This document provides tips for staying active indoors and outdoors during the autumn season. It suggests making fall yard work fun for kids by having them help with tasks like raking leaves in different ways. It also recommends indoor activities like board games that encourage physical activity. The document stresses the importance of both children and adults being physically active, with children needing at least 1 hour per day and adults 2.5 hours per week.

1.
Be Active Outdoors and Indoors
this Autumn Season
Autumn often requires us to make changes in our lifestyle
or routine due to weather, school activities, and upcoming
holidays. Create habits to help you and your children stay
healthy and safe throughout your lives.
Make fall yard work fun. Have kids come up with
different ways to pick up leaves or pine cones
(such as squatting, bending, leaning, stretching, or
balancing on one foot). Sing, dance, and explore.
Provide kids with rakes and other tools that are
kid-sized for comfort and safety. For indoor fun,
play board games and computer games that en-
courage physical activity. Have a song-and-dance
talent show. Draw, color, and explore with health
in mind. Remember that children and adolescents
should be active for at least 1 hour a day, and
adults for at least 2½ hours a week.
For more information and tips please visit http://
www.cdc.gov/family/parentautumn/index.htm
I N T H I S I S S U E :
 Message from the Executive Director
Ms. Ngozi
 BPN Mission Statement
 NYS Marketplace Information
 Active Living outdoors and indoors
 BPN Highlights
 Brooklyn Task Force Coalition Info.
 “Temptation at the Checkout”
 October National Breast Cancer Aware-
ness Month
 Women’s Health Tips
 Contact Information
 BPN Services
 Open Enorllment
 Autumn Healthy and Wholesome reci-
pes
 Happy Holidays Message
A Message from BPN
TB Updated
Ngozi Moses, Execu ve Director, BPN
V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 I
O C T – D E C 2 0 1 4
Newsletter
Ngozi Moses, Executive Director
Dr. Louis D. Camilien, Board Chairper-
son
LaTrella Penny, Board Vice-Chairperson
Bettie Mays, Board Secretary
BPN is committed to:
Improving the health and well-
being of children, youth, parents,
individuals (males and females)
and families through linkages to
culturally appropriate services to
optimize health
Identifying & developing needed
resources facilitating collabora-
tion & partnership to coordinate
services and affect public policy.
Important NYS Marketplace infor‐
ma on for 2015 Open Enrollment
If you’re enrolled in a 2014 Market-
place plan, your bene it year ends
December 31, 2014. To continue
health coverage in 2015, you can
renew your current health plan or
choose a new health plan through
the Marketplace during the 2015
Open Enrollment period.
What happens if I have no cover-
age in 2015?
If you don’t have health coverage
during 2015, you may have to pay a
fee. The fee in 2015 is higher than it
was in 2014 — 2% of your income
or $325 per adult/$162.50 per child,
whichever is more.
Important Dates:
The Open Enrollment period for
2015 coverage is November 15,
2014 to February 15, 2015.

