¿Es amamantar realmente mejor? Una charla educativa gratuita sobre los beneficios de amamantar

¿Es amamantar realmente mejor? Una charla educativa gratuita sobre los beneficios de amamantar

Is Breast Really Best? A free educational talk about the benefits of breastfeeding

Is Breast Really Best? A free educational talk about  the benefits of breastfeeding

APRENDA A NADAR GRATIS EN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS!

Este Verano la Fundanción de Natación Trident proveerá clases de natación gratis a niños y a residentes cercano de la comunidad de Washington Heights.

Dias: 1ra Temporada: 9 de julio- 27 de julio (15 clases en total)

2da temporada 30 de julio- 17 agosto (15 clases en total)

Hora: 9am-12pm (a intervalos de cada 30 minutos)

El ejercicio como medicina para su corazón- Una charla educativa gratuita sobre los beneficios del ejercicio para su corazón

El ejercicio como medicina para su corazón

Una charla educativa gratuita sobre los beneficios del ejercicio para su corazón

PROGRAMA AMIGA/O CONFIDENTE- ENGLISH

Amigo Confidente it is a program designed for you. We will help you recognize and manage the signs of stress and identify the resources and places of support in your community.

Partcipate! 

Visit us:

¿Cómo afecta el estrés y el trauma su salud?

¿Cómo afecta el estrés y el trauma su salud?

Una charla educativa gratuita sobre los efectos del estrés y el trauma en su salud física y emocional

Does Smoking Hookah and Vaping Affect Your Health? A free educational talk about the effects of smoking hookah, e-cigarettes and using tobacco products

Does Smoking Hookah and Vaping Affect Your Health?

A free educational talk about the effects of smoking hookah, e-cigarettes and using tobacco products

Is Your Blood Pressure Under Control? A free educational talk about how low and high blood pressure affects your heart health

Is Your Blood Pressure Under Control?

A free educational talk about how low and high blood pressure affects your heart health

Join the Tech Revolution! Start Your Tech Career This Spring 2018!

Are you interested in an exciting career in a fast growing field within New York City? The Bridge-to-Tech Pre-Training Program will help you build the foundational skills needed to pursue training in web development.

Web Developers can earn a salary of $67K year!

What are the eligibility requirements?

OPEN HOUSE- Isabella House Independent Senior Living for Adults 62+

Isabella House

Independent Senior Living for Adults 62+

What Is Parkinson’s? A free educational talk on Parkinson’s Disease

What Is Parkinson’s?

 A free educational talk on Parkinson’s Disease

Use RecruitMe To Join Health Research Studies

"We are working to help people to live healthier lives.  Research teams and volunteers can work together to achieve that goal.  

RecruitMe is a tool to connect people who want to find out about joining a research study with research teams doing health studies. 

Medical Check ups- Free/Low cost

Regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. They also can help find problems early, when your chances for treatment and cure are better. 

Quit-smoking (cessation) programs in New York City/ programas para dejar de fumar en la ciudad de Nueva York

The New York State Smokers' Quitline provides individualized coaching and a free starter kit for eligible smokers who are trying to stop smoking, to find out if you qualify call 311.

Fresh Food Box

The Fresh Food Box program is committed to a set of principles – sustainability within our local food system, and affordable access for those who need it most.

SilverSneakers

SilverSneakers is a free fitness program for seniors that’s helping millions of people on Medicare defy the odds, shatter stereotypes and answer every challenge with, “I can do this!” SilverSneakers includes unlimited access to every participating gym and fitne

Shape Up NYC

ShapeUp NYC is a free, drop-in fitness program with locations across the five boroughs. There is no class registration, simply show up to take fitness classes like aerobics, yoga, Pilates, Zumba, and much more.

Departamento de vivienda y desarrollo urbano de Estados Unidos

La misión de HUD\ es crear comunidades fuertes, sostenibles, incluyentes y viviendas asequibles de calidad para todos.

El programa de congelación de alquiler de la ciudad de Nueva York

El programa de congelación de alquiler de la ciudad de Nueva York

Beneficios para los inquilinos

El Departamento de Preservación y Desarrollo de Vivienda (HPD) de la Ciudad de Nueva York

El Departamento de Preservación y Desarrollo de Vivienda (HPD) de la Ciudad de Nueva York es la agencia municipal de preservación y desarrollo de vivienda más grande del país.

La misión de la agencia es promover la calidad y la asequibilidad de las viviendas de la ciudad y la fuerza y diversidad de sus numerosos barrios. HPD se esfuerza por lograr esta misión al:

¡Únete a nuestro Mercado Movil de City Harvest en Prince Hall!

¡Únete a nuestro Mercado Movil de City Harvest en Prince Hall! 

“LOVE YOUR HEART” ON VALENTINE’S DAY

“LOVE YOUR HEART” ON VALENTINE’S DAY

THE LINK BETWEEN DIABETES & YOUR HEART

THE LINK BETWEEN DIABETES & YOUR HEART Cardiovascular Research Foundation – Mini Med School, Women’s Heart Health Initiative 5:30pm – 7:00pm Pryor Cashman Building Conference Room F/G 7 Times Square, New York, NY Join us for a FREE seminar from CUMC experts on living with diabetes.

NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY

Columbia University Irving Medical Center 2018 Heart Month Events #NYPHeart

NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY Wear RED to support women in the fight against Heart Disease – their #1 killer. 11:30am – 12:00pm Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center Lobby Meet at 11:30am to show your support and take a group photo

Community Impact at Columbia University

Community Impact is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to serving disadvantaged people in the Morningside Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights communities.

ParentJobNet

ParentJobNet was founded in 2004 by Pat Craddick, a New York City public school mom who saw that the public school setting was the community focal point for parents, many of whom were mothers in need of support and job resources to enable them to enter or reenter the job market.

Notify NYC

Notify NYC is the City of New York's official source for information about emergency events and important City services. Registration is free.

Join us at Late Night Science!Hypothesis Testing: Can You Tell If I’m Different?

• Heard about brain science discoveries in the news?
•  Ever wonder how science creates the headlines?
•  Curious about how research happens at Columbia University Medical Center?

Pre-Turkey Walk!

Pre-Turkey Walk!

¿Estresado sobre las fiestas? Una charla de salud gratuita sobre cómo el estrés puede causar abuso de drogas y alcohol durante las fiestas

¿Estresado sobre las fiestas?

Stressed Out About the Holidays? A free health talk on how stress can cause drug and alcohol abuse during the holidays

Stressed Out About the Holidays?

