HHC's month-long Take Care New York health screening campaign in October 2007 provided nearly 17,000 health screenings to New Yorkers, a 17% increase over the previous year's outreach. More than 1,350 people became new HHC patients as a result of the screenings - up 49% from the previous year. More than 1,200 people were referred to HHC facilities for followup care, an increase of 73% from the 2006 campaign. Approximately 900 New Yorkers applied for health insurance or registered for HHC Options.

The campaign received multi-media coverage in daily and community press across the city including the New York Daily News, and El Especial, and was featured on NY1 News and Bronx News 12. HHC doctors were also featured in broadcasts on popular radio stations WBLS and WADO where they encouraged New Yorkers to get screened. Other agencies and health organizations supported the campaign, including the Mayor’s Office of Adult Education which helped nearly 800 adult learners get screened at our events.

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz takes the time to stay healthy by getting checked at the Ida G. Israel Community Health Center.	Sea View Hospital Exec. Dir. Angelo Mascia (L.) and Snr. VP of So. Brooklyn/Staten Island Network Peter Wolf (R.) look on as City Council Member Michael McMahon (Ctr.) gets screened at Mariner's Harbor Child Health Center.

(L-R) Retired New York Knickerbocker Calvin Ramsey, So. Manhattan Network's Snr. VP Lynda Curtis and Subway Hero Wesley Autrey...	…bring out the crowds to Bellevue Hospital.

Literature and counseling were available at all Take Care New York events.

December 2007