HEALTH EMPOWERMENT FOR BROOKLYN'S BLACK LEADERS

Power your health this winter with our 21-Day Plant Powered Jumpstart, specially offered in mid-February for Black community leaders who live or work in Brooklyn. This health empowerment experience will help participants understand the connection between food and chronic disease -- including diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension -- and to get the support to take a bold step toward lifelong health.

Virtual kickoff event: Thursday, February 18, 6:30 PM

The 21 days run from Saturday, February 20 through Friday, March 12 with virtual educational sessions, culinary demonstrations, meal planning resources, peer mentorship, and group support.
 

PPMNY, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, and our community partners are pleased to offer this jumpstart to eligible participants for free, thanks to sponsorship from VegFund, the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, and A Well-Fed World, plus additional in-kind sponsorships from Chef Ramses Bravo, Forks Over Knives, and Gotham Greens.

Questions? Contact jumpstart@ppmny.org. Have a friend or colleague who may be interested? Please forward this email!

 VIRTUAL EVENTS IN THE WEEK AHEAD!

All times below are Eastern Standard Time.
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¡ESTA NOCHE! Salud integral para el nuevo año
Jueves, 21 de enero, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
GRATIS - regístrate aquí 

Estamos muy contentos de darle la bienvenida a Ramzi Khoury, entrenador, fititerapeuta y dietista holistico basado en España, quien nos acompaña a discutir cómo poner en marcha e implementar hábitos de vida duraderos que se extiendan más allá del año nuevo. 

Nutrition Support Circle
Tuesday, January 26, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
FREE - register here

A chance to connect with others seeking to adopt, or maintain a whole food, plant-based lifestyle, this month's session will focus on your motivation for choosing a plant-based path to better health. Led by PPMNY Community Support Facilitator Lori Pitkowsky, LSW, Health and Wellness Coach, with PPMNY organizer and psychologist Denise Bassin, PhD, you're invited to share ideas, ask for help, and discuss health goals in a safe and compassionate space.  

Plant Powered Book Club: The Alzheimer's Solution
Wednesday, January 27, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
FREE - register here

Join January's book club discussion of The Alzheimer's Solution: A Breakthrough Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline at Every Age by Drs. Dean and Ayesha Sherzai. Ask questions, hear key take-aways from others, and share your reflections on this important work linking nutrition and lifestyle with lifelong cognitive health. This monthly series is facilitated by Lynn Diamond, PPMNY's Associate Network Director & Director of Community Education. 
 

Save the Date!

Tuesday, February 2, 7:00 - 8:30 PM: Food as Medicine Roundtable for Health Care Professionals: The Future of Health Care 
An evening of virtual networking and learning for clinicians and health care professionals only, with special guest, Scott Stoll, MD, from the Plantrician Project.
Suggested minimum donation of $25 

Wednesday, February 3, 7:00 - 8:30 PM: Get Started with Whole Food, Plant-Based Nutrition 

Sunday, February 7, 5:00 - 6:15 PM: Baking with Chef Carole 

Monday, February 8, 6:30 - 7:30 PM: Virtual Potluck + Recipe Swap 

Wednesdays, February 10 & 17, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease conference with the Esselstyn Family Foundation, co-presented with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Register here
 

 MORE PLANT POWERED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
 

The Role of Diet in Racial Health Disparities
Presented by NutritionFacts.org 
Friday, January 22, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM will address what role dietary patterns may be playing in racial health disparities and what happens when you feed people soul food that’s good for the soul.

FREE - Register here

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Plant Futures Symposium
Presented by University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business
Saturday - Sunday, January 23 - 24

The inaugural Plant Futures Symposium is convened to underscore the urgency of shifting to plant-based diets for healthier, more equitable, and resilient food systems and to explore how students will play a pivotal role in this transformation. Featuring plant-based nutrition leaders David Katz, MD, MPH, & Will Bulsiewicz, MD, MSCI.

FREE - Learn more and register here

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Kids' Weekday Classes in Healthy Eating 
Presented by The Coalition for Healthy School Food 

Attention teachers and parents: The Coalition for Healthy School Food offers a variety of interactive virtual classes to teach kids how to live a healthy lifestyle, including plant-based cooking! Courses cover nutrition, exercise, and intersectional issues including race, the environment, and kindness to animals.

FREE or a nominal fee - Register here

Plant Powered Metro New York empowers people to find better health and overcome chronic disease through whole food, plant-based nutrition. We offer evidence-based education, resources, and support to create community and inspire change throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Our mailing address: Plant Powered Metro New York, PO Box 20771, New York NY 10025

Questions? Email us at info@ppmny.org.

www.plantpoweredmetrony.org