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Health Plus Continues to Partner with Orthodox Community
HMO Sponsors Health Fair in Borough Park

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Brooklyn, New York - June 4, 2007 — Yesterday in Borough Park, Brooklyn, managed care organization Health Plus – working with Nachas Health & Family Network, Inc. –  sponsored the Children’s Health and Awareness Day Health Fair at New York Public School 180, on 16th Avenue, between 55th and 56th Street.

The nearly two-thousand children in attendance had the chance to enjoy a day of games, prizes, rides, give-a-ways, and face-painting.  Health Plus staff was on hand to educate the public on the importance of proper healthcare, while giving out nutrition guides, charts for helping parents keep track of their children’s growth, and, of course, toys for the kids.

“We always enjoy working with this community,” said Tom Early, Executive Director of Health Plus.  “We’ve partnered with many Jewish community leaders over the past few years on a number of events, but now, to have the chance to work closely with the community itself -- especially the children, who give such ‘nachas’ --is a real pleasure and an honor.”


Ronald Balshine, Mayer Berkowitz, David Willhoft, and Jonathan Zalisky, stand with Borough Park families, who received information about healthy living and the importance of proper healthcare.

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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.