Women’s Health: Cancers of the Reproductive System; A free educational talk on gynecologic cancers

Women’s Health: Cancers of the Reproductive System

Salud de la mujer: Los cánceres del sistema reproductivo; Una charla educativa gratuita sobre el cáncer ginecológico

Salud de la mujer: Los cánceres del sistema reproductivo

The Washington Heights & Inwood Coalition Against Domestic Violence Invites you to: Shine the Light!

The Washington Heights & Inwood Coalition Against Domestic Violence invites you to: Shine the Light!

5:30pm March from United Palace (175th & Broadway)

CITY HALL IN YOUR BOROUGH: CITY RESOURCE FAIR

The Office of the Mayor and Office of the Manhattan Borough President

cordially invite you to:

CITY HALL IN YOUR BOROUGH: CITY RESOURCE FAIR

Wednesday September 27th, 2017 |
12:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M.

Autumn Haven Festival

Autumn Haven

Monday, September 18, 2017 from 11am to 6:30pm

Haven Avenue between Fort Washington and 169th Street

OPEN TO ALL 

Ah- Choo! A free educational talk on protecting yourself this cold and flu season

AH- CHOO!

A free educational talk on protecting yourself this cold and flu season

Gratis- Hora del cuento para niños

Traigan a  sus hijos a la libreria comunitaria para que puedan escuchar sus cuentoos favoritos leidos en voz alta por lectores con mucha experiencia y entrenamiento-justamentnte como sus profesores en la clase, pero con nuevas caras y nuevos amigos!

por razones de seguridad, los niños deben estar acompañados por un adulto, por favor. 

¿Tiene su hijo una nariz que moquea? Podría ser fiebre del heno

Este video es de la charla de salud " ¿Tiene su hijo una nariz que moquea? Podría ser fiebre del heno" en Columbia Community Partnership for Health el 17 de agosto del 2017.

El Programa de Bienestar Familiar

El Programa de Bienestar Familiar

​El programa de Bienestar Familiar puede ayudarle a proveer a su familia con seguridad, estabilidad, y el bienestar que necesitan. 

Todos los servicios son GRATUITOS! Inscribase hoy en alguno de nuestros locales o llame para mas información al 212-503-6842.

FREE HEALTHY HOMES WORKSHOP IN MANHATTAN

Sponsored by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Healthy Homes Program

FREE HEALTHY HOMES WORKSHOP IN MANHATTAN

Sponsored by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Healthy Homes Program

Studio 351 Summer Dance-A-Thon

Join us for an evening of dance, fitness, and fun. Participants will enjoy the sounds and songs from the 80s and 90s. A prize will be given to the last person standing.

This event is FREE and open to the public!
For more information about this event, contact (212) 927-1514

What Is Lyme Disease?

Going on Vacation? Don’t Forget Your Health

¿Proveé usted cuidado a una persona mayor?

Charla de salud de los riñones

¿Problemas con su visión?

¿Qué necesita saber sobre el VPH y el cáncer cervical?

El cáncer y la genética

Trastornos de la tiroides

¿Tiene problemas para dormir?

Conozca Su Riesgo

Envejecimiento Inteligente

Your Child's Development

This video is from the “Your Child’s Development” health lecture at the Columbia Community Partnership for Health on September 13, 2016. The presenters are Dr. Evelyn Berger-Jenkins, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC, Dr.

Zika Virus

Sex + Health + Aging

Enfermedad cardiovascular y LUPUS

¿Siempre preocupado, temeroso o ansioso?

Este video es de la charla de salud “¿Siempre preocupado, temeroso o ansioso?” en Columbia Community Partnership for Health el 7 de abril del 2017.

Tailoring Medicine to Fit You

This video is from the "Tailoring Medicine to Fit You" Health lecture at the Columbia Community Partnership for Health on March 2, 2016. The presenter is Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD, Kennedy Family Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.

Diabetes & Nutrition- Henry N. Ginsberg Interview- Clip 4

Diabetes & Nutrition- Henry N. Ginsberg Interview- Clip 2

This video is a clip from an interview with Henry N. Ginsberg, MD, Irving Professor of Medicine, Irving Institute. Check out more videos by visiting our website: www.bit.ly/CUMCCCPH

Diabetes and Nutrition/ La diabetes y la nutrición

This video is from the “Diabetes and Nutrition” health lecture at the Columbia Community Partnership for Health on February 3, 2016. The presenter is Henry N. Ginsberg, MD, Irving Professor of Medicine, Irving Institute.

Clean Up Your Act in 2016

This video is from the "Clean Up Your Act in 2016" Health Lecture at the Columbia Community Partnership for Health on January 27, 2016. The presenter is Kimberly Burke, MPH, Program Coordinator, Community Outreach and Translation, Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health.

Relaciones saludables; Una charla de salud educativa gratis Sobre la violencia en las relaciones

Relaciones saludables; Una charla de salud educativa gratis Sobre la violencia en las relaciones

Dance Fusion

Dance Fusion at the park

Join us for a dance fitness class that is sure to add energy to your day! With both cardio and toning movements, this full-body workout fuses various dance styles and music from Latin to pop, Hip Hop to EDM. Come bring  your friends, break a sweat and have fun!

All fitness levels welcome!

Salud de la mujer: Los cánceres del sistema reproductivo

Salud de la mujer: Los cánceres del sistema reproductivo

Una charla educativa gratuita sobre el cáncer ginecológico

CÁNCER UROLOGICO: Una charla de salud educativa gratuita sobre los cánceres del tracto urinario y el sistema reproductor masculino

CÁNCER UROLOGICO

¿Está preocupado por su sueño? Una charla educativa gratis sobre el sueño y el insomnio

¿Está preocupado por su sueño? Una charla educativa gratis sobre el sueño y el insomnio

The Heights Feel Good Fest by MindBodySoul Yoga & The United Palace of Cultural Arts

MindBodySoul Yoga & The United Palace are excited to present the first-ever Heights Feel Good Fest!

Free but RSVP

Sunday, July 30th

Plaza de las Américas & the Palace foyer

9AM - 5PM

Join us for a day of:

¿Qué es la anemia de células falciformes? Una charla de salud educativa gratuita sobre el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la anemia de células falciformes

¿Qué es la anemia de células falciformes? Una charla de salud educativa gratuita sobre el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la anemia de células falciformes 

¿Me escuchas ahora? Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la pérdida de audición

¿Me escuchas ahora? Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la pérdida de audición

•Resumen de la pérdida auditiva
•¿Cuáles son los tipos de pérdida de audición?
•¿Qué causa la pérdida auditiva?
•¿Cómo se trata la pérdida auditiva?
•¿Cómo se puede prevenir la pérdida de audición?

