Tips for women for good health - Part 1 LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE COMMUNITY MEETING
During a community meeting on Thursday, February 21, Bronx River
Houses tenants discussed the two cases of Legionnaires’ disease
that were discovered at their residence. The facility’s water tested
postive for Legionnella bacteria and the NYC Health Department
noted that two tenants became sick during the past 12 months.
(Above) Tenant Beatrice Maldonado (c) addressed (l-r) Ricky Wong,
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Lilliana Billini, NYCHA;
Assemblyman Marcos Crespo; Jimmy Santana, NYCHA, Sunny
Vellavallil, NYCHA and Norma Saunders Tenant Association president.
Photo by Fernando Justiniano
Assemblyman Benedetto announces collegiate scholarships
BRONX TIMES R 26 EPORTER, MARCH 1-7, 2019 BTR
Jewish Council of Pelham
Parkway hosts Purim Party
– Assemblyman Michael R. Benedetto)
announced that the New York
Conference of Italian-American State
Legislators is now accepting applications
for scholarships to be awarded
on Italian-American Day, June 3.
Scholarship winners must be present
to accept their awards.
“Given the high cost of college, every
opportunity must be made by local
students and their working families
to meet their required expenses with
scholarships as well as with student
loans, available fi nancial aid, and personal
contributions,” said Benedetto.
“I highly recommend that our area’s
students apply to the Conference for
these prestigious scholarships so that
they may hopefully secure as much
extra help with their educational expenses
as possible”.
This year the Italian –American
State Legislators Conference will be
awarding four $3,500 scholarships to
four current college students or high
school seniors entering college from
New York State. Eligibility will be
based upon the student’s grade point
average as well as individual fi nancial
need.
“Our conference is very proud of
our role in prompting higher education
and assisting students in reaching
their academic goals and full
potential for future success in the
global marketplace,” Assemblyman
Benedetto continued. “This year’s
recipients will be invited to Albany
to receive their scholarship awards
in.”
Area students may request an application
by contacting Assemblyman
Benedetto’s offi ce at (718) 892-2235.
All applications must be returned
to the Assemblyman’s offi ce by Friday,
March 29.
It’s unfortunate, but research
shows that older
women are more likely than
men to have chronic, or ongoing,
health conditions,
such as arthritis, high blood
pressure and osteoporosis,
and is also more likely to
have memory or other cognitive
problems, and difficulty
carrying out daily activities
such as dressing, walking or
bathing without help.
Fortunately, there’s a
lot that women can do to
boost their chances of staying
mentally and physically
healthy. Here are some tips
from the American Geriatrics
Society.
See your healthcare provider
regularly. Even if you
feel perfectly healthy, you
should have a checkup at
least once a year.
Take medications only as
directed. Always make sure
that your providers know
about all the medications
you are taking, including
vitamins, herbs and supplements.
Also, always check
with your provider before
taking any new pills; take all
medicines and other pills as
directed; and tell your provider
right away if a medication
or other pill seems to be
causing any problems or side
effects.
Get screened. Certain
screening tests can help diagnose
health problems
early. Ask your provider
which tests are right for
you.
Get vaccinated. Get a
flu shot every year. If you
haven’t gotten one since last
summer, there’s still time to
get one for this flu season.
You should also have two
pneumonia vaccinations-
-pneumococcal conjugate
vaccine (PCV)13 and pneumococcal
polysaccharide
vaccine (PPSV)23; ask your
healthcare provider about
when to take the two vaccines.
You should get a tetanus
shot every 10 years and
the shingles (herpes zoster)
vaccine once after age 60.
Brought to you by Montefiore
Medical Group,
R.A.I.N. and the Hartford Institute
for Geriatric Nursing
@ NYU, based on American
Geriatric Society materials.
BY STEVEN GLOSSER
Are you ready to party? The Jewish
Community Council Of Pelham Parkway
and the Bronx Jewish Community
Council will be hosting a Purim
Party at the Young Israel Of Pelham
Party at 900 Pelham Parkway South
on Thursday, March 21 starting at 3
p.m.We will be having a delicious enhanced
sit down meal, music,and a
magic show for the children. Please
RSVP to (718) 792-4744.
Purim is a Jewish holiday that
commemorates the saving of the Jewish
people from Haman, who was planning
to kill all the Jews. This took
place in the ancient Achaemenid Persian
Empire. The story is recorded in
the Biblical Book of Esther It is also
known as the Feast of Lots.
According to the Book of Esther,
Haman, royal vizier to King Ahasuerus
(presumed to be Xerxes or Artaxerxes
of Persia, planned to kill all the
Jews in the empire, but his plans were
foiled by Mordecai and his cousin and
adopted daughter Esther, who had
risen to become Queen of Persia. The
day of deliverance became a day of
feasting and rejoicing.
Based on the conclusions of the
Scroll of Esther: “that they should
make them days of feasting and gladness,
and of sending portions one to
another, and gifts to the poor.” Purim
is celebrated among Jews by:
Exchanging reciprocal gifts of
food and drink known as mishloach
manot
Donating charity to the poor
known as mattanot la-evyonim
Eating a celebratory meal known
as a se’udat Purim
Public recitation (‘reading of the
megillah’) of the Scroll of Esther,
known as kriat ha-megillah, usually
in synagogue
Reciting additions, known as Al
HaNissim, to the daily prayers and
the grace after meals