NYC Health + Hospitals

Happy Eid al-Fitr! 🌙✨ Wishing you and your loved ones joy, peace, and endless blessings on this special day. May your heart be filled with happiness and your home with love! 🕌

Join us for our next session of #NYCCare Goes Live! In this live webinar, #NYCCare Executive Director Dr. Jonathan Jimenez will discuss healthy eating with Dr. Michelle McMacken, the Executive Director of Nutrition and #LifestyleMedicine for NYC Health + Hospitals. Tune in on Tuesday, March 24 at 3p.m. at: on.nyc.gov/2Zj8h8z.

#CertifiedNursesDay: NYC Health + Hospitals honors and celebrated all of our certified nurses today. Nurses at NYC Health + Hospitals are instrumental in promoting and advancing healthcare for all New Yorkers, especially the disadvantaged, underprivileged and most fragile members of our community. Nurses in our system are a critical component to New York City’s mission to guarantee healthcare for all. on.nyc.gov/4snMvLC

Are you planning to travel abroad this spring? Now's the time to talk to your pediatrician to make sure your children have all recommended vaccinations. This includes an early, extra MMR dose for infants aged 6-11 months to prevent measles. More info: on.nyc.gov/measles

Need specialty health care? You’ll get access to doctors, prescriptions, and everything you need to live your best life. Enroll or renew at on.nyc.gov/31TNbg1.

After struggling with heroin addiction for 17 years, Jerica found an oasis for recovery in the Bronx @JacobiNCBHosp addiction treatment center. For the first time in a long time, Jerica says she is clean, has her life back, and is genuinely happy: on.nyc.gov/49zmRe.

Questions about nutrition and how you can create a healthier lifestyle? Join the #NYCCareGoesLive webinar series next week for a discussion with Dr. Michelle McMacken, Executive Director for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals, on how Lifestyle Medicine is improving patients’ lives. Join us this Tuesday, March 24th at 3PM. facebook.com/share/p/16zpVn…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst opened its Women’s Cardiovascular Institute last February to address disparities in heart care. The new heart center is helping solve an #equity issue, as reported by Becker's Cardiology: on.nyc.gov/47dt1kl.

Lifestyle Medicine is the use of healthy lifestyle habits to prevent and treat common chronic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Learn more about our program from Dr. Michelle McMacken, Executive Director of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals: on.nyc.gov/4glRZkl.

Preventing chronic illness means more than maintaining a healthy weight and diet. Dr. Michelle McMacken, Executive Director of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine at @nychealthsystem shares more on our #LifestyleMedicine program. #NutritionMonth

After discovering he has Type 2 #diabetes, NYC Health + Hospitals patient Wendell Wells enrolled in #NYCCare, which connected him to his own doctor who provided treatment and support to change his lifestyle. In honor of #NutritionMonth, read Wendell’s full story: on.nyc.gov/3SN9lNR.

The federal court's decision to block the CDC's changes to the childhood vaccination schedule is a public health win. @nycHealthy's guidance remains unchanged: We endorse the @AmerAcadPeds schedule. Read my statement:

This National Nutrition Month, join NYC Care’s Executive Director Dr. Jonathan Jiménez for a discussion about nutrition and healthy eating with Dr. Michelle McMacken, Executive Director for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals. The event launches this Tuesday, March 24th at 3PM at: Facebook.com/NYCHealthSystem #NutritionMonth

We believe everyone has a right to health care. NYC Care offers doctor visits, mental health resources, low- to no-cost prescriptions, and more. Enroll or renew at on.nyc.gov/31TNbg1 or call 646-692-2273.

#LGBTQIAHealthcareAwarenessWeek: NYC Health + Hospitals was the first U.S. municipal health care system to mandate LGBTQ+ training for all staff members in 2011. In 2014, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan became the first municipal hospital to open a health care center dedicated to the needs of LGBTQ+ patients. Today we have Pride Health Services in eight of our facilities: on.nyc.gov/2Xcgw4S.

March is #NationalColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth. Colon cancer, also called colorectal cancer, is the second deadliest cancer in New York City, killing approximately 1,400 New Yorkers every year. John Trillo, MD, Director of Gastroenterology at @SouthBKHealth, offers tips on how to reduce your risk for colon cancer: on.nyc.gov/41B67Re.

Christopher Mastromano, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx today announced the appointments of Robert Margolin, DDS as Chair of the Department of Dentistry & Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, and Josephine Sullivan, DDS as Vice Chair. Dr. Margolin succeeds Dr. Victor Badner, and Vice Chair is a new position Dr. Sullivan was elected into: on.nyc.gov/4sLjTM6.

Health Workforce Well-Being Day acknowledges that our workforce is human too. We get tired. We get sick. We feel stress. Today, we say that caring for our workforce matters. We are committed to supporting our teams’ physical, mental, emotional & professional holistic well-being.

March is #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth. FIT, or Fecal Immunochemical Test, is a stool test done at home that looks for blood in the stool. Dr. Karyn Singer, the Assistant Vice President of Chronic Disease and Prevention at NYC Health + Hospitals, explains what to do if you have a positive #FIT test: on.nyc.gov/420cko3.

March is #NationalNutritionMonth. If you have diabetes, eating healthy foods and being careful with portions sizes can help you manage your blood sugar levels. But what does a healthy plate look like? Learn healthy guidelines here, including recipes: on.nyc.gov/4kkh8hu.