Category archives for: Health

Harlem Organization Takes New Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS

Harlem Organization Takes New Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS

An organization started a “zone-based approach” to fighting HIV/AIDS, with encouraging results.

Local Nursing Home Braces for Budget Cuts

Local Nursing Home Braces for Budget Cuts

Greater Harlem Nursing Home fears its quality of care will suffer from proposed Medicare and Medicaid reductions.

The Nourishing Kitchen: Helping East Harlem Eat Well

The Nourishing Kitchen: Helping East Harlem Eat Well

East Harlem has one of the highest rates of diagnosed diabetes in the city. The Nourishing Kitchen, a soup kitchen with a difference, is helping local residents eat well and lower their risk.

Student-Run Clinic Treats Uninsured Uptowners

Student-Run Clinic Treats Uninsured Uptowners

Columbia students run a free primary care clinic in Washington Heights for patients who can’t afford medical care.

Uptown Takedown: Wrestling Takes Hold in Harlem

Uptown Takedown: Wrestling Takes Hold in Harlem

At Kappa IV, a public middle school at St. Nicholas and 135th Street, wrestling is gaining traction.

City to Freshen Uptown Food Choices

City to Freshen Uptown Food Choices

A new program aims to bring fresh food to neighborhoods where New Yorkers are more likely to be obese and to have diabetes and other diet-related health conditions.

Do School Lunches Make the Grade?

Do School Lunches Make the Grade?

Financial and logistical problems make it hard to provide students with healthy food every day.

Uptowners Unaware Of Health Care Options

Uptowners Unaware Of Health Care Options

Over one million New Yorkers have no health care coverage, but many would qualify for subsidized plans if they applied.

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