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Harlem Word: Dr. Icilma Fergus partners with African American and Hispanic patients to fight heart disease in Harlem
As Chief of Cardiology at Harlem Hospital Center, Dr. Fergus sees stress, poverty and discrimination as all playing an important part in the health of many urban communities particularly those of African Americans and Hispanic ethnicities. Her goal is to reach community members where they are at-either on the streets or in their heads. She told us her philosophy is to work with patients to fight heart disease as a team.
Harlem Word: Dr. Hilda Hutcherson -- Sex, exercise and health
We sat down with Dr. Hutcherson to talk about how sex is an important part of overall health.
Harlem Word: Emmanuel Durham -- Helen B. Atkinson Center and health in Harlem
Emmanuel L. Durham, MHSA, Center Director of Community Healthcare Network Helen B. Atkinson Health Center discusses the work of the Helen B. Atkinson Center and the health issues affecting Harlem.
Harlem Word: Dr. Mary Bassett – High blood pressure and salt
We sat down with Dr. Mary T. Bassett, former Deputy Director of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to discuss high blood pressure in Harlem and the impact of salt on hypertension.
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Harlem Word: Laura Evensen shares the three signs of stroke that everyone should know
Laura Evensen, MPH, the Behavioral Research Director of the stroke division at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, is working to figure out why some people are less likely to have a stroke. We chatted with her about what she has found out so far through her research and experience.
Harlem Word: Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe tells us what every African American should know about high blood pressure
Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, is an Associate Professor of Medicine, at the NYU School of Medicine. He is researching ways to help lower the rates of heart disease among African Americans. In this article he discusses what every African American should know about high blood pressure (hypertension).
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Harlem Word: Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe explains how beliefs as well as depression and anxiety can make it hard to lower high blood pressure
Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, MS, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine where he is working hard to find ways to lower rates of heart disease among African Americans. In this article he discusses the role that people's beliefs about high blood pressure (hypertension) as well as depression and anxiety play in their ability to lower their blood pressure.
Harlem Word: Yoga instructor Stephanie Pope Caffey tells us about Bikram yoga
Stephanie Pope Caffey is a yoga instructor in Harlem. She and her sister, Jennifer Pope, own Bikram Yoga East Harlem, which introduces "hot" yoga to Harlemites seven days a week. In this article, she explains what Bikram yoga is and some of its benefits. Read more below!
Harlem Word: Stephanie Pope Caffey talks about how she became a Bikram yoga instructor
Before becoming a yoga instructor, Harlemite Stephanie Pope Caffey was a dancer in New York City and Los Angeles. In this article, she tells us how she started practicing Bikram yoga.
Harlem Word: Dr. Icilma Fergus—community and professional service is her focus
As Chief of Cardiology at Harlem Hospital Center, and a board member of the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), Dr. Fergus works hard to constantly stay in touch with the community-and to teach others how to work at the grassroots level. Community is at the center of her all her work as a heart specialist.
