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On August 4th: Opportunity for a Second, First Dose, On-Campus Monkeypox Vaccination Clinic

July 27, 2022 by Grace Bennett

Responding to what was cited as “an overwhelming demand,” The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center in partnership with the Westchester County Department of Health announced that it will host a second, first-dose, on-campus Monkeypox Vaccination Clinic, on Thursday, August 4th, 2022.

To make an appointment for the August 4th Clinic at The LOFT, click here.

Getting to The LOFT: The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Services Center, 252 Bryant Ave, White Plains, NY

The following is information received from the County’s Department of Health and The Loft:

“Appointments can be made from the hours of 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for adults 18 years of age and up. Information on the second dose will be given to each vaccinated person after their first dose. The LOFT strongly encourages any and all members of the community who believe they are at risk to get vaccinated, immediately. The vaccination is free of charge.”

The LOFT announced its first monkeypox clinic for Thursday, July 28, and all appointments were filled within hours of the announcement being made. According to Jeffrey Guard, responding on behalf of The LOFT to the Inside Press, noted that 80 people were vaccinated at the first-dose clinic. “Roughly the same amount are expected to be offered at the second clinic,” said Guard.

“The LOFT in partnership with Westchester County clearly sees that there is an urgent demand for monkeypox vaccines which is why we are opening a second clinic for first-dose monkeypox vaccinations.  We are proud to partner with the County of Westchester and are truly grateful for their rapid, well-organized response to our community’s needs,” stated The Loft Executive Director, Judy Troilo, in a release about the clinic.

Additional info:

“The World Health Organization, The CDC, and the New York Department of Health have all emphasized the importance of having people who are at risk be vaccinated. Monkeypox can be transmitted through simple skin contact when someone’s skin rubs/brushes against an infected person’s skin. Infection can also occur by touching infected clothing.  Please note, that it can also be transmitted via genital contact but is not considered a sexually transmitted infection. Condoms, dental dams, PrEP, birth control, microbicide lubricants, and antibiotics typically used to treat STI’s will not protect a person from infection. To learn more about Monkeypox, click here.

If you are unsure whether you need the vaccine or have questions related to your health, please consult with your physician or medical practitioner.

To learn more about how the vaccine works, click here.”

 

Filed Under: Not for Profit News Tagged With: LGBTQ, Monkeypox, The LOFT, Vaccination Clinic, Westchester County Department of Health

Virtual Cooking Class on Preventing Osteoporosis from Northern Westchester Hospital: July 12

June 29, 2022 by InsidePress

Northern Westchester Hospital’s Center for Healthy Living registered dietitian Amy Rosenfeld, here in her kitchen/studio, offers a cooking class on reducing your disease risk to osteoporosis. This free, online class on July 12 from 12-1 p.m., will teach you some culinary tips, simple recipes, proper nutrition and the connection between the foods we eat and reducing the risk of osteoporosis. Photo courtesy of Northwell Health

Mount Kisco, NY–This July Northern Westchester Hospital’s (NWH) Center for Health Living featured webinar is a cooking class on reducing your disease risk to osteoporosis at any age. During the online class registered dietitian Amy Rosenfeld will talk about the connection between the foods we eat and reducing the risk for osteoporosis. Amy will also teach you proper nutrition recommendations, some simple recipes and some culinary tips and tricks. Other classes in July will be virtual and include chair yoga, and smoking cessation. All programs are free unless otherwise specified.

The other classes in July will be virtual and include chair yoga, and smoking cessation. These classes help support the community, and benefit people’s mental and physical health. All programs are free unless otherwise specified.

Located next to the Whole Foods Market at Chappaqua Crossing, the Center for Healthy Living provides the local community with well-being and youth engagement programming. The center’s interactive virtual lectures and pop-up events allows the community to reach wellness goals, make educated health decisions, and seek engagement and service opportunities. For a full list of upcoming free events and registration, visit Eventbrite.com.

 

FEATURED EVENT:

Cooking for Reducing Disease Risk: Osteoporosis

Cost: Free

July 12, 12:00-1:00 pm, Live over Zoom

Cost: Free

Reducing your risk for chronic disease starts in the kitchen. The foods we eat and prepare for our families can be nourishing, satisfying AND healthy. Join registered dietitian Amy Rosenfeld for a discussion about the connection between the foods we eat and reducing the risk for osteoporosis. Amy will discuss nutrition recommendations for strong bones and help you put these recommendations into action in your kitchen. Amy will demonstrate simple, healthy recipes, as well as culinary tips and tricks to encourage you to make nutritious foods part of your everyday routine.

