Free Screening for Prostate Cancer

Mt. Sinai Hospital’s Prostate Cancer Screening Van will be at Union Baptist Church on March 15

240 West 145th Street, 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday, March 15

Mount Sinai Robert F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening is committed to enabling early detection of prostate cancer for at-risk Black men.

The Screening Unit brings diagnostic teams and tools directly to neighborhoods in central, east, and west Harlem; the Upper East Side; and Queens. In these areas, Mount Sinai experts expect that more than 13 percent of Black men between the ages 45 to 79 will have prostate cancer, and more than 1 percent of them die. That’s nearly 1,000 fathers, grandfathers, brothers, uncles, husbands, and sons who potentially can be saved by routine screenings.

The screenings, implemented through buses that go throughout the respective neighborhoods, are accessible ways to detect a life threatening condition and nip it in the bud.

On Saturday, March 15 from 10am to 4pm there will be an event at Union Baptist 240 West 145th Street. Mount Sinai will be offering a free PSA (prostate-specific antigen) Blood Test for men 40 -75 years old. No insurance is necessary to get the blood test.

Find out more about the program here and about future events if you can’t make this one! (ER)

Free One-on-One College and Career Counseling at Local Libraries

CALLING ALL STUDENTS GRADES 7-12 AND THEIR FAMILIES

Do you want to go to college or start a career? Are you having a hard time figuring out where to start preparing your application or resume? Do you need some assistance with all of the paperwork? Schedule a College/Career Counseling Session with the New York Public Library

Trained library personnel will help you with:

• General info about College & Career Prep

• Summer programs

• Job search and applications

• Creating/Editing your resume

• Making a school list

• Working on college applications

• Financial aid related help, and more

The library is offering numerous sessions at libraries around the city including in Harlem

You can schedule a session at your library. Go to the New York Public Library’s Event page here.  Registration for sessions ends 24 hours before the program. (ER)