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New York, NY
On September 14, 2025, the Gujarati Samaj of New York (GSNY) hosted the 34th Health and Wellness awareness Expo at Fresh Meadows, New York. For the past 50 years, the Gujarati Samaj of New York (GSNY) has been preserving and promoting Gujarati culture in the United States. Over the years, this annual event has been a cornerstone for our neighbors, offering free health screenings, nutrition guidance, fitness demonstrations, and access to local resources while bringing the community together.
In appreciation of strong community work of GSNY, NYC mayor Eric Adams visited the health expo and emphasized the importance of prevention over treatment, aligning with the GSNY health committee’s mission—prevention is better than cure. Dilip Chauhan from the NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs and Dr. Raj Bhayani, Federation of Indian Physicians Associations and a prominent leader in the community, introduced Mayor and highlighted accomplishments of Eric Adams in healthcare over last five years. Dilip Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner for Trade, Investment and Innovation accompanied Mayor for the event.
The health fair offered a variety of free health screenings, educational workshops, and resources for the entire family. Attendees had the opportunity to receive complimentary services and information, including: screening by providers, blood tests, EKG, eye exam, Nutrition counseling, acupuncture, Holistic medicine, Ayurvedic consultation, Body fat analysis, Medicare information, organ donation information, etc. Medical services include Internal medicine, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Gynecology, Pain management, Rheumatology, Hematology-Oncology, dentistry, Physical therapy, Podiatry, Endocrinology, and Urology. The health expo also included an interactive health education seminar and workshops with well-known speakers.
Breast cancer has been on the rise, making this screening at the health fair especially important. Over the years, many women have benefited from this service, and GSNY remains committed to continuing it. More than thirty mammograms were done during this health fair. More than 150 members took advantage of the health fair.
Dr Rajiv Jauhar’s interactive health education on Heart Diseases in the South Asian Community and Dr Tarun Wasil’s Lifestyle and Cancer: The Critical Connection provided key information to the audience.
Workshop on Living with Diabetes: Speakers Dr Nita Shah, Dr Vinay Kapoor, Dr Rahul Patel, and Rita Batheja (RDN) provided critical information on this silent killer disease.
Volunteers of all ages played a key role in the event, assisting with registration, guiding attendees, helping with blood pressure checks, and conducting medical screenings. This hands-on experience allowed them to contribute to the community while gaining valuable skills and knowledge in healthcare and services.
GSNY Health committee- Harshad Patel (Pakaji- President of GSNY), Dr Himanshu Pandya (Chair- GSNY health committee), Dr Kirit Dharia, Dr Chandravadan Shah, Dr Sunil Patel, Dr Jyoti Gandhi, Dr Nilesh Soni, Rekha Trivedi, Jatin Upadhyay, Amit Parikh, Mahesh Patel, Divyesh Tripathi, Ajay Patel, Dr Vipul Patel, Dr Jagat Rawal, Mital Jhaveri, Jay Shah, Shailesh Pathak, Nayan Shah and Rajendra Patel worked hard to make this event successful.
The next health expo will be held in September 2026.
