Chinese-Americans Putting Down Roots in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Record
October 23rd, 1998
Chinese centers of population are increasing in various neighborhoods of the Borough of Brooklyn, Sunset Park and lower Park Slope. For the past decade they have been home to 20,000 or more people with Chinese ancestral backgrounds. In 1998, however, there are probably another 20 or 30,000 residing also in parts of Bay Ridge, Sheepshead Bay and especially in the Homecrest-Gravesend area of Brooklyn.
Homecrest Community Services, the non-profit senior center in Brooklyn serving a largely Asian-American elderly population, is located in the Homecrest Presbyterian Church on Avenue T and East 15th Street, 1 block away from the D trainĄŻs Avenue U stop in the Homestead-Gravesend section. Homecrest Services had celebrated its first year anniversary by sponsoring a neighborhood Senior Citizens Health Fair on Friday, October 23, 1998 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
There was a wide variety of free health screenings at the Fai which were offered including vascular, glucose, cholesterol, podiatry, pulmonary, blood pressure, vision, glaucoma, asthma, prostate, stress, strength and nutrition tests.
Lectures were given by medical professionals on topics geared to the elderly such as Geriatric Health, Fall Prevention and WomenĄŻs Health. A computerized benefits screening will be available to assist the elderly determine if they are eligible for different entitlement programs such as Medicaid or SSI. There was an information booth set up to assist legal residents who are in danger of losing SSI, Food Stamps or other public benefits as they apply for naturalization.
Sponsors of the Fair include most of the major hospitals and health care institutions serving southern Brooklyn including New York Methodist Hospital, Maimonides Medical Center, Victory Memorial Hospital, Coney Island Hospital, Metropolitan Jewish Health Systems, Beth Israel Medical Center(Kings Highway Division) New York Community Hospital, Oxford Health Plans, Cigna Health Care, Health Insurance Plan and Evergreen Surgical Supply Co.
Health Fair supporters include: Jarvie Commonwealth Service, State of New York Office for the Aging, Greater Southern Brooklyn Health Coalition, New York State Health Department, Bergen Beach Youth Organization and numerous friends of the senior center.
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