Health

Find Anti-Overdose Naloxone

Naloxone is a medication that reverses overdoses from opioids such as heroin and prescription painkillers. New Yorkers can get this life-saving medication without prescription from community organizations and pharmacies.

View more information and distribution locations from the Department of Health Naloxone page: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/naloxone.page

Quick reference to participating pharmacies in the neighborhood:

CVS 222 E 34th Street

CVS 292 Madison Avenue

CVS 150 E 42nd Street

Duane Reade 465 2nd Ave

Duane Reade 585 2nd Avenue

Duane Reade 485 Lexington Ave

Duane Reade 155 E 34th Street

Duane Reade 300 E 39th Street

Government Healthcare Site

Site to research and sign up for healthcare coverage for New York State residents.

LGBTQ Health Centers

NYC Health + Hospitals Pride Health Center located at Bellevue in Kips Bay, 462 First Avenue. Open Mondays and Fridays 9am to noon, with availability on Tuesday and Thursday for urgent appointments. Beyond the center's specific hours, LGBTQ-affirming care is still available full-time. To make an appointment, call 844-NYC-4NYC.

Medicare Website

Medicare website

NYC Well Offers Free and Confidential Help for Mental Health Support

NYC Well is a free and confidential way to get help if you or someone close to you needs mental health support. You can text "Well" to 65173 or call 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355) for anything from crisis counseling to appointments with mental health professionals. Click here to visit the website.

NYC Winter Weather Health & Safety Tips

Please see NYC's tips on how to take steps to be safe during winter storms and extreme cold.

NYU Langone Family Support Program - Peer Mentor Program for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Caregivers

NYU Langone Family Support Program - Peer Mentor Program for Caregivers for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

The Peer Mentor program is open to caregivers caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias who live in the five boroughs of New York City.

The NYU Langone Medical Center Family Support Program offers caregivers a free Peer Mentor Program where they canbenefit from talking privately, one-on-one, with others who have had a similar experience. Volunteer mentors, who are former or current caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's and related dementias, offer support and practical information through empathic listening and sharing of their own experience. The Peer Mentor Program offers caregivers a "bridge" to support groups and other community and Family Support Program services that they may find helpful.

Mentors and caregivers will "meet" over the phone.

Peer mentoring will be offered to each caregiver for a 3 month period, through a minimum of six sessions. Mentors and caregivers can choose to contact each other more frequently if they wish.

Call or e-mail the Peer Mentor Coordinators to enroll or make a referral:

Ann Burgunder- 646-754-2283

Thea Micoli - 646-754-2282

E-mail: cgpeermentor@gmail.com

Office Address: 145 E. 32"d St. (Lex./3'd Ave.) I 8th Fl. - Rm. 830

Related Document: NYUPeerMentorProgram.pdf

Recognizing Human Trafficking

While not an exhaustive list, these are some key red flags that could alert you to a potential trafficking situation that should be reported:

- Living with employer - Poor living conditions - Multiple people in cramped space - Inability to speak to individual alone - Answers appear to be scripted and rehearsed - Employer is holding identity documents - Signs of physical abuse - Submissive or fearful - Unpaid or paid very little - Under 18 and in prostitution

Abductors, pimps, organized crime rings and terrorists will continue to highly profit off of human beings through slavery. By taking action and sharing information, we become part of the solution.

Substance Abuse Resources

Resources provided by New York State: https://www.oasas.ny.gov/accesshelp/index.cfm

Resources provide by New York City: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/alcohol-and-drug-use.page

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