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Grant funding through FPHNY is supporting ten faith-based organizations in Brooklyn that are working to train congregant health volunteer "Health Ministers" in the promotion of health and wellness activities within these institutions. Health Ministers
have been trained to promote important public health
measures such as cancer screening, monitoring diabetes,
maintaining heart health, and others. Health Ministers
raise awareness about the importance of timely health
screenings and appropriate health behaviors as well
as motivate, refer and counsel their members on how
and when to seek health services where appropriate.
The program will evaluate the impact of a healthy ministry
model on the health awareness of congregations. The
program is working with representatives from seven Christian
churches, two Islamic mosques, and one Jewish synagogue.
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Rates of
colon cancer screening and mammogram screening
are lower in Brooklyn than in NYC as a whole |
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In Brooklyn
as a whole, the percentage of obese residents
exceeds the percentage of obesity in NYC as
a whole |
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The percentage
of people in Brooklyn diagnosed with diabetes
exceeds the percentage of New Yorkers as a
whole |
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