2. P A G E 2
The Brooklyn Task Force on Infant and
Maternal Mortality and Family Health
A coalition of Community-Based
Organizations (CBO) was formed in 2000.
●●●
The Brooklyn Task Force on Infant and
Maternal and Family Health
Chair: Dr Georgianna Glose, DSW
Convener /Coordinator: Brooklyn
Perinatal Network Ngozi Moses,
Executive Dir.
Coalition Members:
 Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health
Center (BSFHC)
 Brooklyn Perinatal Network (BPN)
 Caribbean Women’s Health
Association (CWHA)
 Church Avenue Merchants Block
Association (CAMBA)
 Diaspora Community Services (DCS)
 East New York Diagnostic &
Treatment Center (ENYD&TC)
 Ft. Greene Strategic Neighborhood
Action Partnership (Ft Greene
SNAP)
 Greater Brooklyn Health Coalition
(GBHC)
 Luther Family Health Centers (LFHC)
 New Dimensions In Care (NDIC)/
Christopher Rose Community
Empowerment Campaign (CRCEC)
City Council funded IMRI work started
in 2001
The Task Force provides a forum to
engage community-based health and
human service providers and other
community stakeholders, in
partnerships and collaborative
activities that address the disparities
in maternal health and birth outcomes
in communities of color.
BPN’s Highlights
The Pregnancy Storytelling Project
BPN has partnered with the UMass team in the recruitment and par cipa on of New York wom-
en share their pregnancy stories to create a
series of videos that contain stories of His-
panic and African-American women who are
pregnant, or recently gave birth These videos
will represent an innova ve, customized
educa onal tool for La na and African Amer-
ican popula ons.
The content of the videos are sensi ve to the
regional and cultural needs for the popula-
on because it will be based on their feed-
back. The videos will be developed in a DVD
format and will be available in digital format
for web-based pla orms.
The UMASS team just finished conduc ng
all focus groups and videos na onwide and now have all of the material to complete the edi ng
process. It will take a bit to process everything and get it into 2 DVD forms (African American, and
Hispanic) to be proudly presented to clients and project sites. Look out for a sneak peak by the
end of the year! We are excited to see the project come to life.
BPN would like to extend its gra tude to partner organiza ons ho helped to recruit clients for par-
cipa on in the group. The women were all truly excited to have their voiced heard!
Temptation at Checkout
Have you ever made a sudden purchase of your favorite
candy bar at checkout? Well CSPI (The Center for Sci-
ence in the Public Interest) reports that this may an inten-
tional marketing strategy by the food and beverage indus-
try.
CSPI’s new report, “Sugar Overload: Retail Checkout
Promotes Obesity,” examines the prevalence and health-
fulness of foods and beverages in retail checkout aisles.
The report found that unhealthy food and beverages are
common even in the checkout aisles of stores that are not
in the business of selling food.
“Across 30 grocery stores and other retailers, we found
that candy, gum, energy bars, chips, cookies, soda, and
other sugar drinks comprise the majority of food and
beverages at checkout. The widespread availability of
junk food and sugary beverages means that even shop-
ping for clothes or books has become yet another occasion for food companies to push (unhealthy)
products on people.”
For a one-page summary of “Sugar Overload: Retail Checkout Promotes Obesity,” visit:
http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/SugarOverload-1page.pdf
Main Office 76 Nevins Street Brooklyn, New York 11217 (718-)643-8258 ● Brownsville Office 444 Thomas S Boyland St Brownsville, NY 11212 (718)-643-8258
African American Focus Group Participants in
discussion

3. P A G E 3V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 I O C T – D E C 2 0 1 4
October is Na onal Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Breast cancer is the second most common kind of can-
cer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the
United States will get breast cancer at some point.
The good news is that many women can survive breast
cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram –
the screening test for breast cancer – can help find
breast cancer early when it’s easier to treat.
Na onal Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a chance to raise awareness about the
importance of early detec on of breast cancer. Make a difference! Spread the word
about mammograms and encourage communi es, organiza ons, families, and indi-
viduals to get involved.
We can use this opportunity to spread the word about steps women can take to de-
tect breast cancer early.
For More informa on visit: h p://healthfinder.gov/NHO/OctoberToolkit.aspx
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
BPN Services and
Contact Persons
718 -643 -8258
Outreach, linkages and Workshops
Services for teens, pregnant women., young
adults with or without children.
 Cathleen Freemantle, ext. 31
School Health Education & Peer Educa-
tion Training
BPN provides school and community health
presentations and information sessions; com-
munity health awareness events.
 Brandy Watts ext. 30
Health Insurance
Eligible or know someone eligible for
Health Insurance. BPN assist with applying
for NY State Health Insurance aka Obama
Care for kids (called Child Health Plus) &
and adults, & Medicaid .
Perinatal Health Information Technology
 Anafidelia Taveres, M.D. ext 34
 Rebecca Shore ext. 31
Main Office & Brownsville Office
 Monica Dennie ext.19
 Michael Hutchinson ext.18
 Cathleen Freemantle ext. 31
BPN Newsletter Contributors
 Brandy Watts, Project & Research Asso-
ciate
 Jane Marryshow,
Main Office 76 Nevins Street Brooklyn, New York 11217 (718-)643-8258 ● Brownsville Office 444 Thomas S Boyland St Brownsville, NY 11212 (718)-643-8258
What Can I Do to Reduce My Risk?
Many factors can influence your breast cancer risk, and most women who develop breast
cancer do not have any known risk factors or a history of the disease in their families. How-
ever, you can help lower your risk of breast cancer in the following ways—
 Keep a healthy weight.
 Exercise regularly (at least four hours a week).
 Get enough sleep.
 Don't drink alcohol, or limit alcoholic drinks to no more than one per day.
 Avoid exposure to chemicals that can cause cancer (carcinigens).
 Breas eed your babies, if possible.
To learn more about Mammograms please visit: h p://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/detec on/
mammograms
Breast Cancer and Health Dispari es
African-American women are more likely than all other women to die from breast
cancer. Their tumors o en are found at a later, more advanced stage. So, there
are fewer treatment op ons. Some other reasons for this may include not being
able to get health care or not following-up a er ge ng abnormal test results. Oth-
er reasons may include distrust of the health care system, the belief that mammo-
grams are not needed, or not having insurance. Also, research has shown that
African-American women are more likely to get a form of breast cancer that
spreads more quickly.

