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Services Merchant Profile: Visit NY Life @ the GA Health Expo 2018 on 3/20/2018

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We welcome NY Life , to the Go Africa Health Expo 2018 in Greenwich Village  @  9 West 8th Street, New York, NY 10011,  between Fifth and Sixth Avenues on 03/20/2018 from 10am – 7pm.

CONTACT: please register at http://goafricahealth.com/ or via Eventbrite https://goafricahealthexpo2018.eventbrite.com

Or email info@goafricahealth.com or call 646-502-9778 Ext. 8003 to the attend or to request further  information.

About the New York Life Insurance Company: 530564_10151365382019452_967939368_n

Our mission: To provide security and peace of mind through our insurance, annuity, and investment products and services.

As a mutual company, we are able to focus on our most important priority: you. By maintaining superior financial strength and always acting with our guiding principles of integrity and humanity, we protect your future.

Every decision we make and every action we take has one overriding purpose: To be here when you need us.

Products
Life Insurance | Retirement | Investments

Kerreu Soares

Licensed Agent New York Life

 

420 Lexington Ave, 15th Fl

New York, NY 10170

B: (646) 227 8867

C: (646) 515 4563

Kerreu R Soares krsoares@ft.newyorklife.com

Health Services Profile: visit MetroPlus Health Plan @ Go Africa Health Expo 2018 on 3/20/2018

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We welcome MetroPlus Health Plan, to the Go Africa Health Expo 2018 in Greenwich Village  @  9 West 8th Street, New York, NY 10011,  between Fifth and Sixth Avenues on 03/20/2018 from 10am – 7pm.

CONTACT: please register at http://goafricahealth.com/ or via Eventbrite https://goafricahealthexpo2018.eventbrite.com

Or email info@goafricahealth.com or call 646-502-9778 Ext. 8003 to the attend or to request further  information.

About MetroPlus

MetroPlus Health Plan offers low to no-cost health insurance to eligible people living in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. MetroPlus partners with NYC Health + Hospitals to provide primary and preventive care, emphasizing excellent services to our members. Our team is fully engaged, highly motivated, and care about our fellow New Yorkers. For more information about MetroPlus Health Plan, read our Overview.

MetroPlus Health Plan Overview

Since 1985, MetroPlus Health Plan, Inc., a prepaid health services plan, has been offering low or no-cost quality health insurance to eligible New Yorkers. We provide government sponsored health insurance to people living in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island through Medicaid Managed Care, Child Health Plus and Medicaid HIV Special Needs Plan (SNP). MetroPlus also offers Medicare plans for people who are eligible for Medicare and receive full or partial Medicaid benefits, and for people with HIV/AIDS eligible for Medicare with or without Medicaid. Our MetroPlus Gold plan covers all New York City employees, including NYC Health + Hospitals employees, non-Medicare eligible retirees, their spouses or qualified domestic partners, and eligible dependents.
MetroPlus Health Plan also offers NY State of Health Marketplace plans, a broad range of affordable health insurance products to more New Yorkers than ever before.
At MetroPlus, we have a strong focus on primary and preventive care. Together with our providers, we continually work to improve member awareness of preventive services and assist members in receiving these services. Our network includes primary care providers, specialists, behavioral health and OB/GYN providers at over 30,000 sites across New York City. In addition to hospital-based providers, our members can also obtain primary and specialty care services at many community-based doctor’s offices and neighborhood family care sites.
Our Care Management Programs help members with chronic conditions stay healthy and provide support to help them manage their illness. Diabetes and Asthma programs encourage members to partner with their PCPs to reduce complications from illnesses and lead healthier lives. Care Management is also available for members with SSI, Behavioral Health, Complex Medical or Transplant issues.
MetroPlus Member Services is available in 13 languages, Monday through Saturday, 8 am – 8 pm. MetroPlus also has access to numerous other languages through interpretation services. At MetroPlus, we are committed to assuring access to quality comprehensive health care, health education and customer services to our culturally diverse membership.

MetroPlus is certified under Section 4403-a of New York Public Health Law and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYC Health + Hospitals.

