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Free Community Health & Wellness Screening

Mattituck Presbyterian Church, located on Main Road, is presenting a free health and wellness screening program that is open to all people living in the East End communities.

The program will take place on Saturday, October 17, from 9:00am – 2:00pm. Health screenings will continue every two months thereafter.

Volunteer professional medical staff members will provide the health screenings, counseling, education about health issues, and referrals to medical attention for those who do not have a doctor.

The health information and identity of participants will not be shared with anyone unless you give written permission in advance.

The program is free. No insurance in required. You do not need an appointment. You will not be charged any money or co-pay. You do not have to be a Church member.

Participants may receive free blood pressure, diabetes, dental and vision screening
(other services are being added) as well as
general health and wellness information.

You can ask questions about your health problems and you will be given
answers to help you understand health concerns.

For further info call Mattituck Presbyterian Church at 298-4145.

Donate Blood Anytime

If you can give blood (if you're between 16 and 76 years old and weigh 110 lbs or more, you are eligible), please visit the NY Blood Services web site for blood drive locations. You can also make an appointment at regular locations.

Need Health Insurance?

Community Action Southold Town (CAST), in conjunction with Americhoice (formerly United Health Care), will be holding open enrollment on Tuesdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the CAST office located at 74365 Main Road Greenport, for Medicaid, Child Health Plus & Family Health Plus government health insurance programs. For more info call (631) 813-0039 or 477-1717.

 

Articles

by Erin Dunscomb*

Avoid Indoor Air Pollution
April 2008

Steer Clear of Trans Fats
May 2008

Get Your Vitamins
June 2008

What I Learned on My Summer Vacation
September 2008

Build Your Immune System
October 2008

An Environmentally Conscious Holiday Season
November/December 2008

Healthy & Hydrated Skin

* * *

Erin Dunscomb is a Holistic Nutrition Consultant certified by The American Association of Drugless Practitioners. She has a certificate in Integrative Nutrition through Columbia's Teachers College and a degree through the Integrative Institute of Nutrition. Her website is: Erinsoptimalwellness.com
Erin serves as a personal advocate to people who want to live passionate, energized lives. Contact her for an introductory consultation at
Erindunscomb@gmail.com or call
347-742-6616.

 

Relay for Life

Our community participates hugely in this major overnight event to raise money for the cure and help victims and their families. To find out more about how you can get involved, talk to someone you know who's doing it or go to the American Cancer Society web site. All the info you need is on the site. Click on links to Relay for Life and search by zip code or town.

For more info about the Southold Relay for Life, visit the web site or email Southold.Relay@cancer.org.

For more info about the Riverhead Relay for Life, visit the web site or email Riverhead.Relay@cancer.org.

Note: All articles in NorthForkParents should be read and interpretted as opinion. Readers are advised to consult with their own health care professionals about individual health concerns.

 

Links

- HOSPITALS ~

Eastern Long Island Hospital
Greenport

Peconic Bay Medical Center
Riverhead

Southampton Hosptial
Southampton

~ LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ~

Town of Riverhead, NY

Town of Southold, NY

- HEALTH -

Child Health Plus

Healthy NY Plan

Kids Meds

American Academy of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sunrise Day Camp
For Children with Cancer

- SUPPORT GROUPS -

National Organization of Parents of Blind Children

Autism Meetup

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)
Or call CHADD
of Suffolk County
(631) 981- 9270

- FAMILY ASSISTANCE /
SERVICES -

Family Service League
Family Service League is
a not-for-profit, nationally accredited, non-sectarian human service agency. FSL manages one of the largest and most comprehensive networks of care for individuals, children and families across Suffolk County.

Community Action in Southold Town (CAST)
A community-based,
not-for-profit human
service agency
located in Greenport
(631) 477-1510

The Retreat
Free and confidential counseling, education, advocacy, shelter for victims of domestic violence/assault.
Offices in Southold, Riverhead, Southampton,
and East Hampton
24 hour hotline
(631) 329-2200

Head Start Programs

HUGS, Inc.
Five-weekend training seminar on Shelter Island, "Long Island Teen Institute."
288-9505

Peconic Community
Council

East End health
and human services coalition

Community Resource Database of Long Island
Information about health and human services agencies across Long Island.

- PREGNANCY & BIRTH -

Lamaze International's
Mom's Line
(631) 360-MOMS

La Leche League
Amy 631-727-6309
Debbie 631-821-0184


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