Healthy City
In which borough should your idea take place? Brooklyn
Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?
Starrett City
Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.
Youth
Parents
Justice impacted individuals
Limited English proficient individuals
Veterans
Low income individuals
Black, Indigenous, and POC
Older adults
Unemployed individuals
LGBTQ+ community
Immigrants and/or migrants
Public housing residents
People with disabilities
Other
Describe the challenge you want to address:
We are concerned about deteriorating physical health of our elderly. We woul d also like to see the health of young people addressed as well, so they do not pick up bad health habits.
Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:
THere should be affordable or low cost fitness programs especially for elderly and senior citizens, where they could work out and improve physically. Also we would like for health professionals to visit low income elderly in their homes for healthy visits
Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:
11239
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