Register at: Cooking for Reducing Disease Risk: Osteoporosis

OTHER EVENTS:

Chair Yoga

Cost: Free

Thursdays ONLY: July 7, 14, 21, 28 – 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Live over Zoom

Chair Yoga is one of the gentlest forms of yoga available, adapting poses through creative use of a chair. Emphasis will be on breathing, balance, and moving at your own pace.

Register at: Chair Yoga

Smoking Cessation

Cost: Free

July 6, 13, 27, Live over Microsoft Teams

We know it’s challenging to quit smoking – we are here to help. This support group is facilitated by a Northern Westchester Hospital Respiratory Therapist. For specific information, contact NWHSmokingCessation@northwell.edu 

Register at: Smoking Cessation

 

NWH Calendar Listings are Courtesy of Northern Westchester Hospital

Filed Under: Not for Profit News, Sponsor News! Tagged With: Chair Yoga, Cooking Class, Health Education, Northern Westchester Hospital, Osteoporosis, smoking cessation

Judge Judy and Nicole Sheindlin, BRI Westchester and Former Board President to be Honored at WCA Annual Spring Benefit June 1st

May 27, 2022 by InsidePress

Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) will hold their annual Imagine A Child…WCA Annual Spring Benefit on Wednesday, June 1st, 2022, starting at 6:00 pm at the Surf Club in New Rochelle, New York. This year WCA will honor Nicole Sheindlin and Judge Judy Sheindlin of Her Honor Mentoring; The Building & Realty Institute (BRI) of Westchester; and Dr. Katherine Lobach, former WCA Board President and Chairperson.

“We are very excited about our annual spring benefit and looking forward to celebrating three outstanding honorees next week.” said Allison Lake, Executive Director of the Westchester Children’s Association. “At the same time, we are reminded by recent events in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas that we need to be ever more vigilant and persistent in our advocacy to ensure that every child in Westchester is healthy, safe, and prepared for life’s challenges than ever before. These honorees are shining examples of what each of us can do to help children in our communities, and anywhere else – across the country, or around the world.

Honorees who are expected to receive awards at this year’s WCA Spring Benefit include:

The WCA Edith C. Macy Award for Distinguished Service, given in recognition of extraordinary contributions to children’s well-being, will be awarded to Nicole Sheindlin and Judge Judy Sheindlin of Her Honor Mentoring. Their mission is to provide unique learning opportunities and resources for young women, as they connect the needs of our public education system with powerful resources in the business community. Their belief is that connecting strong, positive, female role models with young women changes everything. Her Honor Mentoring was developed by Nicole Sheindlin and Judge Judy Sheindlin as an innovative and pragmatic way to boost self-confidence in young women in the workplace and everyday life. For more information visit herhonor.org.

“Since Nicole and I started Her Honor Mentoring 16 years ago, it has been incredibly gratifying to see hundreds of young women become outstanding members of society, as leaders in their fields, wonderful mentees themselves, and most of all, independent women who are truly making a difference in the world,” says Judge Judy Sheindlin. “It is an honor to receive this award and I share it with all of them.”

The WCA Corporate Children’s Champion Award will be presented this year to the Building & Realty Institute (BRI) of Westchester. This award recognizes and honors a business or organization with an outstanding record of advocacy, actions, and/or philanthropy that has substantially benefitted young people in Westchester. BRI Westchester advocates for the best interests of the realty industry to government and the community, provides knowledge and resources to their members, and creates opportunities for their members to build relationships and improve their businesses. WCA and BRI found synergy on the Welcome Home Westchester campaign that combines several companies involved in the home building and development of housing with economic leaders such as the Westchester County Association and Nonprofit Westchester, academics and think tanks that have extensively examined the housing question, organizations dedicated to fighting against homelessness and supporting families in need, faith leaders and community advocates to drive forward a new conversation around affordable housing in the county. For more information visit buildersinstitute.org/whw/.

“We have long admired WCA’s ability to analyze, educate, advocate and lead on the critical policy issues that face Westchester’s children, including the urgent need to address a county-wide housing shortage that puts so many children at-risk of homelessness, housing insecurity, or facing barriers to educational attainment.“ said Timothy Foley Chief Executive Officer, BRI of Westchester & the Mid-Hudson Region. “WCA has been one of the cornerstones for the Welcome Home Westchester campaign we launched in the past year to advocate for building the housing we need, and we are honored to work side-by-side with them on this issue.”