Mission, Vision & Values

MetroPlus Mission

To provide our members with access to the highest quality, cost-effective health care including a comprehensive program of care management, health education and customer service. This is accomplished by partnering with NYC Health + Hospitals and our dedicated providers.

MetroPlus Vision

To provide access to the highest quality, cost-effective health care for our members, to achieve superior provider, member and employee satisfaction, and to be a fiscally responsible, ongoing financial asset to NYC Health + Hospitals. MetroPlus will strive to be the only managed health care partner that NYC Health + Hospitals will ever need. This will be accomplished by our fully engaged, highly motivated MetroPlus staff.

MetroPlus Values

  • Performance Excellence, holding ourselves and our providers to the highest standards to ensure that our members receive quality care
  • Fiscal Responsibility, assuring that the revenues we receive are used effectively
  • Regulatory Compliance, with all City, State and Federal laws, regulations and contracts
  • Team Work, including everyone at MetroPlus and with our providers to deliver the highest quality care and service to our members
  • Accountability to each other, our members and providers
  • Respectfulness in the way that we treat everyone we encounter
CONTACT INFO
Call (800) 303-9626
@MetroPlusHealth
http://www.metroplus.org

Brandy-Courtney Williams

Assistant Director, Events Specialist

160 Water Street 3rd fl

New York, New York 10038

  1. 212-908-3627

C. 917-702-5106

Is diet or exercise more important for weight loss?

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Even when you work hard to burn calories, you can easily replace them with food. Here’s what you need to consider about training to cut fat.

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Financial Services Merchant Profile: Visit AXA Advisors LLC @ the GA Health Expo 2018 on 3/20/2018

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We welcome AXA Advisors LLC *Long Island Branch) to the Go Africa Health Expo 2018 in Greenwich Village  @  9 West 8th Street, New York, NY 10011,  between Fifth and Sixth Avenues on 03/20/2018 from 10am – 7pm.

CONTACT: please register at http://goafricahealth.com/ or via Eventbrite https://goafricahealthexpo2018.eventbrite.com

Or email info@goafricahealth.com or call 646-502-9778 Ext. 8003 to the attend or to request further  information

Welcome to AXA Advisors Long Island Branch

With approximately 260 financial professionals and 30 staff members, AXA Advisors Long Island Branch is proud to serve the Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn communities with three office locations in Woodbury, Astoria and Downtown Brooklyn. When you work with us you will be establishing a personal relationship with a knowledgeable financial professional – a trusted ally who will take the time to understand your unique investment objectives, someone who can provide access to the capabilities of a global resource. Working together, we can define a strategy and create a road map that can help you build your financial future.

The Long Island AXA Advisors branch offers the Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn communities the following Products and Services:

•         Life Insurance

•         Estate Planning

•         Investing

•         Annuities

•         Retirement PlanningTo ensure that our financial professionals stay on top of their field, many regularly attend industry training and certification programs. This includes completing the curriculum and passing the rigorous exams for the:

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®)
  • Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) profesional designation of the American College
  • Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) profesional designation of the American College
  • Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS)
  • FINRA Registrations: Series 6, Series 7, and Series 66

Maintaining solid professional foundations are extremely important. Many of our financial professionals are members of:

  • The Million Dollar Round Table
  • The National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors
  • Suffolk Association of Life Underwriters
  • The Estate Planning Council
  • Association of Certified Financial Planners
  • Retirement Planning Specialists

As one of the largest financial service organizations in the tri-state area, AXA Advisors provides opportunities for motivated, focused and enthusiastic professionals seeking entrepreneurial challenge and who have the desire to help others work toward their financial goals. Feel free to visit the professional opportunity section of this web site for more information.*

Believing in giving back to the community, financial professionals of the Long Island Branch are civic-minded leaders who are members of many local and charitable organizations. In almost every community, theres an AXA Advisors financial professional giving of his or her time to make Long Island a better place to live.

