Health & Wellness

The 'A Better You' forum aims to encourage seniors to seek optimal physical and mental health at all ages.

The expansion will more than double the current space and is a response to the community’s growing need for behavioral health services.

Vaccination not only protects the person receiving the vaccine, but also those most vulnerable including infants, children, the elderly and those with chronic conditions.

Since 2005, there has been a nearly 90 percent decrease in the number of NYC children under 6 years old with elevated blood lead levels.

The nonprofit's website advertises walk-in access to PEP, a drug which can prevent HIV if taken within 72 hours of exposure. Patients report being told to look elsewhere.

The initiative also includes the distribution of educational toolkits in neighborhoods with the low breastfeeding rates In recognition of National Breastfeeding Month, the Health Department's Center for Health Equity unveiled on Thursday a new breast

The new Bed-Stuy clinic is initially offering pediatric care; adult primary care and women's health services will be added in mid-September.

Data shows that black children drown in pools at ten times the rate of white children; the health department wants to change that.

Bike East, the annual 20-mile community bike tour, returns to change the negative narrative of Brownsville and East New York.

The free Healthy NYC Expo will provide cooking demonstrations, health screenings, exercise activities, a 'Senior Pavilion,' panel discussions and more.