The mission of the Foundation for Medical Evaluation and Early Detection (www.fmed.org) is to provide no cost health screenings to members of the community. Since the inception of the foundation in November 2001, more than 3,000 individuals have been screened for serious conditions.
The Foundation is proud to announce that it will be providing major funding for no cost cardiovascular screenings, which will include Cholesterol, Glucose, Body Fat Analysis and Blood Pressure Screenings.
These screenings will be coordinated through the efforts of the Foundation and North General Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center.
The screenings are free to the general public and appointments are not necessary.
Schedule of screenings:
Wednesday, March
21, 2007
"IT'S GREAT TO BE A LOSER" Weight Management Resource Fair
sponsored by Departments of Clinical Nutrition and Community Relations
11AM - 3 PM
Guggenheim Pavilion Atrium; Followed by Screening of "SUPER SIZE ME,"
Stern Auditorium, 3:30 PM and 6:00 PM
Saturday, April 7, 2007
"UNITED FOR BETTER HEALTH"
Fair sponsored by Columbia University and Barnard College Pre-Med Students,
12- 4 PM,
Harlem YMCA, West 135th Street.
(Joint program with North General Hospital).
Saturday, April 14, 2007
" STAY HEALTHY EAST HARLEM"
community health fair, sponsored by the Mount Sinai medical students and featuring
an extensive range of free health screenings, consultation and information
plus entertainment, 11AM - 3 PM
102nd and Madison Avenue.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
"RANDALL'S ISLAND YOUTH TRACK AND FIELD JAMBOREE AND WELLNESS EVENT,"
co-sponsored by the Randall's Island Sports Foundation, the New York Road
Runners Club and Mount Sinai Medical Center, Icahn Stadium, Randall's Island,
9AM - 3:30 PM.
Mount Sinai will provide a health fair in conjunction with the Track and Field
meet.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
"SENIOR CITIZENS DAY IN EAST HARLEM,"
an annual event and lunch, sponsored by Community Board #11, with health screenings
provided by Mount Sinai, Bonifacio Senior Houses
116th Street and Madison Avenue, 11AM - 3 PM.
May Date to be determined
"A COMMUNITY STROKE SCREENING EVENT,
cosponsored by the Mount Sinai Stroke Center and the Department of Community
Relations at Yorkville Common Pantry
109th St. at 5th Avenue. (May is Stroke Month)
Wednesday,
May 30, 2007
"HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY" at the Council Senior Center, National
Council of Jewish Women
72nd and Broadway. Mount Sinai provides a wide range of health screenings,
11AM - 3 PM
Satuday,
June 19, 2007
"UNITED FOR BETTER HEALTH" FAIR AT 1199 PLAZA COOP,
109th and First Avenue, 12 noon - 5 PM.
(Joint Program with North General Hospital). Health screenings and information.
Saturday,
June 23, 2007
"UNITED FOR BETTER HEALTH" FAIR AT SHARON BAPTIST CHURCH
116th Street and 2nd Avenue, 11am - 3 PM.
(joint Program with North General Hospital). Health Screenings and Information.
Saturday,
August 19, 2007
HARLEM WEEK "UNITED FOR BETTER HEALTH" FAIR
135th Street and 7th Avenue and at the Harlem YMCA, 11AM - 5 PM.
(Joint program with North General Hospital). Range of health screenings.
Saturday,
September 24, 2007
"UNITED FOR BETTER HEALTH" FAIR AT KELLY TEMPLE OF GOD IN CHRIST,
at 134th and Madison Avenue.
Date to be determined in September
'UNITED FOR BETTER HEALTH' FAIR AT MINISINK TOWNHOUSE/NEW YORK CITY MISSION
SOCIETY.
Cosponsored by the American Kidney Fund, 11 AM - 5 PM
Date to be determined in October
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK STREET FESTIVAL.
Date
to be determined in October
ASSEMBLYMAN JONATHAN BING SENIOR HEALTH FAIR.
Friday, February 2, 2007
Go Red for Women Heart Health Screening
at Mount Sinai
Thursday, November 16th, from 3 PM to 7 PM
Mount
Sinai Medical Center
The Guggenheim Pavilion
1468 Madison Avenue at 100th Street.
The screenings will include:
JUNE
2006
June 8, 12 & 29th
Department of Urology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
• Cancer of the prostate is the most common cancer among American men
(excluding skin cancer) and the second leading cause of cancer deaths (after
lung cancer)
• Prostate cancer kills almost 40,000 men annually and strikes almost
200,000 each year.
• One new case is diagnosed every ninety seconds and every eight minutes
another American male dies of this disease.
• A man’s risk of developing prostate cancer increases with age.
• The incidence of prostate cancer has nearly doubled from a rate 20
years ago.
• Although it can occur at any age, it is most often found in men over
the age of 50, and more than 75 % of tumors are found in men over age 65.
• A man who is now 50 years of age, has the probability of developing
prostate cancer during one’s lifetime is about 42%.
• The American Cancer Society guidelines on testing for early prostate
cancer detection is as follows:
• The PSA test and Digital Rectal Examination should be offered annually
beginning at age 50 to men who have a life expectancy of at least 10 years.
