Health Fair Provides Free Screenings In Harlem
Health Plus, Partners With Community Organizations To Sponsor Festival For Community

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Health Plus staff at work on the Harlem Health Fair (from left to right): Vanessa Batista, Joe Marcello, Maudrey Williams, Kim Jenkins, George Rodriguez, Lupe Rodriguez, and Luis De Jesus

A man has his blood pressure checked at a health fair on 116th Street in Manhattan, sponsored by Association Supermarket, Metropolitan Hospital, and Health Plus

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Health Plus, a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization, is one of the fastest growing managed care organizations in New York City. It was established in 1984 with a commitment to provide coordinated quality health care and improving access to health care for uninsured and underserved families. In its annual review of managed care plans, the New York State Department of Health ranked Health Plus as the top plan for quality in its 2002 and 2003 "Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Managed Care in New York City." Health Plus is New York City's leading provider of Child Health Plus, a New York State Department of Health program that offers parents FREE or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 19. "CRAIN'S New York Business" magazine ranked Health Plus fifth among the largest health maintenance organizations in the New York area.