{"id":17690,"date":"2017-11-13T17:26:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T22:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/the-first-healthy-nyc-expo-kicked-off-in-brooklyn-with-seniors-families-and-youth-coming-together-in-east-new-york\/"},"modified":"2017-11-13T17:26:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T22:26:55","slug":"the-first-healthy-nyc-expo-kicked-off-in-brooklyn-with-seniors-families-and-youth-coming-together-in-east-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/the-first-healthy-nyc-expo-kicked-off-in-brooklyn-with-seniors-families-and-youth-coming-together-in-east-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Healthy NYC Expo Kicked Off in Brooklyn With Seniors, Families and Youth Coming Together in East New York"},"content":{"rendered":"
(pictured left to right: Judge Carolyn Wade, Stan Parham, Director Brooklyn Buzz, Nikki Lucas, ENY District Leader)<\/em><\/h6>\n

On Saturday, Nov 4th, Healthy NYC kicked off its launch with a bang at the Healthy NYC Expo, presented by ShopRite<\/a><\/strong>. The event, held at the Brooklyn Sports Club<\/a>, in East New York, Brooklyn, in partnership with East New York District Leader<\/strong>, Nikki Lucas<\/strong>, brought out the best of the best of health-focused companies, organizations, and individuals, representing various healthy living options from physical and mental to nutrition, skin and hair care, senior health and everything in between. Vendors, free classes, demonstrations and discussions were spread throughout the venue, which was amped up by a live DJ.<\/p>\n

While the event focused on the many types of health and self-care, senior health took a high priority, with many vendors specializing in senior health programs, and resources. Senior Whole Health<\/a> and Tradition Home Care shared information on managed long-term care. The American Cancer Society<\/a>,the Family Health & Cardiac Center<\/a>, a Brooklyn-based healthcare center located at 7404 5th Ave that specializes in heart disease; and the Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center<\/a>, all focused on healthcare and health-based programs. Many of the vendors focused on reaching out to local residents who knew little about their services.<\/p>\n

Ramesh Smith, a representative of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center<\/b>, commented, \u201csome persons who have visited the table have expressed that they didn\u2019t know about the Hepatitis C program that we offered, and they\u2019re glad that something like this exists for Brooklyn residents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many attendees were surprised by the information they were learning, especially when it came to medical conditions that generally are not openly taught or spoken about. One of the largest focuses during the event was that of mental health. Throughout the day, open conversations about mental health were brought up by vendors and attendees alike. Programs such as ThriveNYC<\/a>, which highlighted the long-term changes New York City has instituted to combat mental illness and NYC Well<\/a>, which provides a free, 24 hour, confidential service to those going through hard times, helped highlight the importance of mental health.<\/p>\n

Andratta Mitchell (CEO, LifeHope)<\/b>, a behavior specialist, psychotherapist, counselor, and one of the expo\u2019s speakers on the Mental Health Discussion Panel commented that mental health is about community. Mitchell stated, \u201c…as the community is so impacted by mental illness, and it\u2019s impounded by social issues, substance abuse, domestic violence, and drug addiction. I\u2019m here today because we need to answer the question of where do we go after here? We can talk about it, we can be about it, but as our community is now being regentrified, how do we re-gentrify our people? How do we educate them and how do we move all of the stigmas regarding mental health?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mitchell was joined on the panel by five other panelists, including 25 year old recording artist, Kota the Friend<\/a>,<\/strong> Marc R. Damsky<\/strong>, SVP at ICL, Judge Carolyn Wade<\/strong>, Chantal Georges<\/strong>, Creative Art Therapist (NYC Health + Hospitals, Kings County),\u00a0 Dr. Lisa Nichols<\/strong>, MBA, PHD, Clinical Manager at Brookdale Hospital, and moderator, Nneka Njideka<\/strong>, LMSW, School Assessment Team for NYC Dept of Education. held a fantastic discussion about mental health and how people can catch the signs and help combat its negative stigma. The discussion, entitled, \u201cThe Mental Health Roundtable Discussion: Recognizing the Signs\u201d, was a crowd favorite, and went over its initial scheduled time due to the audience\u2019s interest and participation.<\/p>\n

Other elements of the event included a special opening performance by Performing Arts & Technology HS (PATHS Dance), from Thomas Jefferson Campus,\u00a0 which\u00a0wowed the crowd, cooking demonstrations by dieticians from ShopRite, where food was passed out, free smoothies from the Vita Coco<\/a> smoothie bar, and free dance classes by Purelements Dance Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After the cooking demonstration, many guests decided to join in on the 90\u2019s Hip Hop Inspired Spin Class, while others joined the Emblemhealth<\/a> Open Enrollment Presentation, which was open for most of the day.<\/p>\n

The next Healthy NYC Expo will be held in the Bronx in April 2018. To become a partner or vendor of the next Healthy NYC Expo contact expo@healthynyc.com<\/a> or call 718-285-9351.<\/p>\n

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Mental Health Panel Discussion Panelists<\/p><\/div>\n

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New York Life rep talking to attendees<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kings County Hospital Staff<\/p><\/div>\n

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ShopRite Cooking Demo at Healthy NYC Expo<\/p><\/div>\n

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Purelements Dance Company providing free dance class for students<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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