Get Healthy Harlem

Vivian Kurutz practicing yogaIn this article, Vivian W. Kurutz, director of the Harlem Center for Healthy Living (HCHL), talks about what types of services are available to members of the community.

Q: What services are offered at Harlem Center for Healthy Living?

A: We offer a lot of different services so that many areas of health are addressed. For example, there is a Blood Pressure Monitor on site.

Laura Evensen, MPH, the Behavioral Research Director of the stroke division at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, is researching why some people are less likely to have a stroke than others. She tells us how life changes for people after they've had a stroke.

Laura Evensen, MPH, is the coordinator of the Northern Manhattan Stroke Club, which is the only bilingual stroke support group in the city. She is in charge of bringing in speakers every month to talk about topics that interest stroke survivors. Here she tells us how important it is for people to have support when they are recovering from a major illness such as stroke.

Benjamin Kligler, MD, MPH, is a family medicine doctor at The Center for Health and Healing and uses the integrative medicine method of treating patients. In this article, Dr. Kligler explains the differences between the integrative medicine way of treating patients and the conventional medicine way of treating patients.

Benjamin Kligler, MD, MPH, is a family medicine doctor at The Center for Health and Healing in lower Manhattan. He uses the integrative medicine method of treating patients. In this article, Dr. Kligler remembers how he became interested in this form of medicine and talks about his practice.

Benjamin Kligler, MD, MPH, is a family medicine doctor at The Center for Health and Healing and uses the integrative medicine method of treating patients. Here, Dr. Kligler explains to us why it is important to make sure all of your health providers know about the medicines and supplements you take.

Robert Martinez, L.Ac., MSTOM, a taiji (t'ai chi)  instructor and certified acupuncturist, works at St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction in the Bronx. Harm reduction programs reduce the harmful effects of drug use or other high-risk activities by making it safer to continue those activities. St. Ann's is part of the Harm Reduction Coalition, which is an organization that promotes the health of people affected by drug use by helping them address the negative effects of drug use, HIV , hepatitis C , and addiction. In this article, Rob talks about how acupuncture can be used as a harm reduction strategy. Read more below!