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Back-to-School at NYC Health + Hospitals Means Scheduling Needed Physicals, Immunizations, and Other Wellness Services

Health services for children and adolescents available city-wide at little or no cost

NYC Health + Hospitals invites families to visit back-to-school health fairs, offered at select locations throughout the city

Aug 22, 2019

New York, NY

As September approaches, NYC Health + Hospitals is encouraging parents and guardians to prepare their children for academic readiness by scheduling appointments for physicals, immunizations, vision and hearing tests, and other health services. To make an appointment at any public health system location, parents and guardians are encouraged to call 1-844-NYC-4NYC (1-844-692-4692). In addition to appointment availability, NYC Health+ Hospitals also invites families to visit Back-to-School Health Fairs, offered at select locations in all five boroughs on different dates in late August.

“It’s important for students to have their annual checkups before or early in to the school year to make sure their health will support their academic success,” said Mitchell Katz, MD, President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals. “Good health starts at a young age. Children and adolescents should understand the value of ongoing primary care and carry that habit into their adult age.”

NYC Health + Hospitals also offers parents and guardians 7 health tips to help children get ready for the school year, including advice on vaccination requirements, flu shots, nutrition, sleep, setting routines, limiting screen time on computers and cellphones.

NYC Health + Hospitals’ expert pediatric and adolescent health centers, along with a list of health fairs, are as follow:

Brooklyn:

NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island
2601 Ocean Parkway

  • Back to School Festival: Sep. 7, 12pm – 4pm (View flyer)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Bedford
485 Throop Avenue

  • Back to School Festival: Sep. 14, 10am – 3pm (View flyer)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Bushwick
335 Central Ave

  • Back to School Festival: Aug. 26, 10am – 3pm (View flyer)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Crown Heights
1218 Prospect Place

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Cumberland
100 N Portland Ave

  • Back to School Fair: Aug. 28, 10am – 3:30pm (View flyer)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, East New York
2094 Pitkin Ave

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Jonathan Williams
333 Roebling Street

  • Back to School Festival: Sep. 7, 10am – 3pm (View flyer)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Williamsburg
485 Throop Avenue

  • Back to School Festival: Sep. 21, 10am – 3pm (View flyer)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
451 Clarkson Ave

  • Back to School Giveaway: Aug. 30, 11am – 2pm (View flyer)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
760 Broadway

Queens:

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
79-01 Broadway

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Queens
134-64 Springfield Blvd
St. Albans, NY 11413

  • Back to School Festival: Aug. 26, 11am – 3pm (View flyer)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
82-68 164th Street

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Jackson Heights
34-33 Junction Boulevard

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Parsons
90-37 Parsons Boulevard

Manhattan:

NYC Health + Hospitals/ Gotham Health, Gouverneur
227 Madison Street

  • Back to School Festival: Aug. 24, 11:00am – 1:30pm (View flyer)

NYC Health + Hospitals/ Gotham Health, Sydenham
264 West 118th Street

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
462 First Ave

NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
506 Lenox Ave

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
1901 First Ave

  • Back to School Vaccination & Physical Drive: Sep. 21, 10am – 4pm (View flyer)

The Bronx:

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Tremont
1826 Arthur Ave

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Gunhill
1012 East Gunhill Road

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Belvis
545 East 142nd Street

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania
1225 Gerard Ave

  • Back to School Festival: Aug. 28, 11am – 3:30pm (View flyer)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
1400 Pelham Parkway South

NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
234 East 149th Street

NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
3424 Kossuth Ave

Staten Island:

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Vanderbilt
165 Vanderbilt Avenue

Contact: Press Office, 212-788-3339

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.

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