September 2017 AHA | ASA in the Community Calendar

September 2017 AHA | ASA in the Community Calendar

The mission of the American Heart Association in New York City is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. To achieve this mission, the AHA attempts to make an extraordinary impact by meeting people where they are. To that end, this month our team will be active around the city, working to improve and extend the lives of all New Yorkers.
Won’t you join us?

New York Stock Exchange
Date: Friday, September 1st
Time: 3:00 pm-4:30 pm.
Location: Broad Street and Wall Street, New York, NY
Description: Closing bell ceremony at the NYSE.
Service: AHA volunteers will ring the NYSE Closing Bell in honor of the launch of Childhood Obesity Prevention Month. 
Contact: [email protected]

Kings County Pediatric Back to School Health Fair
Date: Tuesday, September 5th
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: 451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn NY
Description: A back-to-school health fair.
Service: The AHA will provide Hands-Only CPR demonstrations, as well as information about our workplace wellness programs
Contact: [email protected]

South Bronx United SBU’s Health and Wellness Fair
Date: Saturday, September 9th
Time: 9:00 am-1:00 pm.
Location: Macombs Dam Park, E. 157 St & W. 161 St, Bronx, NY
Description: Health & Wellness, clinics, and education.
Service: AHA will provide Hands-Only CPR demonstrations, nutrition and tobacco prevention awareness.
Contact: [email protected]

Tau Nu Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha 2nd Annual Health & Wellness Fair
Date: Saturday, September 9th
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 1672 172nd Street, Bronx, NY 
Description: Health fair presented by Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, the Church of the Abiding presence and the Tau Nu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Service: The AHA will provide Hands-Only CPR demonstrations, as well as information about our workplace wellness programs
Contact: [email protected]

Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour at the New York Transit Museum
Date: Tuesday, September 12
Time: 11:00 am- 3:00 pm.
Location: Boerum Pl & Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY
Description: An interactive event designed to train people in the life-saving skill of Hands-Only CPR.
Service: AHA will provide Hands-Only CPR demonstrations.
Contact: [email protected]

Health Day – Association to Benefit the Children – ABC Cassidy’s Place
Date: Saturday, September 13th
Time: 8:00 am-1:00 pm.
Location: 419 East 86th St, New York, NY
Description: Health & Wellness, clinics, and education.

Service: AHA will provide Hands-Only CPR training, nutrition and tobacco prevention awareness.
Contact: [email protected]

Hearst Corporation Employee Health Symposium
Date: Wednesday, September 13th
Time: 12:00 pm-2:30 pm.
Location: 300 W. 57th Street. New York, NY
Description: Health fair for the employees of the Hearst Corporation.

Service: AHA will provide heart and stroke health information, including “Life’s Simple 7” educational resources.
Contact: [email protected]

Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour at Brookfield Place
Date: Thursday, September 14
Time: 11:00 am- 3:00 pm.
Location: 230 Vesey St, New York, NY
Description: An interactive event designed to train people in the life-saving skill of Hands-Only CPR.
Service: AHA will provide Hands-Only CPR training.
Contact: [email protected]

Kelly Temple Church of God In Christ – Health Fair.
Date: Saturday, September 16th
Time: 11:00 am-3:00 pm.

Location: 8-10-12 E. 130 St., 10037.
Description: Health and wellness clinics and education.
Service: AHA will provide Hands-Only CPR training, nutrition and tobacco prevention awareness.
Contact: [email protected]

MTA- New York City Transit Employee Health Fair
Date: Tuesday, September 19th and Wednesday, September 20th
Time: TBD
Location: 2 Broadway, New York, NY
Description: A health and wellness fair for employees of the MTA and NYCTA.
Service: The AHA will provide Hands-Only CPR demonstrations, as well as information about our workplace wellness programs
Contact: [email protected]

Brooklyn Heart Walk Team Captain Kick-off
Date: Thursday, September 21st
Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm.
Location: Brooklyn Borough President’s Office, Brooklyn, NY
Description: Celebration of the Brooklyn Heart Walk team captains as part of our “Heart is Why” Workplace Health Challenge.

Service: AHA will provide information about the Workplace Health Challenge and the Brooklyn Heart & Stroke Walk.
Contact: [email protected]

Univision’s Familia and Hogar Expo 2017.
Date: Saturday, September 23rd
Time: 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Location: 110-00 Rockaway Blvd, South Ozone Park, NY
Description: Event designed to entertain and educate the NYC Hispanic community. With over 15,000+ Hispanic consumers, the event will feature categories such as home, health, fitness, nutrition, beauty, and kids.
Service: AHA will provide Stroke awareness, Hands-Only CPR demonstrations, and nutrition education.
Contact: [email protected]

Annual NAACP Community Health Fair at St. Paul Lutheran Church
Date: Saturday, September 23rd
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: 1891 McGraw Avenue, Bronx , NY
Description: A community health fair hosted by the NAACP at St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Service: The AHA will provide Hands-Only CPR demonstrations, as well as information about our workplace wellness programs
Contact: [email protected]

WellCare Community Health Fair at Citi Field
Date: Saturday, September 23rd
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.
Location: Citi Field, 123-01 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY
Description: Health and wellness event taking place before the opening pitch of the scheduled Mets baseball game. 

Service: AHA will provide heart and stroke health information, including “Life’s Simple 7” educational resources.
Contact: [email protected]

Apostolic Faith Church Health Fair
Date: Saturday, September 30th
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: 265 Lafayette Street, Brooklyn, NY
Description: A community health fair hosted the Apostolic Faith Church.
Service: The AHA will provide Hands-Only CPR demonstrations, as well as information about our workplace wellness programs
Contact: [email protected]

 

For more information about the American Heart Association’s service in the NYC community, please contact Diego Ortiz Quintero at [email protected] or via telephone at 212-878-5903.

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