Harlem Word

Harlem Word: Dr. Icilma Fergus partners with African American and Hispanic patients to fight heart disease in Harlem

Editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2024 20:29:47 +0000

As Chief of Cardiology at Harlem Hospital Center, Dr. Fergus sees stress, poverty and discrimination as all playing an important part in the health of many urban communities particularly those of African Americans and Hispanic ethnicities. Her goal is to reach community members where they are at-either on the streets or in their heads. She told us her philosophy is to work with patients to fight heart disease as a team.

Harlem Word: Dr. Hilda Hutcherson -- Sex, exercise and health

Editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2024 20:03:51 +0000

We sat down with Dr. Hutcherson to talk about how sex is an important part of overall health.

Harlem Word: Emmanuel Durham -- Helen B. Atkinson Center and health in Harlem

Editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2024 19:59:27 +0000

Emmanuel L. Durham, MHSA, Center Director of Community Healthcare Network Helen B. Atkinson Health Center discusses the work of the Helen B. Atkinson Center and the health issues affecting Harlem.

Harlem Word: Dr. Mary Bassett – High blood pressure and salt

Editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2024 19:42:22 +0000

We sat down with Dr. Mary T. Bassett, former Deputy Director of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to discuss high blood pressure in Harlem and the impact of salt on hypertension.

Harlem Word: Dr. Mary Bassett – Status of health in Harlem

Harlem Word: Dr. Mary Bassett – What the Department of Health is doing to change the health of New Yorkers.

Did you know...in 2024, heart disease killed over 4,000 Black women in NYC?

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Harlem Word: Laura Evensen shares the three signs of stroke that everyone should know

Editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2024 19:28:56 +0000

Laura Evensen, MPH, the Behavioral Research Director of the stroke division at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, is working to figure out why some people are less likely to have a stroke. We chatted with her about what she has found out so far through her research and experience.

Harlem Word: Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe tells us what every African American should know about high blood pressure

Editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2024 19:20:19 +0000

Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, is an Associate Professor of Medicine, at the NYU School of Medicine. He is researching ways to help lower the rates of heart disease among African Americans. In this article he discusses what every African American should know about high blood pressure (hypertension).

Harlem Word: Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe explains how beliefs as well as depression and anxiety can make it hard to lower high blood pressure

Editor — Wed, 29 Sep 2024 17:14:27 +0000

Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine where he is working hard to find ways to lower rates of heart disease among African Americans. In this article he discusses the role that people's beliefs about high blood pressure (hypertension) as well as depression and anxiety play in their ability to lower their blood pressure.

Harlem Word: Yoga instructor Stephanie Pope Caffey tells us about Bikram yoga

Editor — Mon, 27 Sep 2024 15:42:23 +0000

Stephanie Pope Caffey is a yoga instructor in Harlem. She and her sister, Jennifer Pope, own Bikram Yoga East Harlem, which introduces "hot" yoga to Harlemites seven days a week. In this article, she explains what Bikram yoga is and some of its benefits. Read more below!

Harlem Word: Stephanie Pope Caffey talks about how she became a Bikram yoga instructor

Editor — Thu, 16 Sep 2024 12:16:44 +0000

Before becoming a yoga instructor, Harlemite Stephanie Pope Caffey was a dancer in New York City and Los Angeles. In this article, she tells us how she started practicing Bikram yoga.

Harlem Word: Dr. Icilma Fergus—community and professional service is her focus

Editor — Wed, 15 Sep 2024 13:22:39 +0000

As Chief of Cardiology at Harlem Hospital Center, and a board member of the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), Dr. Fergus works hard to constantly stay in touch with the community-and to teach others how to work at the grassroots level. Community is at the center of her all her work as a heart specialist.

Harlem Word: Dr. Icilma Fergus—following her path to become the Chief of Cardiology at Harlem Hospital Center

Editor — Wed, 08 Sep 2024 13:05:24 +0000

As Chief of Cardiology at Harlem Hospital Center, Dr. Fergus sees stress, poverty and discrimination as playing important roles in the health of African Americans. Her professional pathway took her from the research labs of Columbia to the streets of Harlem where the neediest members of the community seek her help in treating and preventing chronic diseases. Here she tells us how she got started in her field and wound up working in Harlem.

Harlem Word: Julia De Martini Day tells us about the importance of reclaiming the streets for pedestrians in NYC

Editor — Thu, 12 Aug 2024 14:10:50 +0000

Julia De Martini Day, BA, is a planner and advocate for Transportation Alternatives. Transportation Alternatives is working to reclaim New York City streets for pedestrians and bicyclists and promote walking, biking and public transportation as the best transportation options in NYC. Julia De Martini Day is helping New Yorkers re-envision their streets as public spaces.

Harlem Word: Chris Daly, founder of Hip4Kids, talks about how his organization benefits Harlem

Editor — Mon, 12 Jul 2024 14:37:06 +0000

Chris Daly's organization Hip4Kids helps educate kids and their parents about eating and cooking healthier. Hip4Kids has been providing free cooking demos, lectures, health fairs and events for all 5 boroughs for the past 8-9 years, including providing the content for NYC Parks' "Wake Up/Shape Up" program.

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Harlem Word: Dr. Rabia Tahir encourages people to ask their pharmacists questions

Editor — Fri, 09 Jul 2024 13:44:11 +0000

Dr. Rabia Tahir, Pharm.D, pharmacist and professor at Touro College of Pharmacy, talks about medical questions you can ask your pharmacist. Read more below!

Harlem Word: Dr. Rabia Tahir advises young people to look into pharmacy careers

Harlem Word: Dr. Rabia Tahir talks about how pharmacists can help Harlem residents

Harlem Word: Dr. Rabia Tahir shares tips on the best ways to communicate with a pharmacist

Harlem Word: Dr. Rabia Tahir tells us about Touro College of Pharmacy’s involvement in Harlem

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Harlem Word: Maudene Nelson tells us why beans and other fiber-rich foods are good for you, especially if you have diabetes

Editor — Wed, 07 Jul 2024 21:21:37 +0000

Maudene Nelson, RD, CDE has been a nutrition educator at the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition for the past thirty years. She is also a diabetes educator at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center. She tells us how to make our diets healthier by adding in beans!

Harlem Word: Maudene Nelson talks about important things that everyone should know in order to eat healthier

Harlem Word: Maudene Nelson tells us how the “The Plate Method” can help us eat healthier

Did you know...there are 5 keys to living a healthy life with diabetes?

Did you know...the traditional favorite, sweet potatoes, can be made the healthy way?

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