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The Heart of Northside is putting some exciting volunteer opportunities. One is a one-time event; the second will require a more regular commitment for health professionals. First, we are hosting a health fair at the Heart of Northside on Saturday, Read more…

The goal of creating a community health center here in the Heart of Northside is becoming a reality, and I wanted to share with you some of the great progress that you have all helped us achieve in 2024. I Read more…

Focusing on gratitude has transformed how I feel about the world and how I interact with it. I grew up up in a large family in a small apartment in the Arverne-Edgemere projects of Rockaway in Queens New York. My Read more…

The Heart of Northside was honored to host the Flavors of Freedom Festival in November 2024, a collaboration between the Cincinnati Palestine Solidarity Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine (University of Cincinnati). The event’s proceeds support the work of Read more…

It’s finally happening: Dr. Florence Rothenberg is opening the first in-person neighborhood Blood Pressure Station at the Northside Farmers’ Market in July. She says, “It is my mission to help you identify your risk factors for heart disease, the number Read more…

Many people ask me about how physicians know when to treat certain medical problems. For example, how do we decide what high blood pressure is? How did we figure out how to treat high blood pressure? How long do we Read more…

I am beyond thrilled to announce that the Heart of Northside is one of the recipients of the Northside Community Fund Annual Grant! This fund, which is professionally managed by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, sponsors community projects and nonprofit organizations Read more…

The Mediterranean Diet has been talked about a lot lately, and given all the confusion about different diets I think it’s important to understand what it is, and what it isn’t. The Mediterranean Diet isn’t really a “diet”, exactly. In Read more…

“We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.”-Joseph Campbell “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”-Henri Nouwen On May 27th of this Read more…

On July 10th 2023, we had the first of what I hope to be many programs designed to bring medical information into the community, where it’s needed most. In collaboration with Pfizer and The Christ Hospital’s Women’s Heart Center, we Read more…