It was billed as a Health & Wellness fair as over 25 different tables were set up by city agencies (like the one in the photo above), Community organizations Non Profit organizations, Health Insurers, and other Health or Wellness related groups. The fair was held in MS 80 located at the corner of Van Cortlandt Avenue and Mosholu Parkway, and I found out something very interesting about the school that you will see at the end of this story.
Above - There were many different options for those who came to the Health and Wellness fair including testing by Advanced Cardiovascular Diagnostics. However you had to have medical insurance to be tested, and the co-payment was waived for the event.
Below - Metro Optics with several Bronx locations was on hand to help you see better.
Above - United Health Care Community Plan and Union Community Health Center were also on hand, but you can see a large screen television at the top of the photo.
Below - It appears that in the lunchroom of MS 80 this large screen television was showing the Iowa - Temple College Basketball game.
Above and Below - Also interesting was the fact that commercials were being shown in a public school.
Above - another commercial being shown in a public school.
Below - there were other large screen televisions set up around the lunchroom - six in all making the lunchroom look like a sports bar. I was told that the children watch the televisions during breakfast and lunch to occupy their time.
Editor's Note:
I wonder if the Chancellor and Mayor know that in this and probably other schools around the city televisions are put into rooms such as this lunchroom to occupy a child's time when they should be learning rather than watching commercial television. Are the schools at least receiving any money from the commercial television being shown in their lunchrooms and where ever else in the school Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Farina?
