Be Healthy: BP, Hospitals Tout Tour de Bronx Benefits

On Monday afternoon, Bronx Borough president Ruben Diaz joined forces with Transportation Alternatives, Montefiore Medical Center, St. Barnabas Hospital and the Bronx Lebanon Medical Center to officially let the world know that the 18th annual Tour de Bronx — the region’s largest free cycling event — will be happening and it will be a good thing for a borough that was recently named the most unhealthy county in the state.

Bronx Notes: Sickle Cell Awareness Fair on Saturday

The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore is hosting a Sickle Cell Awareness Month event and fair for families with children living with sickle cell disease on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Cherkasky Auditiorium inside Montefiore’s Moses Campus (at the Gun Hill Road entrance near Rochambeau Avenue). Learn about: managing your pain, new treatments for sickle cell pain, what is safe and with is not, alternative therapies, staying healthy. Lunch will be served. Arts and crafts will be available for younger children. RSVP to (718) 741-2342.

Be Healthy Q & A: How To Keep Your Kids Healthy at School

The Norwood News recently sat down with Dr. David Listman, the Director of Emergency Pediatrics at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, to talk about the back-to-school health questions on the minds of Bronx parents.

Be Healthy: Celebrating Health Center Week in the Bronx

Last week, nearly 200 people gathered at Tremont Park in the Bronx to participate in a health fair sponsored by the Community Heath Network (CHN). The event was in conjunction with a nation-wide effort to celebrate National Health Center Week.

Be Healthy: We Want to Answer Your Back to School Health Questions (By Talking to Experts)

Summer is winding down and it’s time to start thinking about back-to-school. It’s a busy time for students and parents, who have coordinate after-school plans and help with homework. A new school year also means doctors’ visits, vaccines, health insurance paperwork and other medical concerns. This is why the Norwood News is sitting down next week with Dr. David Listman, Director of Pediatrics at St. Barnabas Hospital as well as doctors from Montefiore Medical Center. Send us your questions.

Bronx Notes: Walking Group Tuesdays and Thursdays

Join the new Bronx walking group Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:45 at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center, 177 Dreiser Loop. For more information, call (718)549-4700.

Be Healthy: USDA Leader Promotes Fresh Food Access in the Bronx

Audrey Rowe, national Administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), visited the Poe Park Greenmarket on Tuesday to view firsthand the types of projects that bring affordable fresh produce to the Bronx.

Bronx Notes: Twitter Chat on Weight-Loss Surgery at 2 p.m.

Montefiore Medical Center (@MontefioreNews) and the Weight Loss Surgery Channel (@wlschannel) will be co-hosting a twitter chat on Bariatric Surgery. The chat will cover a range of topics including who is a candidate for bariatric surgery, the varying types of bariatric surgeries, and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

In the Bronx, City Officials Introduce Two Health Initiatives

City officials hosted a press conference this week at a Bronx supermarket to introduce two health initiatives that they said would help New Yorkers shop, eat and be more healthy.