth in South Bronx, hosted an all day conference for a delegation of peacemaker representatives from Rwanda and Uganda on May 18, 2015 to exchange a dialogue about conflict resolution and peacemaking interventions applicable to situations of high stress in both Africa and the United States....
Fat And The Year You Were Born
New Year's resolutions are being put to the harshest of tests. Gone are the days of early January when all things seemed so easily possible. Now we are in the tougher phase of the year when the will to establish new patterns is being sorely tested by the tug of old habits....13 Tips To Reduce Your Stress & Improve Your Health
The negative effects of stress on both mental and physical health are well documented. A 2011 study published in the Journal of Aging Research examined long-term patterns of stressful life events and their impact on mortality and found that, compared to the low-stress group, both the moderate and the high-stress groups showed increased rate of death....Robotic Exoskeleton Donated To Bronx VA Medical Center
SoldierSocks, a non-profit organization focused on helping veterans, is hosting their first annual awards ceremony at The Union League of New York....
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