NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS/ELMHURST
AND QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY PARTNER
TO CONTINUE FREE SERIES OF HEALTH
AND WELLNESS EDUCATION EVENTS
THROUGHOUT QUEENS
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst staff expertise on various
health topics presented at Queens Public Library branches
throughout the borough
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and the Queens Public Library
today announced their continued partnership to produce a series
of health and wellness educational events to increase health
care literacy for all residents in Queens. The free series includes
discussions led by NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst providers on a
range of topics at Queens Library branches throughout the borough.
Open to the public, the discussions will focus on back pain, oral,
head and neck cancer, mental health, and the benefits of PrEP (short
for pre-exposure prophylaxis) and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)
treatments, among other topics. The ongoing collaboration is part of
Queens Public Library’s Community Health Service program, which
provides free health education classes, workshops, and activities to
promote health awareness in the community.
For additional information, please call NYC Health + Hospitals/
Elmhurst’s Department of External Affairs and Marketing at 718-
334-1259, or e-mail Atiya Butler at butlerat@nychhc.org.
Schedule of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst lectures at
Queens Public Library branches:
Tuesday, May 14th: Having a Healthy Pregnancy, 3 PM, Forest
Hills Library, 108-19 71st Avenue, Forest Hills
Thursday, May 23rd: Mental Health Awareness (in Spanish and
English) with Drs. Basilisa Canto and Maria De Pena-Nowalk, 4 PM,
Corona Library, 38-23 104th Street, Corona
Thursday, June 20th: PEP and PrEP Discussion, with Maureen
Jones, RN, 6 PM, Jackson Heights Library, 35-51 81st Street,
Jackson Heights
Thursday, July 11th: Stop the Bleed/Emergency Medical Care
Discussion, with Elmhurst Trauma Team, Forest Hills Library, 3 PM,
108-19 71st Avenue, Forest Hills
Tuesday, July 16th: Healthy Eating Discussion, with Jey Hwang,
RD, CDM, 2 PM, Hillcrest Library, 187-05 Union Turnpike, Flushing
Friday, July 19th: Safe Sleep Discussion, with Elmhurst Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit RNs, Broadway Library, 11 AM, 40-20 Broadway,
Long Island City.
About Queens Public Library
Queens Public Library is one of the largest and busiest public library systems in the United
States, dedicated to serving the most ethnically and culturally diverse area in the country. An
independent, non-profit organization founded in 1896, QPL offers free access to a collection
of more than 5 million books and other materials in multiple languages, technology and digital
resources, and more than 87,500 educational, cultural, and civic programs a year. It consists
of 65 locations, including branch libraries, a Central Library, seven adult learning centers, a
technology lab, two universal pre-kindergartens, and two teen centers.
About NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, part of the NYC Health + Hospitals health care system,
is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The 545-bed hospital is a Level
1 Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station, and a 911-Receiving Hospital. It is a
premiere health care organization for key specialties, including surgery, cardiology, women’s
health, pediatrics, rehabilitation medicine, renal services, and mental health services. Last year,
the hospital received close to 700,000 ambulatory care visits and over 130,000 emergency
room visits.
About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation, serving more
than a million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s
five boroughs. A robust network of outpatient, neighborhood-based primary and specialty
care centers anchors care coordination with the system’s trauma centers, nursing homes,
post-acute care centers, home care agency, and MetroPlus health plan—all supported by 11
essential hospitals. Its diverse workforce of more than 42,000 employees is uniquely focused
on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible. For more
information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org and stay connected on Facebook at https://
www.facebook.com/NYCHealthandHospitals or Twitter at @NYCHealthSystem.
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