The WCA Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded to Dr. Katherine Lobach, former WCA Board President and Chair. Dr. Lobach, a pediatrician, learned early that effective health care for children often required advocacy on their behalf. This awareness and activity were a constant element of her career as a clinician, teacher, and administrator, and upon her retirement, brought her to the WCA Board as president in 2005.During her tenure, she participated in WCA’s efforts to provide in-school support to Westchester preschool students with social and emotional issues. She also led an initiative to improve data collection and develop outreach activities at WCA which offered adolescents an opportunity to receive preventive health care and formed a County-wide collaboration to expand newborn and toddler home visiting services in Westchester. Today, she continues to advocate to reduce child poverty.

“Dr. Lobach has devoted her life to the health and well-being of children, as a pediatrician, public health leader, and as a mother and grandmother.” said Ann Umemoto, WCA Board President. “ We are very grateful for her tireless efforts in support of our youth over the years, and we look forward to recognizing her contributions, along with our other special honorees at this year’s event.”=

Donations and sponsorship for this event will help WCA continue its advocacy and work for children in Westchester. To reserve a seat or for more information about the program, visit wca4kids.org/imagine/ or contact Debbie Campbell at 914.946.7676 x300 or via email at dcampbell@wca4kids.org.

About Westchester Children’s Association: Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) is a multi-issue, child advocacy nonprofit that works to ensure that every child in Westchester is healthy, safe, and prepared for life’s challenges. Since 1914, WCA has been the leading independent voice for Westchester by identifying their needs, making those needs known to the public, and ensuring those needs are met through advocacy and mobilization efforts. For more information about Westchester Children’s Association, visit www.wca4kids.org . 

Filed Under: Not for Profit News

HHREC Announces Students Honored in Second Annual White Rose Student Research Contest

May 27, 2022 by InsidePress

May 25, 2022– The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) held their second annual White Rose Student Research Contest for 7th-12th grade students in the greater Westchester County NY area. The 2021/2022 contest theme was Auschwitz and the Hungarian Deportations.

Jake Morton, Woodlands Middle School

This year, HHREC honored students and teachers from Irvington High School, Westchester Day School and Woodlands Middle/High School via Zoom. Participating students who chose to compete in the contest submitted essays or original documentaries based on research of primary source and secondary source materials. Student and teacher entries included:

7th and 8th Grade Winners – Rachel Tratt, Westchester Day School and Jake Morton, Woodlands Middle School; and Finalist Annshiya Pulikkottil Sam, Woodlands Middle School.

11th and 12th Grade Winner – Alexandra Pollack, Irvington High School

Sponsoring Teachers – Christopher Barry, Irvington High School; Kasie Peralta, Woodlands Middle School; and Jill Rivel, Westchester Day School.

This contest is sponsored by the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center, and it is named in memory of the White Rose, a resistance movement consisting of German university students. The project commemorates the efforts of the brave young people who gave their lives for what they believed in. HHREC is encouraging teachers to utilize this writing contest as a classroom exercise.

“We are pleased at the response we received this year from area teachers and their students about the program we have developed to further their knowledge of the Holocaust.” said Julie Scallero,  Co-Director of Education, Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center. “This project commemorates the efforts of brave young people during the Holocaust who gave their lives for what they believed in. May their memories inspire us to reflect upon our own responsibilities as citizens in a democratic nation.”

Winning entries for the HHREC White Rose Student Research Contest were identified by a panel of Blue-Ribbon judges that included Richard Berman, Ph.D. Muma College of Business, University of South Florida; Debbie Lewis, HHREC GenerationsForward speaker; Elena Procario-Foley, Ph.D. Professor of Religious Studies, Iona College; Debbie Minchin HHREC Educators Program Committee; and Audrey Reich Art Specialist, The Birch Wathen Lenox School

The top prize winner in each age level was awarded a cash prize, and the sponsoring teacher of each first prize winner was awarded a voucher for use on professional development and/or Holocaust resources.

