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Friday, September 28, 2007 -- Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
 

Masjid Malcolm Shabazz, 102 W. 116 th St. (btw. Lenox & 7th Ave.)
Abyssinian Baptist Church, 132 Odell Clark Pl. ( W. 138 th St., btw. Lenox & 7th Ave.)

Masjid Malcolm Shabazz Program

2:00 - 5:00 Blood Pressure and cholesterol screenings

2:00-3:00 Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure. Marisa Guptarak, Cardiovascular Disease Program, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene

3:00-4:00 Nutrition and You, Making Healthier Choices. Kristie Lancaster, PhD, RD, New York University Dept. of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health

4:00-4:30 Video: "The Beast Within - Heart Attack!"

4:30-5:00 Heart Disease. Presenter TBA

5:00-5:30 Preventing Stroke. Olajide Williams, MD, Neurologist, Harlem Hospital Center

5:30-6:30 Worship Service

 

ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH PROGRAM

11:00 Welcome - Rev. Eboni K. Marshall

“Addressing the Health disparities Harlem faces”
Carla Boutin-Foster , M.D, Central Harlem Healthy Start

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
"The Lure of Comfort Foods"
Paulette V. Starling, Ph.D., LMHD

1:00 – 2:00 “The Power to End Stroke”
Lynn Morrison, M.D., The American Stroke Association

2:00 – 3:00 "The Necessity of Massage Therapy: Pampering Yourself"
A means to stress reductiion

3:00 – 5:00 NATURAL HEALING“A 3-Way Approach”
Robert J. Woodbine, N.D. M.AcO.M., L.Ac
Kenneth A. Leacock, P.T.
Arnold Tobin

5:00 – 6:00 - Q & A with our Speakers

6:00 – 6:30 “A Healthy Heart”
Christopher Irobunda, M.D.,Ph.D.

6:30 – 7:00 – Prayer & Praise - ABC Praise Team

7:00 - Meditation - Deacon Andrew Morrison

Benediction – Rev. Eboni K. Marshall