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To Your Health

It’s no secret that the Bronx is home to some of the worst health stats around – from obesity and asthma to HIV and diabetes. That’s why in this issue we’re inaugurating our Be Healthy! section, a new, regular feature with news and information that can, we hope, be just one tool in helping our readers pursue an active, healthy lifestyle. If there are any health issues, programs or resources you’d like us to cover or include, please e-mail norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org. Thanks!

Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.

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