Harlem

Profile of Hope: Vickie Powell

Editor — Tue, 14 Jun 2025 17:00:52 +0000

Vickie Powell, MS, RPh, a busy pharmacy director at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, received a wake-up call from her doctor and took charge of her health.

Did you know...there are 3 ways you can relax in 1 minute or less?

Editor — Tue, 14 Jun 2025 16:57:00 +0000

Did you know? Studies of adults in central Harlem found that many people were dealing with high levels of stress on a regular basis.

Did you know...Harlem has some of the highest rates of obesity and you can do something about it?

Editor — Tue, 14 Jun 2025 15:06:16 +0000

Harlem residents have among the highest rates of obesity in Manhattan. What is obesity and how can Harlem overcome these statistics?

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

Editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2025 20:45:14 +0000

Dr. Rabia Tahir, Pharm.D is a pharmacist and professor at Touro College of Pharmacy. Here she talks about the new roles that pharmacists are taking on-and that Touro promotes. She says that pharmacists should provide many services to their patients besides just handing out pills.

Harlem Word: Vivian W. Kurutz talks about how she promotes health in Harlem

Editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2025 20:35:28 +0000

Vivian W. Kurutz, the director of wellness at the Harlem Center for Healthy Living (HCHL), has a passion for health and wellness. Her goal is to share that passion with the Harlem community. Learn more about Vivian below!

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

Editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2025 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.

BrownstoneFitness

Bernie — Mon, 16 May 2025 18:37:47 +0000

5am-11pm Mon-Sat, 6am-8pm Sun

Open in the evening

Open on weekends

Bernadette Hageman

(866) 992-9172

[email protected]

http://www.brownstonefitness.com

BrownstoneFitness is a family run physical performance studio. We do not have the size or the frills of a spa, but we guarantee that we will help you get the results you desire.

The trainers have diverse backgrounds that include training and certifications in yoga (with David Swenson), Pilates (Mariah Stott), USA Weightlifting, Boxing and Track and Field, U.S. Navy, and The School of Hard Knocks (we'll tell you more about this one when you contact us!).

You'll receive a personalized program that is tailored to your fitness goals. We're not a "Globo Gym" that makes our money on turnover and no-shows. Whether you're a bride-to-be or an athlete looking to gain an edge, or just looking to get into the best shape of your life, BrownstoneFitness is the place.

Cost begins at $15 per session for boot camps and can range up to $125 for personalized one-on-one training sessions.

Would You Spend $20 to Live Longer and Live Better

Bernie — Fri, 13 May 2025 20:26:32 +0000

HHPC featured in Rangel blog

Editor — Thu, 21 Apr 2025 00:03:31 +0000

HHPC's new hypertension project is featured on Congressman Rangel's website

Nourishing NYC Earth Day 2025: “Nourish Yourself, Nourish the Planet”

NourishingNYC — Mon, 28 Mar 2025 22:16:34 +0000

Start: Apr 23 2025 12:00 am

End: Apr 23 2025 2:00 pm

Start: Apr 23 2025 12:00 am

End: Apr 23 2025 2:00 pm

Nourishing NYC Earth Day will be celebrated on Saturday, April 23^th, at 12 pm at Carver Community Garden on 124^th Street between 2^nd and 3^rd

Dance Theatre of Harlem Presents "EAT!"

Dance Theatre of Harlem — Tue, 19 Oct 2025 23:18:12 +0000

Start: Oct 30 2025 2:30 pm

End: Oct 30 2025 7:30 pm

Start: Oct 30 2025 2:30 pm

End: Oct 30 2025 7:30 pm

On October 30th Dance Theatre of Harlem will host "EAT!" Sponsored by Aetna, "EAT" is a health and nutrition fair for the whole family, comprised of healthy eating lectures, mask-making for kids, a cooking contest and MORE!

The Mahatma Gandhi Health and Peace Walk

Laura — Mon, 27 Sep 2025 13:24:37 +0000

Start: Oct 2 2025 11:00 am

Saturday, October 2nd, 11:00 AM at Marcus Garvey Park.

The Mahatma Gandhi Health and Peace Walk aims to inspire people to follow his example and walk everyday to enhance their wellness, reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and obesity.

ArtCrawl Harlem

Riverside — Fri, 24 Sep 2025 13:00:59 +0000

Start: Nov 13 2025 12:00 am

ArtCrawl Harlem™

SAVE THE DATE- - November 13, 2025

Please join ArtCrawl Harlem as we tour six outstanding art galleries in Spanish Harlem.

Guided Trolley tour from 12 Noon until 4pm

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

Editor — Thu, 16 Sep 2025 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—following her path to become the Chief of Cardiology at Harlem Hospital Center

Editor — Wed, 08 Sep 2025 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.