Does your child have a runny nose? It could be hay fever: A free educational talk on hay fever (allergic rhinitis) in children and adolescents

Does your child have a runny nose? It could be hay fever

A free educational talk on hay fever (allergic rhinitis) in children and adolescents

•What is hay fever (allergic rhinitis)?
•What are the causes of hay fever?
•What are the symptoms of hay fever?
•How to manage hay fever

¿Qué es la enfermedad de Lyme?

Low-Cost Fitness Classes for Pregnant Women

New York City Prenatal Fitness Initiative offers  a diversity of free low cost fitness classes for pregnant women.

Hike the Heights 13: Raw Beauty!

Hike the Heights is an annual community hike and celebration in northern Manhattan parks that promotes the use of the Giraffe Path, an urban trail that connects the Cloisters to Central Park. This family-friendly event invites New Yorkers to explore and celebrate the area’s natural treasures by combining physical activity, art, and fun!

Men’s Health: A free educational talk on men’s physical, mental and sexual health

Men’s Health: A free educational talk on men’s physical, mental and sexual health

•Overview of men’s physical, mental and sexual health
•How does heart disease affect your sexual health?
•Find out how your physical and mental health are linked
•Learn ways that men can stay healthy

Going on Vacation? Don’t Forget Your Health:A free educational talk on taking care of your health when traveling

Going on Vacation? Don’t Forget Your Health
A free educational talk on taking care of your health when traveling

•What health topics should you keep in mind before traveling?
•What vaccines might you need before traveling?
•Water and food safety abroad
•How to travel with medicines and prescriptions
•Medical care away from home

Dia de los Niños

Dia de los Niños

29 de abril del 2017
Hora: 12pm-5pm

Ven a jugar, disfrutar y compartir juntos en familia en este gran festival del Día del Niño

St. Mary’s Park @ Bronx
Entrada: Calle 143 y Jackson Ave.

Para mas información llamenos al: 917-600-1644

Immigration March / Marcha De Inmigración

23 April 2017, MEET at 12pm at 145TH STREET AND ST NICHOLAS, MARCH at 1pm

23 abril 2017, CONVOCATORIA a las 12 en la 145 y St. Nicholas, MARCHAMOS a la 1pm.

FREE HEALTHY HOMES WORKSHOP:for all parents and caregivers

FREE HEALTHY HOMES WORKSHOP
for all parents and caregivers

Sponsored by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Healthy Homes Program

Come and learn about:
•Lead poisoning and sources of lead
•Preventing and getting rid of bedbugs
•How to control pests safely

Car Free NYC: Earth Day

Join Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez for:

Car Free NYC: Earth Day

Saturday, April 22
10 am to 4pm

From 181 street to 190 Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue

Do You Have Joint Pain? A free educational health lecture on arthritis

Do You Have Joint Pain? A free educational health lecture on arthritis

•What is the difference between arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis?
•What are the symptoms of arthritis? What causes arthritis?
•What is the treatment for arthritis?
•What exercises can improve movement if you have arthritis?

Are You a Caregiver? A free educational health lecture on caregiver resources

Are You a Caregiver? A free educational health lecture on caregiver resources

•What do caregivers need to know about normal aging vs. dementia?
•What are the different kinds of dementia?
•What is Alzheimer’s disease and what are its stages?
•How can caregivers manage difficult behavior in people with dementia?
•What caregiving resources are available?

What is kidney disease?

What are the kidneys and what do they do?

Health in Our Community: A free educational talk on the health of adults in Washington Heights/Inwood

Health in Our Community: A free educational talk on the health of adults in Washington Heights/Inwood

• What kind of health disparities affect Washington Heights–Inwood?
• What is being done to address these health disparities?
• What research is being done on minority health?

Are You Stressed? A free educational talk on using mindfulness to overcome stress

¿Problemas con su visión? Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la visión baja

¿Problemas con su visión? Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la visión baja

Trouble With Your Vision? A free educational talk on low vision

Trouble With Your Vision? A free educational talk on low vision

•What is low vision? What are the causes of low vision?
•What is glaucoma? What is macular degeneration? What is diabetic retinopathy?
•What are the symptoms of low vision?
•How is low vision diagnosed? What treatments are available for low vision?
•Current vision research

KIDNEY HEALTH: A free educational talk on common kidney disorders

KIDNEY HEALTH: A free educational talk on common kidney disorders

•Overview of kidney health
•What are common kidney disorders?
•How do you prevent kidney disease?
•What kinds of foods are good for your kidneys?
•What research is being done on kidney disorders?

What is a Mediterranean Diet?A free educational talk on how a Mediterranean diet can promote health and prevent disease

What is a Mediterranean Diet?A free educational talk on how a Mediterranean diet can promote health and prevent disease

The George Washington Bridge Bus Station

The George Washington Bridge Bus Station is located on a two-block site in the Washington Heights area of upper Manhattan. The station, which features a direct link to the upper level of the George Washington Bridge, is between 178th and 179th streets and Fort Washington and Wadsworth avenues. In 2014, close to five million passengers on 337,000 bus trips passed through the station.

Community Center of Immigrants

Community Center of Immigrants is expanding their work as a volunteer-run food pantry by planting a community garden that will offer fresh vegetables to the community of 3,000 families they serve each month. In addition to providing food to the pantry, the garden is giving families and children from the community an opportunity to learn about gardening and healthy food.

School-Based Mental Health Program: Eliminating Barriers to Academic Achievement

The overall mission of the School Mental Health (SMH) program is to promote healthy social, emotional, and behavioral development of students. Barriers to learning must be addressed so that the general well-being of students, families and school staff can be enhanced in collaboration with other comprehensive student support and services.

Metropolitan Center for Mental Health (MCMH)- Families and Individuals in Recovery

Metropolitan Center for Mental Health (MCMH) has established Families and Individuals in Recovery (FAIR), an outpatient substance abuse clinic at 1090 St. Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan, which is licensed by the New York State Office of Addiction and Substance Abuse Services.

FDNY EMS station 13

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally is recognized as the world's busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The Department's main goal is to provide fire protection and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs.

RABBI ISAAC ELCHANAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Vital in its approach and vibrant in its tradition, the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) is the Western Hemisphere's leading center for Torah learning and training for the rabbinate.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center - Project STAY (Services to Assist Youth)

Not-for-profit program providing HIV-positive youth ages 13-24 with medical and psycho social care, HIV testing and risk reduction counseling for at-risk youth, ongoing care and supportive services for LGBT youth, nutrition counseling, STD counseling, and support groups.

