FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com June 9, 2016 • The Queens Courier 33 Charles B. Wang Community Health Center Hosts Family and Wellness Fair for the Flushing Community The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC) will partner with Healthfirst Health Plan to host a Family Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the parking lot of Martin Lande House, located at 137-43 45th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355. This major outreach effort fulfills the Health Center’s larger mission of increasing awareness of good health and empowering community residents to lead healthy lifestyles. Jane Eng, the Health Center’s Chief Executive Officer, states, “We are so pleased to open a new clinic at the Selfhelp Senior Housing building on 137-43 45th Avenue. The new clinic will offer internal medicine, pediatrics, mental health and social work assistance for patients. Today’s health fair seeks to introduce patients to the 45th Avenue site, and to extend health screening and education services to the community. We are glad to partner with Selfhelp which provides housing, home health care and social services to seniors and other at risk groups.” “We are so proud to partner with the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in our newest Flushing housing site. Selfhelp’s senior housing model provides for ‘housing with services’, which allows for our City’s older adults to age in their communities with access to health, wellness, and social services on site if and when needed. Having the health center within our housing helps us guarantee that our residents and the rest of Flushing will have access to high-quality and culturally competent health services. I’d like to thank Jane and the rest of the Charles B. Wang staff for their partnership and service to the Flushing and New York City communities.” - Stuart C. Kaplan, Chief Executive Officer, Selfhelp Community Services At this event, community members can receive free preventative health screenings such as blood glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, etc., and information voter registration and health-related community resources. Children and families can also take part in face painting activities, meet clowns, take home WHERE TECHNOLOGY YOU? TAKE CAN on health insurance, smoking cessation, City Tech (New York City College of Technology) is the largest public college of technology in the Northeast NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY and ranked #1 in the nation in producing the highest paid associate-degree earning graduates (PayScale.com). CITY TECH FOLLOW US ON: 718.260.5500 WWW.CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU balloon animals, and enjoy tai chi, music and cultural performances. Quality health care is now closer to home for Flushing residents. Community members can now receive healthcare services at two locations in Flushing – 136-26 37th Avenue and our new site on137-43 45th Avenue. Services include internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/ GYN, social work services, and health education. For more information, please call (929) 362-3006. The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center offers comprehensive and high-quality health care services to everyone regardless of ability to pay in four convenient locations in Manhattan and Queens. To learn more, visit the Health Center’s website: www.cbwchc.org.
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