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THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS
Health EmblemHealth hosts Harlem Health and Wellness Expo EmblemHealth, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health insurers, working alongside local elected officials and community organizations, recently held its Healthier Futures Wellness Expo in Harlem, New York. Thousands of Harlem residents and families attended the event where COVID-19 and flu vaccinations were provided in addition to dozens of other medical screenings, including breast cancer, diabetes, and HIV screenings, as well as a job fair, live entertainment, food, and other activities. “EmblemHealth provides cutting-
edge community health strategies to expand medical care access in underserved neighborhoods,” said Manny Quezada, vice president for Community Relations at Medly. “With nearly a third of urban residents living in pharmacy deserts, getting basic medical care is often a burden, but the Healthier Futures Wellness Exposition will offer a fun, family-friendly opportunity to get flu and COVID vaccinations, medical screenings, and health education in these underserved neighborhoods. We’re excited to partner with Emblem-
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Health to bring an innovative, community-based approach to expanding healthcare access and eliminating the disparities of pharmacy deserts.” “Families across our city faced unprecedented challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and as our communities contin- Community member receives an insulin test ue to endure the ongoing public health emergency, we cannot lowed people to get checked and vacciafford to fall victim to the ‘Twindemic’ nated on site. of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza,” “Vaccination hesitancy is not the only said Congressman Adriano Espaillat contributing factor for the low vaccina(NY-13). “If we are truly to overcome tion rates in underserved communities, the pandemic and get our community which often consist of people of color. and region back on track, it is critically Lack of access to vaccines and structurimportant that all eligible residents do al barriers are also impacting the rates their part and get vaccinated—to pro- of vaccination within these communitect themselves, their families, our com- ties,” said Charlene Gayle, executive dimunities, and fellow New Yorkers.” rector of the New York State Association Experts also warn that this flu season of Black Puerto Rican Hispanic and Asian will be worse than last year due to in- Legislators Inc. creased travel and continued COVID For more information, visit emblemvaccination reluctance, among other health.com/about/neighborhood-care/ factors. To help prevent flu and COVID neighborhood-care-events/health-wellsurges, the Healthier Futures expos al- ness-expo
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