Contact 

Sufian Zaman

Financial Advisor

AXA Advisors

1000 Woodbury Road, Suite 300

Woodbury, NY 11797

Office: 516.358.3729

Mobile: 407.914.0542

Fax: 516.488.1081

 

http://www.longisland.axa-advisors.com/

 

 

 

 

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Health Services Profile: Visit NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center @ the GA Health Expo 2018 on 3/20/2018

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We welcome NYU Langone’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, to the Go Africa Health Expo 2018 in Greenwich Village  @  9 West 8th Street, New York, NY 10011,  between Fifth and Sixth Avenues on 03/20/2018 from 10am – 7pm.

CONTACT: please register at http://goafricahealth.com/ or via Eventbrite https://goafricahealthexpo2018.eventbrite.com

Or email info@goafricahealth.com or call 646-502-9778 Ext. 8003 to the attend or to request further  information.

NYU Langone’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, will be on-site to register and make appoitments for screenings and check-ups. take care of yourself and be sure to visit them for your or a family member at the expo.

Things You Can Do to Decrease Your Cancer Risk

 Get screened. Older age increases the risk of developing cancer. Start getting screened at the recommended age and spread the word.

 

Know your family history. Both colorectal and breast cancer can be genetic and can run in families. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any family members who have had breast or colorectal cancer because this may change your screening recommendation.

 

Change your diet. Eating red meat (eg, ground beef, lamb, or processed meats) has been linked to colorectal cancer. Increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat. Decreasing alcohol intake can decrease your risk for breast cancer.

 

Stop smoking. Smoking raises your risk for every kind of cancer. Ask your doctor or navigator for resources if you need help quitting.

 

Exercise. People who are overweight are more likely to develop colorectal and breast cancer. Add exercise to our day to reduce your risk.

PERLMUTTER CANCER CENTER

Navigating Affordable and Accessible Cancer Screenings

 Introducing 

 

Who is Beatrice W. Welters?

Diagnosed and treated for breast cancer at NYU Langone Medical Center’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, philanthropist and former U.S. Ambassador Beatrice W. Welters recognized an opportunity to expand access to screening, diagnosis,

and treatment for women throughout New York City. To achieve this goal, she partnered with Perlmutter Cancer Center to launch the Welters Program in the fall of 2016.

More information 

 

Contact information:

Patricia Hepburn-Moody

Community Health Rep./Patient Navigator

Beatrice W. Welters Breast Health Outreach and Navigation Program 

NYU Langone Health

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center

462 First Avenue

NVB- C&D Room 540

New York, NY 10016

T- 212-263-1223

M- 347-758-2070

F- 212-263-8210

Toll-Free: 844-90B-Well (902-9355)

Patricia.Hepburn-Moody@nyumc.org

BeWell@nyumc.org

Yo-yo dieting: What it is and how it can wreck your body

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You’d think a drastic nutrition plan would blast away fat; but research shows it’s setting you up for weight gain, disease, and failure.

DURING THE HOLIDAYS, you want to spare yourself the strictness of a typical healthy eating plan. You allow indulgences and missed workouts to pile up a bit more than you should. That extra five pounds you’ve gained? Eh, you chalk it up to bulking season. But come spring—or after the holiday gluttony ebbs—you put your body through the ringer: two-a-day workouts, juice cleanses, pantry sweeps. It’s too much.


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Just an hour of yoga a day can lower your blood pressure

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Not much for cardio? Try stretching out—it could have a huge payoff for your heart.

Thanks to the good folks at the Centers for Disease Control, we know that about 75 million Americans have—and 59 million more are on the verge of developing—high blood pressure, which can dramatically increase heart disease and stroke risk.

 

Those are some scary numbers.

Of course, if you think or have been told that you’re at risk, taking sensible steps like quitting smoking and exercising can help stave off high BP, also known as hypertension.

But if you’d like to be even more proactive, try yoga: A new study presented to the Cardiological Society of India shows that practicing hatha yoga an hour a day for a month can lower blood pressure even more than lifestyle changes.

In the study, the yogis, who did stretching poses and breathing exercises, had a huge drop in diastolic BP (pressure while your heart is resting) over 24 hours, from a high level (81) to a normal 76. A decrease that drastic could lower stroke risk by 15% and heart disease by 6%.