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AMPHS is 4 years old!
Four years ago, on March 25, a few volunteers started teaching emergency preparedness classes to students from Brooklyn – and so AMPHS was born. A year later, we started free, monthly health screenings for basic tests such as blood pressure and vision problems. And now AMPHS has 40 volunteers – from doctors and nurses to … Continue reading
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The Centers for Disease Prevention wants to highlight the risks involved when women indulge in binge drinking. Binge drinking can be defined as consuming four or more drinks per occasion. (For men, it’s five or more drinks per occasion). Binge drinking is dangerous for both men and women, but causes a disproportionate number of health and social … Continue reading
When: Saturday, April 19 from 1pm – 5pm Where: AMPHS Headquarters, 5306 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (between 53rd and 54th Streets) Who: Walk-ins welcome; appointments preferred for priority service. Appointments can be scheduled by calling: (212) 256-9036 What: AMPHS will be offering free health screenings for BMI, blood pressure, vision, and memory along with healthy lifestyle counseling … Continue reading
AMPHS is pleased to announce four new volunteers. We would like to thank them for dedicating their time and expertise to the health of the Sunset Park community. Please join us in welcoming them aboard! Sarice Greenstein, Spanish Translator Sarice will be interpreting on behalf of clients at screenings and education events and assisting with a number … Continue reading
Most people who encounter us are surprised when they hear that AMPHS is a completely volunteer-run organization, and we thank our outstanding volunteers for their time, effort and, most of all, their unwavering devotion to our mission. For this issue of the newsletter, we decided to interview one of our volunteers, Dennis Zheng. He has been volunteering … Continue reading
Although you may feel bad about eating between meals, snacks are not necessarily bad. In fact, well-planned weight-loss programs allow for snacks to help manage hunger between meals and reduce binge eating. For instance, eating fruits, nuts or raw vegetables can curb your hunger without ruining your appetite for the next meal. The most important thing … Continue reading
Are you looking to grow your business, not-for-profit organization or socially-driven venture and develop its capacity? Do you need an affordable and reliable location to carry out your programming and further your impact? AMPHS is now offering a social impact-driven office space use program for like-minded nonprofits and social enterprises. The AMPHS office is in … Continue reading
Community organizations are invited to schedule health events with us this spring. Here at AMPHS, we make our biggest impact by providing individuals the opportunity to interact with our clinicians and social workers as a group and one-on-one. While we hold monthly in-house screening events, much of our work takes place outside of our facilities … Continue reading
Would you like to make a direct difference in the lives of underserved community members? Would you like to work directly to improve immigrant health outcomes? Are you interested contributing your skills to a young, entrepreneurial organization? As a grassroots community-based organization, AMPHS fills in gaps where the health care system leaves off. Right now, … Continue reading
