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Speaking from the heart at the library Robinson, director of the Bureau of Health Access at the Nassau County Health DepartSeveral local health organiza- ment, who highlighted the contions banded together on Satur- tinuing disparities women face day during a free community in cardiovascular care. “ Wo m e n o f t e n t i m e s a re heart health event at the Lakevunderdiagnosed, underrepreiew Public Library, as part of the nationwide “Letter to My sented, and undertreated when Mother” campaign. it comes to cardioThe initiative is vascular disease, designed to raise and we see that awareness about those numbers are hear t disease in eve n h i g h e r fo r women and encourwomen of underage conversations represented popuabout family heart lations,” Robinson health history. said. Medtronic partAccording to nered with WomenMedtronic, heart Heart during the disease has event, which drew remained the leadmedical professioning cause of death als, patient advoamong women for VERA SWEENEY cates and commumore than 100 Lifestyle blogger nity organizations years, with 60 milfor a day of educalion women in the tion, wellness activities and United States living with or at health screenings. risk for heart disease, yet awareDozens of attendees were ness gaps and treatment dispariprovided access to free heart ties persist. Women often expehealth screenings, a fitness rience heart disease differently class, a poetry workshop, food than men and are less likely to and educational resources receive minimally invasive focused on preventing cardio- treatments for conditions such vascular disease over the as heart valve disease. course of the two-hour event. The “Letter to My Mother” The program opened with campaign, launched in 2025, remarks from Dr. Kimberly Continued on page 5
By AlYSSA R. GRIFFIN
agriffin@liherald.com
Alyssa R. Griffin/Herald
dozens of people came to the Malverne Historical & preservation Society on Sunday to get a glimpse of the village’s Little League history.
A walk through Malverne’s Little League history, legacy By AlYSSA R. GRIFFIN agriffin@liherald.com
Residents stepped back through more than seven decades of local baseball history last weekend, when the Malverne Historical & Preservation Society hosted a special exhibit celebrating the legacy of Malverne Little League. Visitors of all ages were invited to explore an extensive collection of league memorabilia, including vintage uniforms, championship trophies, photos, newspaper clippings, scorebooks, programs, pamphlets and other artifacts documenting one of Mal-
verne’s longest-running youth traditions. Families reminisced about seasons past, while younger visitors learned about the league’s lasting impact on generations of local players and residents. “What I’m looking forward to today is to see a child come in here and say, ‘Hey, that’s my team in the photograph,’” David Weinstein, president of the society and village historian, said, “or a dad to come in and say, ‘When I was a kid, that was my manager,’ and bring back memories.” Guests at Sunday’s event also had the chance to take part in raffles for Yankees Continued on page 2
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hat this experience has taught me is that advocating for your health is not optional, it’s essential.