Bronx Events: Children’s Health & Safety Day

Tomorrow is Children’s Health & Safety Day at the Jacobi Farmer’s Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Head over to 1400 Pelham Parkway South (between Eastchester Road and Seminole Avenue) for fun educational activities, free giveaways, healthy nutrition and fun fitness demonstrations for kids, FDNY Fire Education Safety Booth, summer reading at the Morris Park Library Booth, Asthma prevention and education at the Asthma Booth, and make (and sample) delicious fruit smoothies at the Nutrition Booth!


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Tomorrow: Back to School Health Fair in Claremont

Health Fair Flier

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Health Fair

As part of "Cover the Uninsured Week," Fordham Road BID, together with Union Community Health Center, will hold a health fair tomorrow on 188th Street at Valentine Avenue. The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Services offered include free mammograms and blood pressure screenings.

Health Fair at PS 226 and the School's Plans for a Gym

PS 226, an elementary school on Sedgwick Avenue in University Heights, held its first health fair today, with the aim of encouraging healthy minds and bodies among students, parents, and the wider community.

Representatives from Morris Heights Health Center, Jacobi Medical Center, and others, gave out information on asthma, nutrition, childhood obesity, adult and childhood literacy, parenting, and more. The Hunts Point Farmers Market provided free fruit. The New York Road Runners Club organized relay races for energetic kids.

The fair, which was organized by PS 226 health teacher Robert Romano, was held in the school's playground, where, teachers hope, a gymnasium - something the school lacks - will one day stand. So far they've raised $300,000, most of which was gathered at a celebrity golf tournament in Los Angeles. Actor Don Cheadle was among those who played. How did the school get Hollywood bigshots involved? Well, Romano's got connections: his older brother is Ray Romano of "Everyone Loves Raymond" fame.

Still, there could be a long road ahead. The gym - which will double up as a community center for the whole neighborhood to enjoy - is going to cost more than $3 million. It's sad, said Romano, that many students who are excited about the plans will likely have moved on by the time it gets built. (Photo by James Fergusson)