For more information, visit: STAY

The Audubon Clinic

The Audubon Clinic is part of the Washington Heights Community Service. Our mission is to provide quality, culturally sensitive, recovery-oriented, evidence based treatment to all our clients. We serve adults, 18 years and older in the local community, which is predominantly Hispanic.

DEPRESSED BLACK GAY MEN DBGM INC

OUR MISSION
DBGM is dedicated to recognizing and articulating the mental health issues of LGBT people of the Black diaspora, through the collective strengths and wisdom of professionals and supporters; to address the issues affecting these communities.

Columbia University Head Start

Columbia University Head Start (CUHS) provides services to 300 low-income children and their families from birth to age five, as well as to pregnant women. Led by Carmen Rodriguez, PhD, the program’s target population is primarily immigrant Latino children from the Northern Manhattan community.

Boricua College

Boricua College is an independent, private, not-for-profit liberal arts and science college located in New York City.

Mission Statement
Within the diverse constellation of America’s institutions of higher education, Boricua College has these unique aims and commitments:

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School

The mission of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, a Roman Catholic School, is to provide a safe and challenging environment that enables students to be confident, creative and resourceful lifelong problem solvers. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs strives to develop students talents and respect for each other through Cooperative Learning.

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Offers:

Lifespire Inc.

Mission Statement:
Lifespire is committed to the principle that all individuals with disabilities are able to become contributing members of their families and communities. It is our aim to provide them with the assistance and support necessary so that they can attain the skills needed to maintain themselves in the most integrated and independent manner possible.

Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services

How We Do It: Hope, Recovery and Resilience
Hope, recovery and resilience guide our mission and form the basis of our strategic plan:
To promote recovery, we address all aspects of an individual’s life, including mental and physical health, family, employment and education.
We involve individuals—and their families and communities—as partners in their recovery.

MORRIS HEIGHTS HEALTH CENTER MOBILE VAN

Mobile Health Services are provided by MHHC's mobile medical unit. This unit provides outreach for the other programs that are part of MHHC as well as the wide range of medical, dental, specialty and mental health care services available at Morris Heights Health Center. It was specifically designed to provide many of these services remotely, on board the unit.

The New York Foundling

MISSION
The New York Foundling, in the tradition of openness and compassion of its sponsors, The Sisters of Charity, helps children, youth and adults in need through efforts that strengthen families and communities and support each individual in reaching his or her potential.
COMPASSION

NewYork-Presbyterian - Family PEACE Program  

The Family PEACE (Promoting Education, Advocacy, Collaboration and Empowerment) Program (FPP) is dedicated to improving the safety and well-being of mothers and children who have been exposed to violence in their homes.

Postpartum Resource Center of New York

The Postpartum Resource Center of New York’s Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders State-Wide Resource Directory

Postpartum Resource Center of New York’s Mission: To increase awareness and access to
care for New York State families at risk for or experiencing a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder.

Isham Park

Like other parks in northern Manhattan, the site of Isham Park played a crucial role in the battle of Fort Washington during the American Revolution. The site served as a landing point for Hessian troops coming up the Harlem River to drive the American forces to Westchester and New Jersey.

WIC office- New York Presbyterian Hospital

What is WIC? The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Ambulatory Care Network's WIC Program is a federal and state-funded nutrition education and supplemental food program. The WIC Program provides nutrition, health, fitness, and breastfeeding information as well as monthly checks for nutritious foods to eligible participants. Who is Eligible?

Yeshiva University

Now in its second century, Yeshiva University is the oldest and most comprehensive educational institution under Jewish auspices in America.

YAI

YAI supports people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities in achieving the fullest life possible by creating new opportunities for living, loving, working and learning. YAI is a network of agencies with programs that empower and enhance the lives of thousands of people we support and their families.

Washington Heights and Inwood Development Corporation

WHIDC was organized in 1978 to serve the residents and businesses in Northern Manhattan. WHIDC is a tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. WHIDC is also a United States Treasury Department Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

UBA Senior Citizen Center

Not-for-profit senior center providing the elderly ages 60+ with meals, recreation, and educational activities.

Services Provided:

Senior services
Field trips
Educational lectures and seminars
Congregate lunch
Cooling center
Computer classes
Excerise room and classes (Doctor's written permission required)

St. Nicholas Hotel - Praxis Housing Initiatives

Not-for-profit 6-month residential facility providing homeless adults affected by HIV/AIDS with transitional housing, case management, permanent housing assistance, life skills workshops, clinical education, HIV and substance abuse support groups, entitlement assistance, recreational groups, and referrals.

Sherman Creek Park

Sherman Creek Park, a former illegal dumping site, began as a shore cleanup and now encompasses five beautifully reclaimed acres along the Harlem River – including Swindler Cove, the Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse, and Riley-Levin Children's Garden and renovated shoreline with plans for a state-of-the-art outdoor education center and additional boating facility; and the Harlem River Speedway compris

Police Athletic League - Armory Center  

Open early summer mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends, the Armory Center serves over 400 young people annually from the Washington Heights community. Located in the New Balance Track and Field, it’s situated in a populated building with continuous opportunity for growth.

Partners Anonymous, Inc.

Not-for-profit organization providing victims or perpetrators of domestic violence (ages 18+) and couples with psychotherapy services. Treatment for persons involved in domestic violence, including treatment for batterers. Individual, couples, family, short/long-term psychotherapy; clinical supervision for professionals; public education. Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Northeastern Academy

Northeastern Academy is accredited by the National Council for Private Schools and Association of Seventh-day Adventists Schools, Colleges and Universities. Northeastern Academy is operated in harmony with the guidance and direction of the Office of Education, North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

HIP HOP PUBLIC HEALTH

HHPH has created five school-based (in-school or after-school) multimedia musical educational curriculums developed with learning objectives principles based on Bloom’s taxonomy, and designed for integration with the schools calendar. Our programming conforms to NYS Education Department’s curriculum standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family/Consumer Science.

Hector B. Basora SUNY ATTAIN Lab

The SUNY ATTAIN Lab located at CUNY in the Heights was named after Hector B. Basora a community activist who provided plenty of benefits and technological advances to the Washington Heights/Inwood community.

For a listing of the programs and courses available, visit: HBB

Fort George Com­mu­nity Enrich­ment Cen­ter

Fort George Com­mu­nity Enrich­ment Cen­ter, Inc. is an Early Child­hood devel­op­ment pro­gram ded­i­cated to the needs of chil­dren and their fam­i­lies in the Wash­ing­ton Heights Community.
We have been here for over 30 won­der­ful years.