• Men at high risk should begin testing at age 45.
• Men who are at higher than average risk, such as those with a family
history of prostate cancer and African-American men should begin these screening
procedures at age 40.
• Scientists and leading urologist suggest that men at normal risk should
have their digital rectal exam and PSA test at age 40, then again at age 45,
and then, beginning at age 50, be tested every year.
• Prostate cancer is one of the easiest cancers to beat; the key to
winning the war against this deadly form of cancer is early detection.
• Nationwide, 60% of all prostate cancers are now discovered before
they spread outside the gland, this is due to early detection,
The Foundation for Medical Evaluation and Early Detection is proud to announce
that in conjunction with the Department of Urology, Barbara & Maurice
A. Deane Prostate Health and Research Center, no cost screening for prostate
cancer will be available to the general public during the month of June 2006
The screenings will be available for men over the age of 40 years of age,
at their offices of the Department of Urology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
located at 5 East 98th Street.
Screening will include a digital rectal examination, and a Prostate Antigen
(PSA) Blood Test.
There is no cost to an individual for the screening, due to the contribution
of the professional services by the board certified urologists at Department
of Urology, and funding for the testing the Foundation for Medical Evaluation
and Early Detection.
In order to schedule your appointment please call the offices of Department
of Urology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and ask to be scheduled for the
no cost screenings
Screenings will be available from 9 AM to 4:30 PM
Please call as soon as possible for an appointment
Rochelle Penn 212-241-8156
May 23, 2006
STROKE
SCREENING
3 PM - 7 PM
Annenberg Building, outside the Plaza Cafe at the Medical Center which is
located at 1460 Madison Avenue at 100th Street.
Wednesday,
March 29, 2006
Celebrating National Nutrition Month at the Mount Sinai Hospital
Weight Management Resource Fair
11 AM to 3 PM
1468 Madison Avenue (at 100th Street)
Guggenheim Pavilion Atrium
Free glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure screening.
Saturday,
April 1, 2006
Mount Sinai Community Health Fair 2006
11 AM to 3 PM
1470 Madison Avenue and on East 102nd Street
(between Madison and Fifth Avenue)
In front of the Mount Sinai Primary Care Building
List of Screenings to be offered
Blood Pressure, Glucose, Cholesterol, Breast Cancer, Glaucoma,
Foot, Oral Cancer, Hepatis C, Skin Cancer, Kidney Disease, Dental, Asthma,
Rapid HIV Testing
and Health Information Tables and Seminars
Tuesday, May 23rd
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Stroke Screening, Glucose, Cholesterol/blood pressure, cardiogram and
Doppler test and health analysis
May, 2006
Chronic Kidney Disease Screening Program
Mount Sinai Medical Center
June, 2006
Prostate Screening
Mount Sinai Medical Center
June
15, September 21, December 21, 2006
Prostate Education and Screening Settlement Health,
212 East 106th Street
5:30 PM
___________________________________________________________
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION AND EARLY DETECTION
&
Barbara & Maurice A. Deane Prostate Health and Research Center
Of the Mount Sinai Medical Center
In honor of Father’s Day
Announce
NO COST SCREENING FOR PROSTATE CANCER
JUNE 2005
June 6, 8, 13,15,20,22,27,29
• Cancer of the prostate is the most common cancer among American men (excluding skin cancer) and the second leading cause of cancer deaths (after lung cancer)
• Prostate cancer kills almost 40,000 men annually and strikes almost 200,000 each year.
• One new case is diagnosed every ninety seconds and every eight minutes another American male dies of this disease.
• A man’s risk of developing prostate cancer increases with age.
• The incidence of prostate cancer has nearly doubled from a rate 20 years ago.
• Although it can occur at any age, it is most often found in men over the age of 50, and more than 75 % of tumors are found in men over age 65.
• A man who is now 50 years of age, has the probability of developing prostate cancer during one’s lifetime is about 42%.
• The American Cancer Society guidelines on testing for early prostate cancer detection is as follows:
o The PSA test and Digital Rectal Examination should be offered annually beginning at age 50 to men who have a life expectancy of at least 10 years.
o Men at high risk should begin testing at age 45.
• Men who are at higher than average risk, such as those with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men should begin these screening procedures at age 40.
• Scientists and leading urologist suggest that men at normal risk should have their digital rectal exam and PSA test at age 40, then again at age 45, and then, beginning at age 50, be tested every year.
• Prostate cancer is one of the easiest cancers to beat; the key to winning the war against this deadly form of cancer is early detection.
• Nationwide, 60% of all prostate cancers are now discovered before they spread outside the gland, this is due to early detection,
The Foundation for Medical Evaluation and Early Detection is proud to announce that in conjunction with the Department of Urology, Barbara & Maurice A. Deane Prostate Health and Research Center, no cost screening for prostate cancer will be available to the general public during the month of June 2005.
The screenings will be available for men over the age of 40 years of age, at their offices of the Department of Urology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine located at 5 East 98th Street.
