Community Education

Community Education

The Department of Community Education strives to prevent disease, support wellness, and empower self-care by improving the health of the communities we serve through education, awareness, outreach, and prevention and screening activities. Please see below for our health education offerings.

Public Health

  • Vaxmobile
  • Community Health Screenings
    • Save the Date: Health Fair on the Long Beach Boardwalk (between Edwards Blvd. and Riverside Blvd.), Friday, June 28, 2024, 11am-4pm.

      Screenings include:

      • Anxiety and Depression
      • Blood Pressure
      • Body Mass Index (BMI)
      • Balance Testing
      • Breast Exams
      • Diabetes Risk Assessment
      • Head and Neck Cancer Screening
      • Limited Podiatry Exams
      • Memory
      • Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
      • Stroke Risk Assessment

Lectures

  • Colorectal cancer and prevention
  • Diabetes
  • Heart health
  • Hypertension
  • Injury prevention
  • Prostate cancer
  • Stroke
  • Women’s health

Programs

  • Diabetes self-management
  • Injury Prevention
  • Smoking cessation
  • Stop the Bleed
  • Aging in Place: Protect your independence and health
  • Matter of Balance: Managing concerns about falls (ages 65+)

Screenings

  • Blood pressure
  • Prostate (PSA-blood draw only)
  • Skin Cancer

For more information, please call the Department of Community Education at (516) 377-5333.
All programs are offered FREE of charge.

Mount Sinai South Nassau Department of Community Education

519 Merrick Rd
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516) 377-5333

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