For more information, visit: FORTGEORGE

¿Qué necesita saber sobre el VPH y el cáncer cervical? Una charla educativa gratuita sobre el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) y el cáncer cervical

¿Qué necesita saber sobre el VPH y el cáncer cervical? Una charla educativa gratuita sobre el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) y el cáncer cervical

El cáncer y la genética: Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la medicina personalizada

El cáncer y la genética: Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la medicina personalizada

•¿Qué papel juega la genética en el tratamiento del cáncer?
•¿Qué es el cuidado personalizado del cáncer?
•¿Cómo puede la medicina personalizada ayudarle a tomar decisiones sobre su salud?

Trastornos de la tiroides; Una charla educativa gratuita sobre trastornos comunes de la tiroides

Trastornos de la tiroides: Una charla educativa gratuita sobre trastornos comunes de la tiroides

•Descripción general de los trastornos de la tiroides
•¿Cuáles son los síntomas de una tiroides hipoactiva o hiperactiva?
•¿Qué son los nódulos tiroideos?
•¿Cuáles son los síntomas del cáncer de tiroides?
•¿Cuales tratamientos están disponibles?

New York Public Library

The New York Public Library is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States, and fourth largest in the world.

New York City Well

NYC Well is your connection to free, confidential mental health support. Speak to a counselor via phone, text or chat and get access to mental health and substance misuse services, in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365.

At any hour of any day, in almost any language, from phone, tablet or computer, NYC Well is your connection to get the help you need. We can provide:

NMIC Out of School Youth Program

Out of School Program Gain the tools for a brighter future Earn your: - Customer Service Certification - Food handle'rs Certification - Microsoft office Certification While gaining job readiness training and education and career counseling.

NMIC- Adult Basic Education and HSE (formerly GED)

Adult Basic Education and HSE (formerly GED) We provide Adult Basic Education and HSE (formerly GED) classes in English. Our classes help learners review and reinforce the educational skills that are so critical for success in the classroom, as well as in the workforce. We offer convenient class schedules, providing educational offerings in the morning and evening.

The Dyckman Institute Scholarship

The Dyckman Institute Scholarship provides financial support to outstanding students from the Washington Heights/Inwood area who attend Columbia College. The Dyckman Institute Scholarship is one of 300 individual need-based scholarships available to Columbia students.

GIRA DEL MERCADO DE AGRICULTORES

The Role of Genes in Increasing Risk for Breast Cancer

Some women carry certain genetic changes in their BRCA genes, which stands for BReast CAncer susceptibility gene, that increase their risks for getting breast, ovarian, and other kinds of cancers at a young age. To better understand how the BRCA genes affect breast cancer risk, we first need to understand more about genes.

Do You Have Trouble Sleeping? A free educational talk on sleep disorders

Do You Have Trouble Sleeping? A free educational talk on sleep disorders

•Types of sleep disorders
•What are causes of sleep disorders?
•How do you know if you have a sleep disorder? What treatments are available?
•Are there sleep research studies available?

What is Precision Medicine? The Promise and Potential: A free educational talk on a new way to prevent and treat disease

What is Precision Medicine? The Promise and Potential
A free educational talk on a new way to prevent and treat disease

•What can we learn about disease through precision medicine?
•What we know and don’t know about the effects of your genes, environment

Does Diabetes Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

Does Diabetes Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

•How are Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes related?
•What effect do chronic illnesses have on Alzheimer’s disease?
•What genetic testing is available for Alzheimer’s disease?
•What caregiving resources are available?

Cómo prevenir el envenenamiento por plomo en niños pequeños:Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la pintura con plomo y otros peligros del plomo

Cómo prevenir el envenenamiento por plomo en niños pequeños: Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la pintura con plomo y otros peligros del plomo

•¿Quién está a riesgo de envenenamiento por plomo?
•¿Cuáles son los requisitos de las pruebas de detección de plomo?
•Los derechos y responsabilidades de los arrendatarios, y cómo proteger a su familia

Autumn Haven Festival

Autumn Haven
**Open to All**

Fall in Washington Heights kicks off with Autumn Haven, a Free one day plaza festival.

Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2016
Time: 11am To 3pm
Address: Haven Avenue, Between Fort Washington Avenue and 169th Street

For more information, please contact: gca@cumc.columbia.edu

Know Your Risk: A free educational talk on breast cancer risk

Know Your Risk
A free educational talk on breast cancer risk

•What are the risk factors for breast cancer?
•What are breast cancer decision aids? How can it help you decide between treatment options?
•What genetic testing is available for breast cancer?
•What breast cancer research is available?

Tuition free classes for adults

Tuition free classes for adults 21 years and older

-No Green Card required
-Classes begin Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Date of the week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Time: 5:40 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: J.H.S. 52 Inwood, 650 Academy Street, Manhattan, NY 10034

EmblemHealth Free Exercise Classes

EmblemHealth is excited to offer free classes in your neighborhood through our Live Healthy Partnership with local nonprofits. Each class gives you the opportunity to take a small step toward a healthier you. EmblemHealth and our coalition of 7 nonprofit partners are with you every step of the way.

11th Annual Taxi Driver's Health Fair

Taxi Driver’s Health Fair
Saturday, September 10, 2016 from 12pm-4pm
Audubon Ave & W 166th St

Free Health Screenings:
- Blood Pressure
- Cholesterol
- Glucose
- Prostate Cancer
- Foot
- HIV

FREE EVENT & Prizes:
- Yankees Tickets
- Tablets
- Giveaways

CUNY Citizenship Now!

CUNY Citizenship Now! provides free, high quality, and confidential immigration law services to help individuals and families on their path to U.S. citizenship. Our attorneys and paralegals offer one-on-one consultations to assess participants’ eligibility for legal benefits and assist them in applying when qualified.

Domestic Violence Non-Residential Services

Domestic Violence Non-Residential Services Please find below the information for Providers, Hotline Number and Borough that they provide services to: -Barrier Free Living- 212-533-4358 - All Boroughs - HELP R.O.A.D.S.- 718-922-7980- Brooklyn -New York Asian Women’s Center- 212-732-5230 or 888-888-7702- Queens -NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project- 212-714-1141- All Boroughs -Sanctuary fo

NY Connects Resource Directory

NY Connects Resource Directory, is the right place to:

Community Guide to HRA Public Benefits for Immigrants

Many immigrants in New York City are able to use a wide range of services. The list below includes services that are available to New York City residents regardless of immigration status. Some of these services are provided by HRA; others are not. There may also be other

Violence Intervention Program, Inc.

