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Mayor Eric Adams visits Health Expo

by Gujarati Samaj of New York

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY
n September 14, 2025, the
Gujarati Samaj of New York
O(GSNY) hosted the 34th
Health and Wellness awareness Expo
at Fresh Meadows, New York. For
the past 50 years, the Gujarati Samaj
of New York (GSNY) has been pre-
serving and promoting Gujarati cul-
ture in the United States.
Over the years, this annual event
has been a cornerstone for our neigh-
bors, offering free health screenings,
nutrition guidance, fitness demon-
strations, and access to local resourc-
es while bringing the community to-
gether.
In appreciation of strong com-
munity work of GSNY, NYC mayor
Eric Adams visited the health expo
and emphasized the importance of
prevention over treatment, aligning
with the GSNY health committee’s
mission—prevention is better than
cure. Dilip Chauhan from the NYC
Mayor’s Office for International
Affairs and Dr. Raj Bhayani, Feder-
ation of Indian Physicians Associa- health expo also included an inter- ing with blood pressure checks, and Shah, Dr Sunil Patel, Dr Jyoti Gand-
tions and a prominent leader in the active health education seminar and conducting medical screenings. This hi, Dr Nilesh Soni, Rekha Trivedi,
community, introduced Mayor and workshops with well-known speak- hands-on experience allowed them Jatin Upadhyay, Amit Parikh, Ma-
highlighted accomplishments of Eric ers. to contribute to the community while hesh Patel, Divyesh Tripathi, Ajay
Adams in healthcare over last five Breast cancer has been on the gaining valuable skills and knowl- Patel, Dr Vipul Patel, Dr Jagat Raw-
years. rise, making this screening at the edge in healthcare and services. al, Mital Jhaveri, Jay Shah, Shailesh
Dilip Chauhan, Deputy Com- health fair especially important. Over GSNY Health committee- Pathak, Nayan Shah and Rajendra
missioner for Trade, Investment and the years, many women have bene- Harshad Patel (Pakaji- President Patel worked hard to make this event
Innovation accompanied Mayor for fited from this service, and GSNY of GSNY), Dr Himanshu Pandya successful.
the event. remains committed to continuing it. (Chair- GSNY health committee), The next health expo will be held
The health fair offered a variety More than thirty mammograms were Dr Kirit Dharia, Dr Chandravadan in September 2026.
of free health screenings, education- done during this health fair. More
al workshops, and resources for the than 150 members took advantage of
entire family. the health fair.
Attendees had the opportunity Dr Rajiv Jauhar’s interactive
to receive complimentary services health education on Heart Diseases
and information, including: screen- in the South Asian Community and
ing by providers, blood tests, EKG, Dr Tarun Wasil’s Lifestyle and Can-
eye exam, Nutrition counseling, acu- cer: The Critical Connection provid-
puncture, Holistic medicine, Ayurve- ed key information to the audience.
dic consultation, Body fat analysis, Workshop on Living with Dia-
Medicare information, organ do- betes: Speakers Dr Nita Shah, Dr
nation information, etc. Medical Vinay Kapoor, Dr Rahul Patel, and
services include Internal medicine, Rita Batheja (RDN) provided criti-
Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Gyne- cal information on this silent killer
cology, Pain management, Rheu- disease.
matology, Hematology-Oncology, Volunteers of all ages played a
dentistry, Physical therapy, Podiatry, key role in the event, assisting with
Endocrinology, and Urology. The registration, guiding attendees, help-

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