The Bronx is the unhealthiest county in New York State. That's according to a new survey of county health statistics from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin.
Author and Fordham Professor Dr. Mark Naison discusses his research on health and food disparities in the Bronx, how the borough is a prime location for cultural tourism and the need for a new direction in health care, and education.
It can be difficult for anyone to make the transition from the lazy mornings of summer to the busy schedules of a new school year. But as Dr. Shelby Harris, director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, notes, the adjustment for teens can be especially daunting.
New York City's asthma rate is higher than the national average, but not everyone is gasping for air.
According to a report published Wednesday by the Department of Health, one in eight children in New York City has been diagnosed with asthma. The report comes from a 2009 community survey that found racial and socioeconomic disparities among City neighborhoods when it comes to diagnoses.
Environmental advocates in New York City say drivers are spending too much time and money at the pump.
Environmental officials have installed air monitors in the Northeast Bronx to help fight asthma. New York state Senator Jeffrey Klein pushed for the program.
Teenagers in the Bronx are spending their summer running a farmers market in an effort to improve the health of residents in their community.
Eight percent of children in New York State are uninsured, according to a study by the Children’s Defense Fund, and many of those children are going without dental care.
If you're tired of the same old excercise routines, why not try something new? In this edition of WFUV's Cityscape, a retired maestro introduces us to a workout he's created called Conductorcise and we learn how to swivel our way into better shape at a belly dancing class.
Some people say laughter is the answer to a better body and soul. In this report, we check out a so-called laughter yoga session in Westchester County, New York.
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