Health

Soccer Referees Wanted!

By RANDY VOGT
The reasons for becoming a referee with the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) are as diverse as the personalities of our roughly 3,000 referees and assistant refs.

Applications Remain Open for the City’s Summer Rising Program Among Others

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Applications remain open to apply for the City’s Summer Rising program, as well as a number of other programs. Commissioner Manuel Castro of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and Commissioner Keith S Howard of NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) are encouraging applications to various summer programs from the City’s youth such as the Summer Youth Employment Program, Summer Rising and Saturday Night Lights, along with adult literacy programs.  

Health Check: Go “Beyond the Table” this National Nutrition Month

By MARY LOU POMPEII
National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign to help people make informed food choices and develop healthy habits. It was created 50 years ago by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), a trusted source of food and nutrition information. This year’s theme is “Beyond the Table,” which aims to promote healthy meals and snacks anywhere you are! 

Columbia Seeks Volunteers to Research if Memory Loss from Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Delayed or Prevented

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Researchers at Columbia University say millions of people in America aged 65 and older live with Alzheimer’s disease, and the number is rising quickly. They said that according to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 410,000 people in New York live with the disease. For people of color, they said the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease is even higher. They said Hispanic Americans and Black or African Americans are especially at risk, with incidence rates 1.5 to two times higher than White Americans, respectively.