As a health care leader in Brooklyn, the STAR Health Center uses various venues to educate the community on ways to get healthy and live healthy. Every year, particularly in the spring and summer months, STAR Downstate and STAR Brookdale staff collaborate with other organizations at community events to provide information on HIV, hepatitis C, PrEP/PEP, mental health, substance use, harm reduction, nutrition and more.
STAR also conducts social media outreach and linkage with community-based organizations in Brooklyn. All outreach efforts are targeted towards vulnerable subpopulations including minority men and women, men who have sex with men, transgender women, patients with a history of substance use disorders, and reentry populations.
Partnering with community agencies at these events has been especially fruitful, allowing us to share resources and to demonstrate to the community that we are all working together. If you represent an agency and would like to partner with us at an event don’t hesitate to contact us at STARmedia@downstate.edu
