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Families United in Health: A free health fair for all
News from Sisters United in Health/Hermanas Unidas en la Salud
March 30, 2014
Contact: Lyn Dobrin, 516-997-8545
Families United in Health: A free health fair for all
There are free activities, information and health screenings at Families United in Health, a fun-filled afternoon on Saturday, April 18, from noon to 4 pm. The event, held rain or shine, will be at United Healthcare, 250 Fulton Avenue in Hempstead. Participants will enjoy music, food, face painting, Zumba dancing and a cooking demonstration, and receive useful information on nutrition and staying healthy, health insurance and child safety from community experts and service providers, A medical doctor from Sloane Kettering will provide important information on how to stay healthy for all ages, in English and in Spanish. There will be the opportunity to ask questions.
The mammography van will provide free mammograms and other no-cost health screenings will be offered, including glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol screening and HIV and STD testing.
Everything is free and participants who visit 10 vendors at the event will receive a $5 gift certificate for nearby Uno Pizza.
For more information, contact Sisters United In Health 1-800-559-6348 (English and Spanish).
This event is supported by United Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Uno Restaurant & Pizzeria.
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Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students’ lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi is one of just four companies and the only university on Long Island to be named among America’s Best Employers by State for 2023 by Forbes.
A surge in 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report—up 19 spots as a Best College, up 85 spots for Social Mobility and up 35 spots as a Best Value College—supports Adelphi’s rising reputation. Adelphi serves more than 7,400 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Brooklyn, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.
More than 119,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.
For further information, please contact:
Todd Wilson
Strategic Communications Director
p – 516.237.8634
e – twilson@adelphi.edu
