BROOKLYN! Say Hello to HOBBS

Brooklyn, here's to your health! That's right Brooklyn, your health is important and here at HOBBS, Health of Beautiful Brooklyn Society. We'll be addressing some of your neighborhood health concerns. We will be promoting health awareness and highlighting community events within your neighborhood. Through health education you will gain valuable information that will Empower you, Change the way you treat your body, mind and soul and possibly Save your life. We cannot do it alone. Improving your community's health is not going to happen overnight It will take the help of your policy makers, your public advocates, strong community leaders are needed. It is a shared responsibility in which we all need to take part in. With the influx of new immigrants in recent years, Brooklyn has expanded into a cultural diversity haven. Evoking richness of different kinds of food, music, language and even fashion. Despite these great gains, health inequality has plagued certain areas where the economy and social climate is weak.Take charge. It is Your HEALTH, Your Voice, Your Community. Get in the Know!

Did you know that 72% of persons over 65 in East New York, Brooklyn has never had a pneumonia shot. (According to Downstate Medical Center, located in Brooklyn, New York).  Pneumonia is a lung infection that causes a person to become very sick. Some of the symptoms of Pneumonia is coughing, wheezing, having chest pains,  and developing high fevers. Difficulty breathing can cause your lungs to collapse. Pneumonia can be treated but if you are over 65 years of age and have these symptoms, the best solution may be to go to a hospital right away.

• Pneumonia is caused by bacteria. Your doctor will prescribe antibiotics. Antibiotics will most likely cure pneumonia caused by bacteria
•  Take the antibiotics exactly as instructed by your doctor
• Never stop taking them just because you feel better. 
• Take the full course of antibiotics

If you are 65 or older, make sure to seek the help of a physician. Especially if you smoke, have a heart condition or a lung condition. Also, think about taking the pneumococcal vaccine. Taking this vaccine will aid in lowering your chances of getting pneumonia.

Stay Empowered, Be the change, Save your life. 
                                                                                 ...HOBBS 2012