Direct Outreach

Pediatric and Parenting Programs

• WIC Nutrition Program:   A nutrition education program that provides expectant and new mothers, their infants and young children with milk, formula, cereal, juice and other basics.  Call (718) 240-6443.
• PCAP (Prenatal Care Assistance Program):  Free prenatal care for low-income women and a full year of health care for their infants at the Brookdale Family Care Centers. 
  Call (718) 240-5045.
• New Parents Support Group (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit):  For parents of premature and other newborns in the NICU.  Call (718) 240-6598.
• Lamaze classes/childbirth education:   Call (718) 240-5582.
• Immunizations:   The Brookdale Family Care Centers offer immunizations to school children in the community as part of a city-wide effort (October).  See individual BFCCs for phone numbers.

School-Related Programs

• Health Careers:   A local junior high school class visits Brookdale one day each week during the school term. The students spend the day "shadowing" employee mentors to learn what is involved in their jobs. Students from area high schools and colleges volunteer their spare time in various hospital areas to explore career choices and participate in the "world of work" experience.
• Summer Youth Employment Program:   Eligible high school students are accepted and placed throughout our facility to assist employees and learn to function successfully in the workplace while earning much needed money funded though local community organizations.

Programs for Older Adults

• Alzheimer's Disease support groups (for caretakers, too):  Call (718) 240-5455.
• Flu Vaccines:   Administered to community residents at risk for medical complications from flu infections.  Organized upon request through local community groups, senior centers and religious organizations. Flu shots are also routinely given at all of our Brookdale Family Care Centers (September through October).  Call (718) 240-5082.
• Educational Workshops:   These workshops are hosted regularly at local senior citizen centers and are supported by a team of hospital professionals stressing wellness and maintaining a healthy community, information on services/programs available, how to access the services within our integrated healthcare delivery system.  These efforts are indicative of Brookdale's sensitivity toward serving the needs of the senior population.

Support Groups

• Alzheimer's Disease:  (718) 240-5455
• Cancer: (718) 240-6038
• Cardiology (Heart) :  (718) 240-5724, 5388
• Dialysis:  (718) 240-5298
• Ostomies:  (718) 240-6354
• Parenting:  (718) 240-6598
• Sickle-Cell Anemia:  (718) 240-5904
• Bariatric and Weight-loss support group: (718) 240-THIN

Health Education

• Speakers' Bureau:   Brookdale's physicians, nurses, dietitians, therapists, pharmacists and other personnel speak to organizations throughout the community on health topics.  Subjects include arthritis, children's health, diabetes, high blood pressure, family relationships, speech and hearing, heart disease, nutrition, health concerns of adolescents, Alzheimer's Disease, eye care, growing old in good health, cancer, weight control, women's health, mental health issues, proper foot care, proper use of medications, substance abuse, rehabilatative medicine, and careers in health care.  To arrange a group program, call (718) 240-5716.