Art Against Asthma
With a Little Help from Health Plus & NYC Kids
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First place winner, Alicia Aquino, a third-grader from P.S. 44 in Brooklyn, spoke, upon receiving her award. Other winners included: 2nd place: Andy Pan (3rd grade, P.S. 169, Brooklyn); 3rd place: Cheidy Perez (5th grade, P.S.1, Brooklyn); Honorable mention: Hou Chong Chan (3rd grade, P.S. 94, Brooklyn); Edgar Caminero (4th grade, P.S. 114, Bronx); Aichetou Diarra (3rd grade, P.S. 44, Brooklyn); Giordano Garcia (5th grade, P.S. 112, Bronx); Simon Guan (3rd grade, P.S. 269, Brooklyn); Idaliz Londono (5th grade, P.S. 81, Queens); Victoria Lorenzo (5th grade, P.S. 169, Brooklyn); and Joanne Chen (5th grade, P.S. 169, Brooklyn).
After the ceremony, the children, parents, and administrators joined Health Plus Executive Director Tom Early and staff as their guests at an exciting Mets v. Cincinnati Reds game.
Students from throughout the city were asked to create posters that made the connection between “Asthma and Air Quality”. The posters were chosen for their creativity, beauty, and informational message. Students depicted a broad range of messages in their art pertaining to asthma. Some focused on the disease’s triggers, such as pollution, smoke, cars, and roaches. Other posters had messages encouraging people to overcome the disease.
The judges for the contest, representatives from Health Plus, the DOT, the Department of Education, UPROSE, Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, and the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office, decided the twelve best posters of nearly 150 entries earlier this month.
“Health Plus is proud to put this event together and partner with these great organizations to promote combating and managing asthma,” says Tom Early, Executive Director for Health Plus, one of new York City’s premier providers of free and affordable healthcare to children and adults. “This effort will not only encourage young artists, but it will educate many people about a disease that affects this city drastically. Our company offers a number of great programs to help families fight asthma. But this annual poster awards ceremony is certainly the most fun. Especially,”
adds the avid Mets fan, “with this chance to watch the Mets beat the Reds!”
Children, parents, administrators, and staff, including Tom Early, whoop it up at the Mets v. Reds game after HP’s 4th Annual Asthma Poster Contest Awards ceremony. Winners and their guests were treated to the game by the managed care organization.
Executive Director Tom Early, Chief Medical officer Dr. Cliff Marbut, Director of Network Development & Provider Relations, Cleo Dixon, Chief Marketing Officer Ada Rodriguez, Director of Health Education & Outreach, and Claribel Blake, Associate Director
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