Goal is to get every Brooklyn man to see a health care provider

Borough President Marty Markowitz, close to thirty Brooklyn hospitals and health care providers along with Best of Brooklyn, Inc., kicked off the first day of Take Your Man to the Doctor Week – He’ll Live to Love You Longer, a public health campaign that runs from October 4 – 10. Take Your Man to the Doctor Week, in its second year, is a call to action for men of all ages, ethnicities, and social standing to regularly visit a doctor and for the women who love them to make it happen. There is a huge disparity in doctor visitation between men and women, and statistics show that men are more likely to visit with the encouragement of a loved one.

“Too many men ignore their own health, when they hear a noise in their car, they take it to the mechanic that day, but when they hear a noise in their own body, they ignore it and say mañana,” said Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. “Last year my wife, Jamie, made the first appointment for me and also scheduled herself a check up. If all the women in Brooklyn did the same for the men in their lives - and we know there is no more persuasive group than Brooklyn women - their determination would help ensure a healthier Brooklyn. Last year’s campaign was a huge success. Our hospitals and health providers worked together, providing over 2,200 men with free health screenings as well as offering vital healthcare information. Let’s make this year even better!”

Call 718-802-3875 or log onto www.brooklyn-usa.org for a complete listing of free health screening services and all participating hospitals, health centers, clinics and physician’s offices.

All Take Your Man to the Doctor participants will be eligible for a number of great prizes including a romantic night for two at the Brooklyn Marriott, tickets to the new Broadway show, “Brooklyn the Musical,” and $25 gift certificates to the Brooklyn Tourism and Visitor’s Center gift shop as well as free t-shirts, mugs, hats and more.

Take Your Man to the Doctor is being sponsored by Healthfirst, Pfizer, Central Brooklyn Medical Group, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Beth Israel Kings Highway Division – Continuum Health Partners, Inc. and Long Island College Hospital – Continuum Health Partners, Inc.
In partnership with New York Methodist Hospital, Interfaith Medical Center, Coney Island Hospital, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Kings County Hospital, Lutheran Medical Center, Woodhull Medical Center, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn Hospital Center, Maimonides Medical Center, Victory Memorial Hospital, Courier Life Publications, ICL Healthcare Choices, First Med Care, Advanced Family Medical, Caribbean Women’s Health Association, Levit Medical Arts Pavilion, Lyndon Baines Johnson Health Complex, Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Brownsville Multi-Service Center, Family Services Network of New York, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and Metro Plus.