Brooklyn President To Cap American Heart Month At Navy Yard

This article was originally written by Kings County Politics and posted here in partnership with Patch:

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams tomorrow will cap American Heart Month — observed nationwide in February — with the launch of the Brooklyn Healthy Workplace Challenge in collaboration with the American Heart Association, aimed at changing the dietary and exercise habits at businesses across the borough.

The initiative is inspired in part by Adams’ desire to expand his personal struggle against Type 2 diabetes to a borough-wide battle against diseases sparked by poor food choices. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease, accounting for 90-95 percent of diagnosed cases in the United States. Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death among adults with diabetes.

The kickoff will take place in the Brooklyn Navy Yard at 1776, a global innovation network and startup incubator participating in the challenge. Adams and representatives from the American Heart Association will lay out the steps for the challenge and the benefits they can earn, including special incentives for employees from Citi Bike.

They will be joined by a number of local businesses who have already signed up, including the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Brooklyn Navy Yard Corporation, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, DUMBO Business Improvement District (BID), Forest City Ratner Companies, Industry City, and Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID.

The kickoff is slated for 12 noon, tomorrow, Feb 28 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s 1776 Beta Campus, 63 Flushing Avenue, Building 280, Suite 814 in Fort Greene.

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