Bronx Notes: Self-Defense Training for LGBT Community

City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and City Council Members Rosie Mendez, Danny Dromm, and Jimmy Van Bramer invite you to come to a self-defense training course for the LGBT Community at the SCAN Mullaly Academy at Mullaly Park, 164th Street (near Jerome Avenue) in the Bronx, this Thursday, July 18 at 6 p.m.

Bronx Notes: Free Cancer Screenings Today

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, 234 E. 149th St., offers free mammograms and screenings for cervical and colorectal cancer for the uninsured on July 17. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (800) 227-2345.

Bronx New School Parents Not Satisfied With Health Report

Tension slowly bubbled to the surface during a recent meeting with the state’s Health Department and parents of Bronx New School students. Nearly two years ago, those parents found out their children had spent several hours a day for up to six years in a toxic environment that went undetected by the Department of Education for nearly two decades.

Be Healthy: Tips for Holding Up in the Heat

It will come as no surprise to anyone who has ventured outside recently: it’s hot. So hot that a citywide heat advisory is in effect as temperatures continue to rise and the National Weather Service estimates temperatures will reach the mid-90s this week.

Timetable Accelerated for Removal of Toxic Light Fixtures

Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott, Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo, and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn announced in May that a settlement had been made between the Department of Education and New York Communities for Change to accelerate the removal of contaminant-filled light fixtures in 645 schools across the city.

Report: Following Toxin Exposure, Increased Risks of Health Effects for Former PS 51 Students, Teachers, Staff

The high toxicity levels of a known cancer-causing chemical found at the site of a Bedford Park building that housed PS 51, the Bronx New School, until 2011, poses an increased risk for health effects for students, teachers and staff members who attended and worked at the school, according to a new report by the state health department.

Be Healthy: Montefiore Hosts First Annual Sickle Cell Awareness Day

Last week, Montefiore Medical Center hosted its first annual Sickle Cell Awareness Day to educate the Bronx community about this inherited disease that affects close to 1,000 Bronxites.

Be Healthy: Graduates Celebrate Early Start to Healthcare Careers

Pomp and Circumstance echoed throughout the Bronx Borough Hall Rotunda on June 13 during a special commencement ceremony celebrating the achievements of 62 high school students graduating from Jewish Home’s Geriatric Career Development Program (GCD).

Bronx Notes: Montefiore Hosts Sickle Cell Awareness Event

This Wednesday, June 19 is World Sickle Cell Day, and Montefiore Medical Center will host its first annual Sickle Cell Awareness Day to educate the community about this inherited disease. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 19 and will feature a guest appearance by rising boxing star Eddie Gomez. Sickle cell specialists from Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine will be on hand to discuss managing sickle cell disease and will provide free oxygen saturation testing. Call (718) 430-2186 for more information. Click here to see Eddie Gomez in action.