Hundreds of people recently attended the Seventh Annual Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair.
Extending along Emmons Avenue from west of Sheepshead Bay Road to the Ocean Avenue footbridge, the fair included 45 tables providing health screenings, information and free giveaways. Parked along the curb were a functioning ambulance for children to explore and NYU’s Smiling Faces Dental Van, which provided free dental screenings. Also, dogs and cats were offered for adoption since studies show that owning a pet is good for your health.
The event was kept festive by a DJ, performances from local schools, a caricaturist, face painters, jugglers and clowns.
The fair was sponsored by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, Maimonides Medical Center, Beth Israel Medical Center’s Kings Highway Division and Kiwanis International,
Assemblyman Cymbrowitz stated that, “Each year I’m told by the technicians, providing the screenings, that they found people with abnormal results and referred them to their own physicians. This is what the fair is all about—providing people with information they can use to stay healthy.”
“I am glad that so many people turned out. It was good to see our community come together to both enjoy the fair and receive important information—from both health screenings and printed materials—that could be lifesaving,” Cymbrowitz concluded.
