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Understanding New York State's Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)
New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, also known as CDPAP, is a service funded by Medicaid that is designed to provide assistance to those in the state that have chronic illness or that are physically disabled.
Gaining Perspective Аnd Hope For Those With Dementia
PBS recently made the praise-worthy effort to address one of the most important public health issues – for today and the foreseeable future – when it aired a TV report titled, “Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts.”...
National Healthcare Decisions Week: Taking The Time To Plan
April 16 to April 22 is National Healthcare Decisions Week - A week set aside to encourage all of us to discuss and document important health care wishes before a stressful health crisis occurs....
Opioid Epidemic Hits South Bronx Hard
Health officials say ground zero for New York City's opioid epidemic has shifted from Staten Island to South Bronx. The neighborhood is being hard hit with drug overdoses. While the NYPD, Health Department officials, and city leaders are activating new approaches the residents are trying to sidestep the fallout. ...Claire The Mini-Pony Brings Love To Patients At Bronx Nursing Home
We have heard of how dogs, cats, and even children can help the sick and elderly feel better, but how about mini-pony therapy?...
Bronx Woman Claims Her iPhone Burst Into Flames
A Bronx woman says she bought a new iPhone in March 2016 - and then it exploded in her hand less than a year later....Rat Bites Man On Sedgwick Avenue
A rat bit a Sedgwick Avenue man in his fiancee’s home this week, and his family says the whole building is infested....
Open Letter To NYS DEC Commissioner
You should know that our community is being afflicted by some serious public health threats....
Bacterial Infection Caused By Rat Urine In Bronx Kills 1, Sickens 2 Others
There are three cases of a bacterial infection caused by rat urine, one of them fatal, in Bronx according to city officials....Two Bronx Schools Recently Tested High Levels Of Lead
Two public schools in Bronx recently found elevated levels of lead in their water, with one testing 16 times higher than Flint, Michigan....Mt. Eden School Evacuated After Gas Odor Detected
School children were evacuated Wednesday after reports of a smell of gas in Mount Eden, officials say....
Historic Food & Hunger Program Coming To New York
On Monday, January 30, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) will join together with hunger advocates and others at Part of the Solution (POTS) to discuss New York State’s participation in a nationwide pilot program to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase their groceries online....
Rat School In Bronx
Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), along with Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and Councilman Andrew Cohen (D-Bronx), sponsored a special city Department of Health workshop Thursday night at Van Cortlandt Jewish Senior Center that offered safe and effective methods for rat prevention to community members....
Who Do You Need? Differences Between Health Care Professionals
Learning about home care service can be confusing. Familiarizing yourself with medical jargon, treatments, and the multiple health care professionals, all while dealing with an already busy schedule, can become overwhelming....
Volunteers Sought For Clubhouses Designed To Help Young Drug Addicts
The Cuomo administration is looking for people to run four new clubhouses in New York City to help drug addicted young people gain life skills....
More Than A Dozen Tenants Sent To Hospital Following Carbon Monoxide Leak In Bronx Apartment Building
More than a dozen people have been sent to the hospital after a Bronx apartment building was evacuated following a carbon monoxide leak....
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the lungs. Your lungs are two spongy organs in your chest that take in oxygen when you inhale and release carbon dioxide when you exhale....
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....
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