On Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 the Nathaniel Conklin House hosted a Health & Safety Day to promote healthy behaviors and lifestyle changes, and increase education and awareness of public safety topics including pedestrian safety and sustainable transportation. The event included three components: Walk with a Doc, Stony Brook’s amazing Mobile Mammography van and Family Yoga with Kelly Peckholdt of Positions Dance Studio. The Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition, Good Samaritan Hospital trauma center volunteers and Mobility Week team from Transit Solutions also joined in for this fun day.
Dr. Puneet Gandotra of Northwell Health’s Southside Cardiology kicked off the walk with notes on keeping your heart healthy especially during the pandemic. Mark Hoffacker of NY Coalition for Transportation Safety then led our group of 40 or so walkers from the Conklin House, past the LIRR Babylon Station and up and around Argyle Lake, pointing out pedestrian safety tips along the way. The mobile Mammography van offered state-of-the-art 3D mammographies right on site and several local families got their zen on out on the Conklin House green during Family Yoga. Many thanks to Conklin House Volunteer Kym Turet for helping at this event.
Stay tuned for more healthy educational programs at the Conklin House including our upcoming Blood Drive!