Screening will include a digital rectal examination, and a Prostate Antigen (PSA) Blood Test.
There is no cost to an individual for the screening, due to the contribution of the professional services by the board certified urologists at Department of Urology, and funding for the testing the Foundation for Medical Evaluation and Early Detection.
In order to schedule your appointment please call the offices of Department
of Urology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine , and ask to be scheduled for the
no cost screenings
Screenings will be available from 2 PM to 5 PM on
June 6, 8, 13,15,20,22, 27, 29
(from 4 PM to 7PM)
Please call as soon as possible (212) 241-0045
Important facts to remember about Prostate Screening
The Foundation
for Medical Evaluation and Early Detection is proud to be coordinating and
providing funding for PSA test of the no cost prostate cancer screenings with
the Barbara & Maurice A. Deane Prostate Health & Research Center of
the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The mission of the Foundation is to provide
no cost screenings for members of the community. Information about the Foundation,
schedule of screenings and educational articles are available by viewing the
Foundation web site at www.fmed.org, or calling Michael Stoler, president
and CEO at 212-850-0675, mstoler@firstam.com;
Friday, May 6, 2005
Health Disparities Summit
Co-sponsored by the Institute for the Advancement of Multicultural and Minority Medicine, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and others, New York Academy of Medicine, 12 16 5th Avenue. Summit begins at 9AM. Louis Sullivan, MD, former Secretary of Health and Human Services, Keynote speaker. Cardiovascular screening, jointly conducted by North General Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center, will be available from 11AM - 3 PM on the 1st floor of the New York Academy of Medicine.
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Community Board #11 Annual Senior Citizen Forum
Draper Hall, Metropolitan Hospital
99th and 1st Avenue
11AM - 3 PM
Cardiovascular Screening and counseling will be provided by Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Senior Health and Fitness Day
Council Senior Center
241 West 72nd Street
10AM - 3 PM
The
Center is sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women. Cardiovascular
Screening and counseling as well as other screening services will be provided
by Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Saturday, June 4, 2005
St. Ann's Church Annual Street Festival and Health Fair
East 110th Street between 1t and 2nd Avenues
11AM - 3 PM
Cardiovascular Screening and counseling will be provided by Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
William Howard Taft Houses Family Day
112th and Madison Avenue
11 AM - 5 PM
Cardiovascular Screening and counseling will be provided by Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Saturday, July 31, 2005
Abyssinian Baptist Church Street Festival/Health Fair
West 138th Street between Lenox and 7th Avenues
9 AM - 5 PM
Cardiovascular Screening and counseling as well as other screening services will be jointly provided by North General Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Saturday, July 31, 2005
James Weldon Johnson Houses Family Day
112th Street and Lexington Avenue
12 noon - 5 PM
Cardiovascular Screening and counseling will be provided by Mount Sinai
Medical Center.
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Children's Day and Health Fair
Harlem Week
West 135th Street Festival
W. 135th between Lenox and 7th Avenues
Cardiovascular Screening and counseling as well as other screening services will be jointly provided by North General Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center.
February 26, 2005 & March 12, 2005
Mount
Sinai Medical Center
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Screening
A silent killer, taking 15,000 lives each year
The 15th leading cause of death in the U.S.
Highest risk are people age 60 and above, particularly men
Screening available to:
The Foundation for Medical Evaluation & Early Detection is proud to announce that the Mount Sinai Medical Center will be offered no cost abdominal aortic aneurysm screenings.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms, is a little-recognized silent killer that takes thousands of lives each year and numbers among its victims the likes of Albert Einstein, Lucille Ball and actor George C. Scott.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are an abnormal weakness and bulging of the lower portion of the aorta, the major artery from the heart, which can burst without warning and result in life-threatening bleeding.
Ruptured aortic aneurysms take as many as 15,000 lives each year and are the 15th leading cause of death in the United States. Those at highest risk are people age 60 and above, particularly men.
People with abdominal aortic aneurysms often show no symptoms prior to a rupture, but the life-threatening danger can be detected through a simple, painless, five minute ultrasound examination.
No cost abdominal aortic screenings, by appointment are available to the general public who qualify on February 26 and March 12th.
Screenings must be scheduled in advance by calling 1-800-637-4624 (1-800-MD-Sinai)
The Mount Sinai
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Awareness initiative and screenings are supported,
in part, by an educational grant by Medtronic.
Saturday, January 29, 2005, 11am - 3pm
Memorial Baptist Church
141 West 115th Street
Screenings: Cholesterol & Glucose
Monday, February 14, 2005, 3pm -7pm
Heart Health Day sponsored by Mount Sinai Hospital and North General Hospital
@ Julia de Burgos Cultural Center
106th Street & Lexington Avenue
Screenings: Cholesterol & Glucose, Body Fat Analysis & Blood Pressure Screening.
The Foundation is very proud to offer these screenings to the community.
Please advise your friends, colleagues and business associates of these no cost screenings. Forward this announcement to others to allow them to avail themselves of the no cost screenings.
Additional information about upcoming screenings is available on the foundation website at www.fmed.org
If you have any questions, please contact Michael Stoler at 212-850-0675.