Each year, VIP reaches over 25,000 survivors of domestic violence and gender abuse through its continuum of services.

Community Education and Outreach
VIP’s Community Education and Outreach program, also known as La Voz, works to engage the general public in education and community action efforts against domestic violence.

NYC Acción de Salud

ActionHealthNYC es un programa de acceso a la asistencia sanitaria para los inmigrantes de bajos ingresos que no son elegibles para los programas de seguro de salud pública debido a su estatus migratorio.

La inscripción para ActionHealthNYC terminó el sábado 13 de agosto.

IDNYC (ESPAÑOL)

8 millones de neoyorquinos. 1 tarjeta para todos nosotros!

NYC Visión Zero

La misión principal del gobierno es proteger al público. familias de Nueva York merecen y esperan calles seguras. Pero hoy en Nueva York, cerca de 4.000 neoyorquinos están gravemente heridos y más de 250 mueren cada año en accidentes de tráfico.

The State University of New York Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC)

Learn English, earn your High School Equivalency and prepare for college with the Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center. Improve your professional skills by participating in one of our career training programs including Certified Microsoft® Office, Electronic Health Records and Security Officer Training – all for free.

We need your help! Vanderbilt is supporting the Precision Medicine Initiative® (PMI) at the National Institutes of Health

We need your help! Vanderbilt is supporting the Precision Medicine Initiative® (PMI) at the National Institutes of Health

Precision medicine uses information about you including, your genes, environment, and lifestyle to learn how to better prevent and treat illness.

We are looking for people interested in joining a Registry to help design the PMI in a couple of ways:

The Medieval Festival

The Medieval Festival brings to life the customs and spirit of the Middle Ages. Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park is transformed into a medieval market town decorated with bright banners and processional flags. Performers, guests and festival goers dress in medieval costume.

El futuro del Cuidado del Cáncer; Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la medicina personalizada

El futuro del Cuidado del Cáncer
Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la medicina personalizada

•¿Qué papel juega la genética en el tratamiento del cáncer?
•¿Qué es el cuidado personalizado del cáncer?
•¿Cómo puede la medicina personalizada ayudarle a tomar decisiones sobre su salud?

El desarrollo de su hijo: Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la salud infantil

EL DESARROLLO DE SU HIJO: Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la salud infantil

MARTES, 13 DE SEPTIEMBRE DEL 2016
10:30AM–12:00PM

PRESENTADORAS:

Dra. Evelyn Berger-Jenkins
Profesora asistente de pediatría

Dra. Moira Rynn
Directora de psiquiatría infantil y adolescente

Lucy Santana
Directora del Programa

Envejecimiento inteligente: Una charla educativa gratuita sobre el envejecimiento saludable

ENVEJECIMIENTO INTELIGENTE
Una charla educativa gratuita sobre el envejecimiento saludable

•Resumen sobre el envejecimiento saludable
•¿Cuál es el efecto de los genes, el medio ambiente y el estilo de vida sobre el envejecimiento?
•la enfermedad de Alzheimer y la demencia
•¿Qué investigaciones de salud se encuentran disponibles acerca del envejecimiento?

The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is a visual treat for everyone who looks up and sees it perched above Broadway at 204th Street. The Dutch Colonial style farmhouse was built on this site by c. 1784. Opened as a museum in 1916, today it is nestled in a small garden and is an extraordinary reminder of early Manhattan and an important part of its diverse Inwood neighborhood.

Cornerstone Center

An important ministry of OSA is the Cornerstone Center, which has provided the Washington Heights community with a place to offer a variety of spiritual, artistic, educational, and recreational activities and programs for more than three decades.

Current programs (please register with the listed contact person):

ArchCare - Time Bank
Olnia de Moya - 646.356.8405

Community Meal Program at North Presbyterian Church

The Community Meal is open for everyone. If you would like a good hot meal along with some social and spiritual food, please join us. We often have other services being offered alongside the Community Meal as well.

Saturday, from 12pm – 2pm.

Children's Arts & Sciences Workshop Inc.

CASW principal mission is to develop, foster and sponsor appreciation and creation in the arts and humanities, especially in children; to stimulate and develop cultural interest and skills of individuals through active participation in non-competitive workshops; to provide cultural enrichment through public theatre and multi-media events and to serve the needs of youth through structured recrea

Northern Manhattan Head Start

Not-for-profit early childhood center providing a Head Start and Pre-K program for children ages 3-4 (including those with special needs), as well as referrals for psychological, social services, health and dental screenings.

http://nmppcares.org/northern-manhattan-head-startpre-k/

Workforce1

Workforce1 is a service provided by the NYC Department of Small Business Services that prepares and connects qualified candidates to job opportunities in New York City. We make strong matches for both candidates and employers by using a unique combination of recruitment expertise, industry knowledge, and skill-building workshops to strengthen candidates’ employment prospects. How do we do it?

Case Management Outstation at the YM & YWHA

Not-for-profit program providing seniors ages 60+ and their families with case management, benefits assistance, and linkages and referrals for legal, housing, and immigrant support services.

CASA Washington Heights Community Center

ASCNYC is a multiservice community organization that carries out its mission of “helping many, one by one” by building community, connection and stability for New Yorkers living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS.

Summer Programs/ Programas de verano

The New York City Parks offer a variety of free summer activities for children all throughout the city.

For more information and the location nearest to you visit: Summer Programs

New York City Department of Youth and Community Development After School Program

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development offers engaging high quality programs for young people in all five boroughs of New York City during the hours they are not in school.

For more information visit: NYC YOUTH

FREE Afternoon Out-of-School Time Programs at the New York Public Library

Students from elementary through high school can now explore new ideas and find the help they need in three educational programs that engage students in hands-on learning:

- Enrichment Zones that provide students with an academic boost through customized homework help and tutoring sessions;

Physical activity for kids/ Actividad física para los niños

Kids In Motion gets children in NYC “off the couch” and into playgrounds. By introducing children to physical activity in a fun, non-competitive environment, Kids in Motion can help them be more active through adulthood.

Local Parks/Parques Locales

Information about parks and recreation in the Washington Heights/Inwood area.

Please find the information below or by visiti NYCPARKS

Información sobre los parques y la recreación en el área de Washington Heights / Inwood.

