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NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and Queens Library have announced a new 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 emergency preparedness, adolescent health, hypertension, CPR training, and depression, among other topics. The ongoing collaboration is part of Queens 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 Library branches:

Thursday, January 11: Medical Simulation/CPR with Dr. Suzanne Bentley and Lorraine Boehm, RN; 2:30 PM, Maspeth Library (69-70 Grand Avenue Maspeth, NY 11378)

Saturday, January 27: Adolescent Health with Dr. Thaina Rousseau-Pierre; 2:30 PM, Jackson Heights Library (35-51 81st Street Jackson Heights, NY 11372)

Friday, February 23: Hypertension with Dr. Malgorzata Klek; 2:00 PM, North Forest Park Library (98-27 Metropolitan Avenue Forest Hills, NY 11375)

Monday, March 19: Asians and Depression Discussion with Steven Zhou, LCSW, and Dr. Yung Pik-Sa (in Mandarin); 10:30 AM, Flushing Library (41-17 Main Street Flushing, NY 11355)

Monday, March 26: Stop the bleed/medical care in emergency situations with NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Trauma Team; 10:30 AM, Elmhurst Library (86-07 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373)

Saturday, April 14: The Importance of Health Care Proxies, with Dr. Tita Castor; 3 PM, Sunnyside Library (43-06 Greenpoint Avenue Long Island City, NY 11104)

Contact: Atiya Butler, NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, 718-334-1259
Elisabeth de Bourbon, Queens Library, 718-990-0704

About Queens Library

Founded in 1896, Queens Library is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and is not affiliated with any other library. Queens Library serves a population of 2.3 million in one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States and has among the highest circulations of any public library system in the world. For more information about programs, services, locations, events and news, visit the Queens Library website at www.queenslibrary.org or phone 718-990-0700.

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 hospital is comprised of 545 beds and 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 areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Renal 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/NYCHealthSystem or Twitter at @NYCHealthSystem.