Greater than 50 neighborhood organizations, native companies, metropolis and state businesses teamed up with Harlem’s Emma L. Bowen Group Service Middle to supply free well being screenings, COVID testing and vaccinations, flu photographs, and extra throughout a just lately held Group Well being Road Honest.
The annual occasion, usually positioned inside Bowen’s outside plaza space, was expanded this 12 months, taking over town block positioned in entrance of the group’s headquarters on Amsterdam Avenue between 145th & 146th Streets. Attendees interacted with all kinds of individuals to study their applications and providers, together with the New York State Division of Well being, Ponce Financial institution, New York Metropolis Division of Well being & Psychological Hygiene, Ryan Well being, The LGBT Group Middle, Harlem Sturdy, Harlem Hospital, Heritage Well being, and The Lincoln Restoration Middle. As well as, attendees took half in well being screenings that included blood stress, diabetes and glucose, HIV and hepatitis C testing, as nicely a chair yoga workshop and seminar on learn how to cut back and handle stress.
Throughout a particular ceremony, the Bowen Middle offered its Group Management Award to The Better Harlem Chamber of Commerce, in recognition for the group’s “steadfast dedication to preserving and enhancing” the Harlem Group. Michael Flanigan accepted the award on behalf of the group.
The occasion featured a bit little bit of all the pieces for people of all ages together with a bounce home for youngsters, face portray, balloon characters, music, free meals and drinks, and raffle giveaways— together with tickets to an upcoming New York Metropolis Soccer Membership match at Citi Area, donated by the membership.
The Bowen Middle is without doubt one of the largest neighborhood organizations that gives psychological well being providers, dependancy therapy and social providers to greater than 5,000+ purchasers citywide.