¿Qué dicén sus genes acerca de usted? Una charla educativa gratuita sobre cómo los genes afectan su salud

¿Qué dicén sus genes acerca de usted?
Una charla educativa gratuita sobre cómo los genes afectan su salud

Zika Virus: A free educational talk on Zika virus

Zika Virus
A free educational talk on Zika virus

- What is the Zika virus?
- How do people catch Zika?
- Where does Zika virus occur?
- How is Zika virus disease diagnosed?
- How is Zika virus treated?
- How can people protect themselves from Zika virus?

Get Up and Go

Get Up and Go

Fort Washington PJ Party (NYPL)

Fort Washington PJ Party

The Fort Washington Branch of the New York Public Library will be holding a pajama party on Tuesday, June 28th from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Activities include: Storytelling and arts and crafts for children aged 3 - 12 years old. Participants are encouraged to wear pajamas and bring along a favorite stuffed animal.

Sugar Hill Greenmarket

Sugar Hill Green Market

155th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue
Saturdays, 8am-3pm
June 18-November 19

At this Markep:

Fresh Locally grown fruits, vegetables and more.

EBT/DEbit/Credit and WIC & FMNP Check Accepted

for more information visit:

www.GrowNYC.org/ourmarkets

or call

Sketch & Stretch: Combining Art with Movement and Nature - Nancy Bruning's Nancercize

Sketch & Stretch: Combining Art with Movement and Nature - Nancy Bruning's Nancercize

Exhibition Reception: Tuesday, June 21, 3:30pm-5pm
Exhibition runs June 20 - 24, 2016

UBA Mary Bethune Senior Center
1970 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10032
212-928-1919

A Community Forum: The Zika virus

A Community Forum: The Zika Virus

Learn from experts at Columbia University about the latest research into detecting, preventing, and treating the Zika Virus.

Thursday, June 2, 2016
6:30 pm- 8:30 pm

Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion
1150 St. Nicholas Avenue (corner of 168th Street)
Conference Room 2

2016 Annual Health Fair & Free Helmet Giveaway

Council Member Mark Levine
2016 Annual Health Fair & Free Helmet Giveaway

Sunday, May 22, 2016
12pm-3:30pm
Rierbank State Park
Between West 144 & 138 Streets

Rsvp: marklvine.nyc/healthfair

Asthma Fair

Asthma Fair

Sponsored by New York-Presbyterian Ambulatory Care Network
Broadway Practice & WIN For HEalth

* Asthma Education
* Educación sobre el asma

*Vaccine Education
*Educación sobre las vacunas

*Giveaways
*Regalos

*Face Painter
*Pintor de la cara

Washington Heights Neighborhood Transportation Study Wants You

The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) invites all who live, work and play in Northern Manhattan to be apart of the Washington Heights Neighborhood Transportation Study, an in-depth effort to improve safety, mobility, and quality of life in the area between West 155th and West 182nd Streets. Help improve the neighborhood's streets and contribute your local knowledge.

Reduciendo la brecha

Luche contra el asesino silencioso y hágase las pruebas de detección.

Salud + Hospitales NYC insta a todos los residentes mayores de 50 años de edad a someterse a la detección del cáncer de colon y recto, que puede salvar vidas, con motivo del mes de cáncer de colon y recto en Marzo.

Ayuda y Recursos para la Adicción

Los neuyorquinos luchando con la adición pueden encontrar tratamiento para la adicción disponible buscando OASAS Bed availability Dashboard en http://on.ny.gov/1LR3cUs. La recién lanzada aplicación electrónica muestra tratamiento disponible en OASAS- Proveedores certificados de tratamiento para el uso de substancias.

Breast Cancer and Vitamin D

A short interview clip with Dr. Katherine Crew, Director of Clinical Breast Cancer Prevention Program at Columbia University Medical Center discussing breast cancer and vitamin D.

Screening Mammography

A short interview clip with Dr. Katherine Crew, Director of Clinical Breast Cancer Prevention Program at Columbia University Medical Center discussing screening mammography.

Breast Cancer in Washington Heights- Avon Foundation

What Is a Risk Factor?

What is stroke? A free educational talk on stroke

What is stroke?
A free educational talk on stroke

How to recognize stroke signs and act F.A.S.T.

What are the risk factors for stroke?

What are the different types of strokes?

How are strokes diagnosed?

What treatments are available?

What stroke research is available?

Sex + Health + Aging A free educational talk on senior sexual health

Sex + Health + Aging
A free educational talk on senior sexual health

Sex and sexuality in later life

Chronic illness and sexual health

Practicing safe sex at any age

Sexually transmitted infections prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

Do you have a nervous child?A free educational talk on children and adolescent anxiety disorders

Do you have a nervous child?
A free educational talk on children and adolescent anxiety disorders

What are anxiety disorders in children and adolescents?

What can cause anxiety disorders in children and adolescents?

How is anxiety diagnosed in children and adolescents?

How is anxiety treated in children and adolescents?

¿Siempre preocupado, temeroso o ansioso? Una charla educativa gratuita sobre los trastornos de ansiedad

¿Siempre preocupado, temeroso o ansioso?
Una charla educativa gratuita sobre los trastornos de ansiedad

Adaptando la medicina a sú medida; Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la medicina de precisión

Adaptando la medicina a sú medida
Una charla educativa gratuita sobre la medicina de precisión

La diabetes y la nutrición; Una charla educativa gratis sobre cómo prevenir y tratar la diabetes

La diabetes y la nutrición
Una charla educativa gratis sobre cómo prevenir y tratar la diabetes

¿Cómo es que lo que come afecta su riesgo de diabetes?
¿Cómo se puede prevenir la diabetes?
¿Qué tipo de alimentos debe comer para prevenir la diabetes?
¿Cuál debe ser su dieta si usted es diabético?

Save Your Vision; A free educational talk on vision and diabetes

Save Your Vision
A free educational talk on vision and diabetes

What are the effects of diabetes on your vision?
What is glaucoma? What are cataracts? What is retinopathy?
What are diabetic and optic neuropathy?
What preventive steps should you take to save your vision?
What are the treatments for vision disorders?

Love Your Heart; A free educational talk on cardiovascular disease

Love Your Heart
A free educational talk on cardiovascular disease

What is cardiovascular disease?
How can you prevent cardiovascular diseases?
What are the treatments for cardiovascular diseases?
What other chronic illnesses have an affect on heart health?
What cardiovascular health research is available?

Do You Have Joint Pain?

Do You Have Joint Pain?
A free educational talk on lupus

•What is lupus? What are the most common symptoms?
•What are the different types of lupus?
•Who is most likely to get lupus?
•How is lupus diagnosed?
•What is the treatment for lupus?