 

 

Filed Under: Not for Profit News

Medical Career Day for High School Students Among Virtual Events offered in April by Northern Westchester Hospital

March 28, 2022 by InsidePress

Additional April Virtual Courses Taking Place at Northern Westchester Hospital’s Center for Healthy Living Include Kids in the Kitchen, Cooking to Reduce Arthritis and Joint Pain

A virtual conference that introduces high school students grades 9-12 to a wide range of opportunities available in health care, both clinical and non-clinical alike, is the featured program in April by Northern Westchester Hospital’s (NWH) Center for Healthy Living. Other virtual and in-person events to support the community, and help people get mentally and physically healthier include a cooking class for children, chair yoga, smoking cessation, a healthy cooking class to reduce arthritis and joint pain, and an in-person teen gardening class.

Located next to the Whole Foods Market at Chappaqua Crossing, the Center for Healthy Living provides the local community with well-being and youth engagement programming. The center’s interactive virtual lectures and pop-up events allows the community to reach wellness goals, make educated health decisions, and seek engagement and service opportunities. For a full list of upcoming free events and registration, visit Eventbrite.com.

High school students grades 9-12 interested in a medical career need to register now to attend, Medical Career Day 2022, a free virtual conference on Zoom. Conference will take place on Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 12:00-3:30 pm.
Photo credit: iStock

FEATURED EVENTS:

Medical Career Day 2022

April 23, 12:00-3:30 pm, live over Zoom

Cost: Free

A future career in healthcare is varied, exciting, and constantly growing in opportunities. Northern Westchester Hospital’s Medical Career Day will expose you to some of these unique opportunities, both clinical and non-clinical alike. Ask questions, participate in engaging discussions, make meaningful connections with medical professionals, and maybe even find your passion! This year’s presentation topics include surgery, nursing, business, patient experience, internships, clinical certification programs, medical school preparation and more! This event is open to high school students only. Attendees will receive a Certificate of Career Exploration.

Register at: Medical Career Day 2022

 

Kids in the Kitchen: Spring Break Cooking and Crafting

April 12, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, live over Zoom

Cost: Free

Do you have a child who loves to cook and craft? Looking to eat healthier as a family? Join Northern Westchester Hospital for a family cooking and crafting program during April spring break. In preparation for Earth Day, participants will learn about sustainability and the connection between our health and the health of our planet. Craft and cook along with us and play some Earth Day trivia! This program is appropriate for children of all ages. We will be making Homemade Granola Bars and Upcycled Misfit Crayons.

Register at: Kids in the Kitchen

 

Cooking for Reducing Disease Risk: Arthritis and Joint Pain

April 29, 12:00-1:00 pm, live over Zoom

Cost: Free

Join registered dietitian Amy Rosenfeld for a discussion about the connection between the foods we eat, joint pain, and inflammation. Amy will demonstrate realistic anti-inflammatory cooking methods and recipes, to help make healthy eating part of your everyday routine. Recipes will be provided ahead of time so you may cook along with us.

Register at: Cooking for Reducing Disease Risk: Arthritis and Join Pain

 

Smoking Cessation
April 6, 20, 27, 6:00-7:00 pm, live over Microsoft Teams
Cost: Free

Cigarettes are one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States. We know it’s challenging to quit, and we are here to help. This support group is facilitated by a NWH respiratory therapist. For more information, contact NWHSmokingCessation@northwell.edu or call (914) 666-1868.

Register at: Smoking Cessation

 

Chair Yoga
Mondays & Thursdays, April 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 ,11 am – noon, live over Zoom

Cost: Free

Chair Yoga is one of the gentlest forms of yoga available, adapting poses through the creative use of a chair. Emphasis will be on breathing, balance, and taking things at your own pace.

Register at: Chair Yoga

 

Cultivate Community: Teen Community Engagement Gardening

April 27, 4:00-6:00 pm, In-Person – Northern Westchester Hospital Team Member Wellness Garden

Cost: Free

Looking for ways to make a meaningful difference in your community? Do you like getting outside in nature? Join the President Junior Leadership Council (PJLC) as we “Cultivate Community” in the Team Member Wellness Garden at Northern Westchester Hospital. Get hands-on experience gardening and meet new friends. No previous gardening experience is required. All teen participants will receive a certificate of community service hours. All produce grown in the garden is given to at-risk patients at discharge.

Register at: Cultivate Community: Teen Community Engagement Gardening

 

APRIL CALENDAR AND ALL INFO HERE COURTESY OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL

Filed Under: Not for Profit News Tagged With: April Calendar, Center for Healthy Living, Health Education, Medical Careers, Northern Westchester Hospital, teens, Virtual Courses

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