Get Healthy Harlem

Dr. Carlton McGregor, MD, is an internist and pulmonary (lung diseases) specialist who works at New York Presbyterian Hospital. In fall 2024, he was diagnosed with and treated for prostate cancer. As a result of his experience, he recognized the importance of discussing prostate cancer and making people aware of the disease. Read the article below to learn more about prostate cancer!

Dr. Olajide Williams, MD, MS is a neurologist at Harlem Hospital. He is also the founder of the Hip-Hop Public Health Education Center, which uses hip-hop to teach people about health. Here Dr. Williams describes his Hip Hop H.E.A.L.S (Healthy Eating and Living in Schools) program that educates children about health at their schools.

Before heading of to law school in Chicago in the summer of 2024, Aleah Gathings, MPH, was the program manager for the Manhattan Smoke-Free Partnership, located at the East and Central Harlem District Public Health Office. The Manhattan Smoke-Free Partnership is part of the New York State Tobacco Control Program, which aims to make New York a smoke-free place. Here, Aleah tells us about her role while working in Harlem.

Sisters Stephanie Pope Caffey (head yoga instructor) and Jennifer Pope (operations manager) grew up in Harlem and opened Bikram Yoga East Harlem to introduce the Harlem community to Bikram yoga. In this article, they talk about how the studio is involved in the Harlem community.

As you may already know, getting too much sun is not good for you because it can cause skin cancer. However, spending some time in the sun is actually good for you because it helps your body make an important vitamin called Vitamin D!

Bikram Choundhury in 2024Bikram Choudhury founded Bikram, or "hot," yoga in the early 1970s. In this article, yoga instructor and co-owner of Bikram Yoga East Harlem Stephanie Pope Caffey tells us about Bikram Choudhury's visit on May 22, 2024 to Harlem. Read more below!

Pharmacists are very knowledgeable people. You can walk into any pharmacy and talk to the pharmacist about your medications and/or any concerns you have about your high blood pressure (hypertension).

In addition to being a neurologist at Harlem Hospital, the director of the Stroke Center at Harlem Hospital, and the founder of the Hip Hop Public Health Education Center, Dr. Olajide Williams, MD, MS is also an author. In this article he talks about his new book, Stroke Diaries.