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Bronx Health REACH Upcoming Meetings
Bronx Health REACH Health Disparities Workgroup Meeting – July 10th
Our next Health Disparities Workgroup meeting will be held on Friday, July 10th from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Cosmopolitan
Church (39 E. 190th St, Bronx NY 10468). For more information, please contact Immaculada Moronta at
[log in to unmask] or 212-633-0800 x 1232.
Bronx Health REACH Nutrition & Fitness Workgroup Meeting – July 16th
Please join us for our next Nutrition & Fitness Workgroup meeting on Thursday, July 16th from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
at Morrisania WIC D&TC (1225 Gerard Ave, Bronx NY 10452, room 214). We will be discussing results from the member survey we conducted earlier this year, the recent New York State Department of Health Creating Healthy Schools & Communities Grant that the Institute
for Family Health/Bronx Health REACH received, as well as updates about the FoodCorps program and District 9 physical education survey.
Bronx Health REACH Faith-Based Outreach Initiative Meeting – July 28th
Please note change of venue:
Our next Faith-Based Outreach Initiative meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 28th from 4-6 p.m. at Grand Concourse Seventh Day Adventist Church (1275 Grand
Concourse, Bronx NY 10452). For more information, please contact Immaculada Moronta at
[log in to unmask] or 212-633-0800 x 1232.
Bronx Health REACH Coalition Meeting – September 4th
Please join us for our next Coalition Meeting on Friday, September 4th from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Walker
Memorial Baptist Church (120 E. 169th St, Bronx NY 10452). For more information, please contact Immaculada Moronta at
[log in to unmask] or 212-633-0800 x 1232.
Bronx Health REACH in the News
Bronx Health REACH’s Charmaine Ruddock Provides Testimony for Bill Hearing Requiring NYC Dept. of Education
to Report PE Info
On Wednesday, June 17 NYC Council’s Committee on Education and the Committee on Health held a joint hearing
in the Council Chambers at City Hall for a local law requiring the NYC Department of Education to report information on physical education in NYC schools. The bill requires the Department of Education to submit to the Speaker of the Council and post on the
Department’s website a report regarding information on physical education in NYC schools. Bronx Health REACH’s Charmaine Ruddock provided testimony and NY1
covered the event. Also, Kelly Moltzen, Healthy Schools NY Program Coordinator for Bronx Health REACH was
interviewed in the Gotham Gazette.
Opening Ceremony for Soundview Farmers Market
On June 20 the Soundview Farmers Market officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony that featured NY State
Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo and NYC Council member Annabel Palma along with many from the Soundview community in attendance. To encourage residents to shop at the Soundview Farmers Market, Harvest Home has partnered with the Institute of Family Health through
its Bronx Health REACH program to issue Fruit and Vegetable Rx to its patients at the Stevenson Health Center. Located at Morrison Avenue between Westchester Avenue and Harrod Place, the Market is open every Saturday through November 21, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
rain or shine. Bring your SNAP/EBT, WIC Farmer's Market and Senior Farmer Market coupons along with Health Bucks. News12
covered the event.
Other Community Events
NYC Food Forum Bronx Listening Session July 11th
The NYC Food Forum will be having a Bronx Listening Session on Saturday, July 11th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
The Point CDC, 940 Garrison Ave, Bronx NY 10474. The listening sessions are structured to lift up the wisdom and voices of borough residents on racial and economic equity issues as they relate to the food system and place those most impacted by these inequities
at the center of the conversation that identifies community food priorities and solutions. More information can be found
here.
July events in Bronx Parks
The Institute for Family Health/Bronx Health REACH as the Bronx Borough lead for Partnership for
a Healthy New York is working with Partnership for Parks and the Community Parks Initiative to engage communities around parks in the Bronx. Hope you can join in on the summer fun!
Hip Hop Dance Workshop
Monday, July 13, 2015; 3-4:30 p.m.
Hunts Point Playground
(Google map:
https://goo.gl/maps/6S57B)
765 Manida St between Spofford Ave and Lafayette Ave
(rain location: Hunts Point Rec Center 765 Manida Street, Bronx, NY 10459)
Yoga or Drum/Dance workshop/performance & Storytelling workshop/performance
Saturday, July 18, 2015; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Garden Tour: Garden of Life & Health (1st Stop); El Coqui Community Garden (2nd Stop)
924 Melrose Avenue, cross street at E. 163rd Street (Google map:
https://goo.gl/maps/BUW78)
(rain location: tents on site)
Puppet making Workshop
Monday, July 20, 2015; 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Hunts Point Playground
(Google map:
https://goo.gl/maps/6S57B)
765 Manida St between Spofford Ave and Lafayette Ave
(rain location: Hunts Point Rec Center, 765 Manida Street, Bronx, NY 10459)
Capacity Building/Grant Writing Training July 29
HUD Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships in cooperation with Brooklyn Borough President Eric
Adams invites you to participate in a free Capacity Building/Grant writing workshop to be held on Wednesday, July 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (212) 542-7152 or email:
[log in to unmask]. You can also register
here.
Boogie on the Boulevard Sunday August 2, 9, and 16
The Grand Concourse will be car free between 161st and 167th Streets as center lanes will be closed to cars
and open to a world of fun with free music, activities and programs. Join us for Boogie on the Boulevard on Sunday August 2, 9 and 16, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456. For more information:
www.bronxmuseum.org.
Summer Meals for NYC Children through September 4
Breakfast and lunch continues beyond the scheduled instructional school year from June 27th to September 4th.
The Summer Meals Program is available at hundreds of public schools, community pool centers, New York City Housing Authority complexes, NYC Public Libraries, and other locations around the city. No registration, documentation, or ID is required to receive
a free breakfast or lunch meal to all children 18 years old and under. Text "NYCMeals" to 877-877* to find a location near you.
Summer Youth Public Health Institute Friday Sessions in July & August
The Bronx District Public Health Office will host free training sessions for Bronx teens in July and August.
Topics include: Science of Public Health, Healthy Living, and Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health. Trainings take place on Fridays in July and August from noon to 4 p.m. For more information contact Candia A. Bido at
[log in to unmask] or call 718-466-8881.
Free Work Readiness Workshops
Y Roads Bronx offers work readiness and job placement classes to those between 17 1/2 and 24 years of age that
are not currently enrolled in school and are unemployed. Y Roads Bronx also offers Department of Education High School Equivalency classes for those interested in getting their High School Equivalency diploma. For more information contact Roberta Solomon at
718-215-6981, or email: [log in to unmask].
Free Tennis Lessons for Children
New York Junior Tennis League 2015 Youth Community Tennis Program in the Bronx offers free tennis lesson to
youth between the ages of 5 and 18. Come and register at any time during the season. Sessions held at St. Mary’s Park, St. James Park, and Crotona Park. More information can be found
here.
Bike New York’s Extended Programs for Schools & Summer Camps
Bike New York offers After School and Summer Camp programs at their Community Bike Education Centers throughout
the City. Students will come to understand the mechanics of riding a bike, the rules of the road, best practices for riding in a group and on the streets, and–of course–the joy and freedom of biking.
Click here to learn more about the Summer Camp.
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