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Community Education & Outreach
Your health is important to us. For more than 35 years, Community Education & Outreach has supported diverse and underserved communities — empowering them through education and outreach to help prevent injuries, improve self-management skills, and promote long-term quality of life. We are committed to helping people get back to doing the things they need and love to do.
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Education trusted by 1.5 million + community members annually
Over 1,000 classes and programs offered
90% of participants gained knowledge
94% of participants reported high program satisfaction
Community Education & Outreach offers a wide range of educational programs for our patients and our communities near and far. People of all ages and abilities can learn about topics such as nutrition, managing pain, bone and muscle health, posture and alignment techniques. Currently, lectures and workshops are available via livestream or conference call.
Greenberg Academy for Successful Aging
Greenberg Academy for Successful Aging aims to promote and enhance quality of life as you age. Health education lectures and workshops address the challenges and benefits of growing older. Support groups such as the Aging with Dignity Support Group discuss the challenges and benefits of growing older in this fast-paced society.
Community Education & Outreach offers exercise classes for all ages taught by certified instructors who specialize in muscle, joint and bone conditions, with a commitment to your safety. Regularly scheduled classes include T’ai Chi Chih, T’ai Chi for Arthritis, Pilates Mat, Therapeutic Yoga, Moving for Strength and Stability, and Yoga Flow. Most exercise classes are available via livestream and have a low registration fee.
Digital Programming
Community Education & Outreach posts short educational videos on YouTube to improve community health and empower individuals to live their best lives. Visit our playlists:
- Community Education & Outreach Playlist: short interactive videos on a variety of musculoskeletal health topics
- Education Webinars Playlist: in case you missed our livestreams
- Thirty Minute Thursdays for the Student Athlete Playlist: videos for teenage athletes
Outreach Programs for Kids
- SNEAKER© (Super Nutrition Education for All Kids to Eat Right)
- Leon Root, MD Pediatric Outreach Program (POP)
Outreach Programs for Older Adults (65+)
Delivering Musculoskeletal Health Education to our Regional Markets
Working closely with community-based organizations in the various HSS regional markets (Stamford, CT; Paramus, NJ; Long Island, NY & Westchester, NY), we provide programs to educate the community on the prevention & management of musculoskeletal conditions/injuries, and to raise awareness of HSS as a specialty, musculoskeletal health hospital and of available services in the tri-state regional markets.
Move Better Feel Better
Read our all-new blog featuring articles, videos, and events about movement, fitness and health.
Education to Empowerment
Education to Empowerment is a seasonal publication that provides a schedule of upcoming lectures, workshops, and exercise classes.
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For more information, please contact us at communityed@hss.edu.