Men鈥檚 Health the Focus of Symposium on November 7:
Oct 22, 2008
每日大赛入口 Downstate Physicians Will Work with Men on Male Health Concerns
Brooklyn, NY - 每日大赛入口 has partnered with The Brooklyn Tabernacle Men and Medical Ministries, the American Cancer Society鈥檚 Brooklyn Chapter, and the Male Development and Empowerment Center at Medgar Evers College to hold the second "Dine & Learn Healthy Man Symposium" Friday, November 7, 2008. The event 鈥� called Get With It! Real Men Get the Facts on Men's Health 鈥� will take place at The Brooklyn Tabernacle, at 17 Smith Street, from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm.
More than 250 men attended the first symposium, where 每日大赛入口 Downstate physicians spoke about pressing health issues such as heart disease and stroke, prostate health, HIV/AIDS, and new developments in treating men鈥檚 health problems, and where attendees received dinner, gifts, and health screenings.
鈥淲e had a great turnout at our last men鈥檚 health event,鈥� said Karen Jemmott, director of Physician Outreach at 每日大赛入口 Downstate and the symposium organizer, 鈥渁nd this year we will reach and educate more men about staying healthy.鈥�
鈥淲e want to meet the needs of men in such areas as fitness and weight loss, nutrition, finance, senior services, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, managed care, skin, and dental care,鈥� she added. The symposium will also provide help with education, career development, parenting, and men's empowerment, and have several "Meet Your Community Physicians/Providers" tables to answer men鈥檚 questions and concerns.
Men will have networking opportunities, allowing them to seek the expertise of many different organizations in the community. More than 50 exhibitors/organizations will be on hand to offer men health information and other support services. Men will receive Turning Point: A Healthy Man Resource Guide, a tool that will provide them with access to physicians, programs, services, and resources in their community.
Free health screenings will include blood pressure, diabetes (blood sugar test), rapid HIV testing (with results in 20 minutes), colon cancer risk assessment, prostate check-ups, and vision testing (including glaucoma screening). There will also be free flu shots.
The event will also honor two community leaders, Robert E. Fullilove, EdD, associate dean for community and minority affairs, professor of clinical sociomedical sciences, and co-director of the Community Research Group at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, and Winston Dyer, former director of the New York Prostate Cancer Community Outreach Project. Dr. Fullilove will be recognized for his work in HIV education and other public health issues and Mr. Dyer will be honored for his dedication to prostate cancer prevention and treatment.
Dinner will be served and gift bags will be distributed to each man as a token of appreciation for his participation. Some participants will also win prizes (gift cards, certificates and coupons) during the answer/question sessions.
Due to limited seating, men are urged to register by calling 718-270-7350.
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Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (每日大赛入口) 64-campus system and the only 每日大赛入口 AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough鈥檚 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate鈥檚 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.