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O.B. students get a snapshot of photo history By WIll SHEElINE wsheeline@liherald.com
Courtesy Adorama
Photographers from camera retailer Adorama showed students at Oyster Bay High School the basics of film photography at the first collaborative session on Jan. 30.
Oyster Bay High School photography students recently stepped back in time and got the chance to learn how to take photos using old-school film cameras. Through a collaboration with Adorama, a Manhattan-based camera and electronics retailer, students in the school’s photography classes are learning the art and science of film photography, from loading a roll of film to developing prints by hand. The partnership began when Keith McCord, who works in marketing at Adorama and went to Walt Whitman High School, in Huntington Station, with Erica Giglio Pac, the school district’s director of fine, performing and media arts, contacted her with an idea. Adorama has long emphasized education as part of its mission. “We sell photography and video equipment, but years ago, when I started with them, one of my key objectives was to bring more education into the compaCOntinued On PAge 12
Learning about matters of the heart in Locust Valley By WIll SHEElINE wsheeline@liherald.com
Physicians from Glen Cove Hospital made a collective house call to Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club, in Locust Valley, this month, not to treat a patient, but to discuss the importance of sports physicals and heart health in young athletes, part of a new community wellness series focused on children and teens. Dr. Brittany Grella, associate program director of the hospital’s Family Medicine Residency Program, and Dr. Sophie Golden, a third-year resident in family medicine, led the pre-
sentation, which was sponsored by the hospital and drew parents, community members and school officials. The doctors focused on preparticipation sports evaluations — sports physicals — and why they are critical before children begin athletic activities. “So what is a sports physical?” Grella asked. “A sports physical is done for children. It’s a checkup prior to playing sports. Typically it’s done six weeks before they engage in any activity.” The purpose, she explained, is to identify potential underlying conditions that could put a child at risk during exercise.
The physicians outlined the two main components of a sports physical: a detailed medical history and a thorough exam. The history includes questions about fainting, chest pain, irregular heartbeats and any family history of heart disease. The exam includes height, weight, blood pressure, vision screening and a head-to-toe assessment, including heart and lung function. Grella referenced the nationally televised cardiac arrest of Buf falo Bills safety Damar Hamlin in a “Monday Night Football” game three years ago as a reminder that, although uncommon, cardiac arrest is
always a risk. “Although these incidences are rare, they do occur,” she said. “So it’s really important that we’re encouraging our children to get sports physicals.” Golden emphasized that most healthy, low-risk children do not need advanced cardiac testing, such as an electro- or echocardiogram, unless their
history or physical exam raises concerns. Citing guidance from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Choosing Wisely campaign, she said that unnecessary testing can cause worry without improving outcomes. “The key takeaway from the COntinued On PAge 11