4. Women’s Health
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We’ve Gone Social!
American Diabetes Awareness Month
November is American Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of disability and death in the United
States. If it’s not controlled, diabetes can cause blindness, nerve damage, kidney disease, and other health problems.
One in 12 Americans has diabetes – that’s more than 25 million people. And another 79 million adults in the United States are at high risk of devel-
oping type 2 diabetes.
The good news? People who are at high risk for type 2 diabetes can lower their risk by more than half if they make healthy changes. These chang-
es include: eating healthy, increasing physical activity, and losing weight.
We can use this month to raise awareness about diabetes risk factors and encourage people to make healthy changes.
How can I help spread the word?
 Add information about preventing type 2 diabetes to your newsletter.
 Tweet about American Diabetes Month. #AmericanDiabetesMonth
 Host a community event where families can be active while learning about local health resources.
For more information visit: American Diabetes Association (http://www.diabetes.org/)
For Addi onal Tips for Managing and Preven ng Diabetes please visit: h p://ndep.nih.gov/partners-community-organiza on/na onal-
diabetes-month/2014.aspx
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P A G E 4
Health Updates: EBOLA Update and Prevention
Ebola is a severe, o en fatal disease that affects humans and some animals (monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees). It is caused by the Ebola virus. Ebola is
spread by direct contact (through broken skin or your mouth, eyes or nose) ;with Body fluids (such as blood, vomit, urine, feces and sweat) of a person
sick with Ebola; and objects soiled with the body fluids of a person sick with Ebola. People only become contagious a er they begin to have symptoms,
such as fever.
If you travel to or are in an area affected by an Ebola outbreak, make sure to do the following:
 Prac ce careful hygiene. For example, wash your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sani zer and avoid contact with blood and
body fluids.
 Do not handle items that may have come in contact with an infected person’s blood or body fluids (such as clothes, bedding, needles, and medical
equipment).
 Avoid funeral or burial rituals that require handling the body of someone who has died from Ebola.
 Avoid contact with bats and nonhuman primates or blood, fluids, and raw meat prepared from these animals.
 Avoid hospitals in West Africa where Ebola pa ents are being treated. The U.S. embassy or consulate is o en able to provide advice on facili es.
To learn more about Monitoring Symptoms and Controlling Movement to Stop Spread of Ebola visit h p://www.cdc.gov/media/
releases/2014/fs1027-monitoring-symptoms-controlling-movement.html

5. P A G E 5
Enjoying Pumpkin This Fall Season
Current research indicates that a diet rich in foods with beta-carotene (found on pumpkin) may re-
duce the risk of developing certain types of cancer and offers protection against heart disease. Such
foods offers protection against other diseases as well as some degenerative aspects of aging.
Try this Roasted Butternut Squash Pumpkin Soup Recipe. It is easy to make and full of an exceptional
amount of nutrition
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup (1/4-inch) diced onion
1/4 cup (1/4-inch) diced celery
1/4 cup (1/4-inch) diced carrot
1 cinnamon s ck
Sea salt, preferably gray salt
Freshly ground black pepper
About 4 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon ground toasted coriander, op onal
1 1/2 cups Roasted Winter Squash recipe
1/2 cup half-and-half, op onal
Cook each side for about a minute.
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat un l hot. Add the onion, celery, carrot, and cinnamon s ck and sauté
un l so but not brown, about 10 minutes. Season with salt, and pepper.
Add the chicken stock and the coriander, if using, and bring to a boil. Simmer for several minutes. S r in the squash un l
smooth, then simmer gently to let the flavors meld, about 10 minutes. Discard the cinnamon s ck.
Puree the soup in a blender un l smooth. (The soup can be made ahead to this point, cooled, covered, and refrigerated for
several days or frozen for about 1 month. It will thicken as it cools and may need thinning with stock or water when re-
hea ng.)
There are many different varie es of pumpkin. To learn more visit h p://www.allaboutpumpkins.com/varie es.html
Every piece of the universe, even the tiniest little snow crystal, matters somehow. I have
a place in the pattern, and so do you…Thinking of you this holiday season!
-- T.A. Barron
Happy Holidays From BPN