¿Tiene dolor en las articulaciones?

¿Tiene dolor en las articulaciones?
Una charla educativa acerca del lupus

•¿Qué es el lupus? ¿Cuáles son los síntomas más comunes?
•¿Cuáles son los diferentes tipos de lupus?
•¿Quién tiene más probabilidades de tener lupus?
•¿Cómo se diagnostica el lupus?
•¿Cuál es el tratamiento para el lupus?

Mental Health: Advances in Science to Improve Care in the 21st Century

The Office of Government & Community Affairs invites you to a Community Forum on Mental Health: Advances in Science to Improve Care in the 21st Century

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion
1150 St. Nicholas Avenue (corner of 168th Street)
Conference Room 2

Needlearts Program

Weekly Needlearts classes in The Outreach Office at The Allen Hospital!
Free weekly classes for beginners needle Arts at the Allen Hospital, Quilting group meets at The Allen Hospital on Fridays, from 1pm to 3pm.

Art Class

Open to all who are 60 or older, and now to the Allen Hospital Employees. Beginner and advanced students are welcome. Come and enjoy the freedom to create your own thing of beauty.

Art Class

Open to all who are 60 or older, and now to the Allen Hospital Employees. Beginner and advanced students are welcome. Come and enjoy the freedom to create your own thing of beauty.

Art Class

Open to all who are 60 or older, and now to the Allen Hospital Employees. Beginner and advanced students are welcome. Come and enjoy the freedom to create your own thing of beauty.

Art Class

Open to all who are 60 or older, and now to the Allen Hospital Employees. Beginner and advanced students are welcome. Come and enjoy the freedom to create your own thing of beauty.

Art Class

Open to all who are 60 or older, and now to the Allen Hospital Employees. Beginner and advanced students are welcome. Come and enjoy the freedom to create your own thing of beauty.

Art Class

Open to all who are 60 or older, and now to the Allen Hospital Employees. Beginner and advanced students are welcome. Come and enjoy the freedom to create your own thing of beauty.

Grupo de apoyo de Lupus

Grupo de apoyo de lupus en Español gratuito.

Healthy Meals for Thanksgiving Day

As we prepare for Thanksgiving Day, it is sometimes hard to figure out healthy alternatives to our traditional holiday foods. Many of our favorite foods are high in calories and fat, serving ourselves seconds, or even thirds, does not help our waistline either. Thanksgiving dinner does not have to affect your weight.

Healthy Holiday Cooking Demonstration and Health Screenings

Stay after the Eat Your Way to a Healthy Heart lecture for a fun cooking demo and health screenings.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
3:30 – 4:30p Eating Healthy for the Holidays: Cooking Demonstration
Coalición Mexicana

4:30 – 5:30p Know Your Numbers: Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index & Body Fat Screeenings
Columbia University School of Nursing

Eat Your Way to a Healthy Heart

A free educational talk about cholesterol and nutrition.

What is cholesterol? Why should you be concerned about cholesterol?
What is the difference between good and bad cholesterol?
How does what you eat affect your cholesterol? What foods will reduce your cholesterol?

Presenters:
Dr. Wahida Karmally
Director of Nutrition
Irving Institute

Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center

The Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center (Center), also known as the Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center, Inc., is a 501 (C) (3) nonprofit community based organization established in 1969.

Community Association of Progressive Dominicans (ACDP) - Outpatient Mental Health Clinic

The outpatient mental health services are designed to reduce symptoms, maximize recovery, improve and /or maintain the client’s ability to function within the community, to maintain children in their natural environment, improve parental functioning with the goal of maintain or restoring minor children to the care of the biological parent (s) wherever feasible, promote family integrity and func

Asthma in Children

A free health lecture about asthma education.

What are the facts and myths about asthma in children?
What are triggers for asthma?
What medications are used?

Presenter:
Dr. Adriana Matiz
Medical Director
WIN for Asthma
New York-Presbyterian

¡Que Dolor de Cabeza!

Una charla educativa gratis sobre las causas de y tratamientos para los dolores de cabeza.

¿Qué causa el dolor de cabeza?
¿Cómo se distingue un dolor de cabeza agudo a un dolor de cabeza crónico?
¿Cuáles son los síntomas de alarma?
¿Qué es una migraña? ¿Cuál es su tratamiento?

Charla de Salud Sobre el Cáncer de Seno

Una charla educativa gratis sobre la prevención del cáncer de seno.

¿Por qué son importantes los exámenes del cáncer de seno? ¿Qué pruebas de detección están disponibles?
¿Cuáles son los factores de riesgo para el cáncer de seno?
¿En dónde se puede obtener un exámen del cáncer de seno?

Citas para un exámen de detección estarán disponibles después de la charla

Walk to End Alzheimer's

Walk to End Alzheimer's

Let’s walk together to raise awareness for alzheimer’s care, support & research.

Meet with us at the entrance to Riverside Park at 9am. Registration begins at 9:00am, walk begins at 11:00am.

Join Columbia Community Partnership for Health for a family-friendly event to help end Alzheimer’s.

CCPH Research Registry

Health research offers hope for many people and a chance to help find new treatments for others in the future. At the Columbia Community Partnership for Health we can answer your questions about participating in research and ways in which you can participate. By signing up for our research registry, we can match your interests to health research studies Washington Heights-Inwood.

What is RecruitMe?

What is RecruitMe and how do I use it?

Charla sobre la enfermedad de Alzheimer y clase de ejercicio

Una charla de salud gratis sobre la prevención y el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Alzheimer para las personas mayores, familiares y cuidadores. Después de la conferencia, disfrute de una clase de ejercicio divertida donde aprenderá maneras fáciles de mantenerse en forma.

August 13: CCPH Blood Pressure Screening at City Harvest Mobile Market

IMMUNIZATIONS; MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT VACCINES

Join us for a Free lecture on Immunizations!

Are vaccines safe?
Why is it necessary to vaccinate babies?
Are my children really in danger of getting sick if I don't have them vaccinated?

Community Conversations on Overcoming Stress in NYC

Community Conversations on Overcoming Stress in NYC
Thursday, July 23, 6:30-8:30pm
St. Charles Borromeo Church
211 West 141 Street
New York, NY 10030

Please join for an interactive discussion with clergy, mental health specialists, and advocates.

Speakers:

Volunteers of Legal Services (VOLS)

Volunteers of Legal Services (VOLS) offers pro bono (free) legal assistance on immigration and other legal matters to low-income New Yorkers. For more information, please visit their website.