{"id":145145,"date":"2026-02-25T19:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/145145\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T19:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:27:09","slug":"assemblymember-yudelka-tapia-and-anthem-blue-cross-and-blue-shield-hold-event-focused-on-heart-health-bronx-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/145145\/","title":{"rendered":"Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield hold event focused on heart health \u2013 Bronx Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image00032-1.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"anthem\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Regional Vice President Victor Bell III talked about heart health during this event.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Jewel Webber<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Assemblymember <a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/mem\/Yudelka-Tapia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Yudelka Tapia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield<\/a> New York Medicaid Marketing Regional Vice President Victor Bell III took part in a conversation focused on improving the health and well-being of Bronx residents on Friday, Feb. 20, at Anthem\u2019s Community Service Center, located at 2411 Grand Concourse in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bxtimes.com\/category\/news\/neighborhoods\/fordham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fordham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-140743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Anthem\u2019s Community Service Center at 2411 Grand Concourse in Fordham. Photo by Jewel Webber<\/p>\n<p>The event, held in celebration of Black History Month and American Heart Month, featured Tapia and Bell talking about how heart disease is a critical issue that is impacting the Bronx, as well as other communities.<\/p>\n<p>Tapia and Bell were joined in this discussion by multiple community partners, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/uchcbronx.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Union Community Health Center<\/a>, which offers comprehensive healthcare services, and <a href=\"https:\/\/beanstalkacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NYC Early Learning Company, Inc.\/Beanstalk Childcare Academy<\/a>, a full-service childcare and early education provider that supports and accommodates the needs of families through a safe and nurturing childcare experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-140745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image00050.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"895\"  \/>Tapia (second from left) and Bell (right) were joined by representatives from Union Community Health Center and the NYC Early Learning Company, Inc.\/Beanstalk Childcare Academy. Photo by Jewel Webber<\/p>\n<p>The Community Service Center also featured a special display in recognition of Black History Month that showcased influential Black figures in the fields of science, sports, arts, politics and activism.<\/p>\n<p>The Fordham center is capable of providing community members with insights into disease prevention and management to enhance heart health awareness.\n<\/p>\n<p>A second Bronx-based Anthem Community Service Center can also be found at 968 Southern Blvd. Those interested in finding the center nearest to them can go to <a href=\"https:\/\/choose.anthem.com\/medicaid\/acq\/abcbs\/ny\/medical\/enroll\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">choosebluenow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Regional Vice President Victor Bell III talked about&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145146,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[55669,8999,60855,35604,128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-145145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-american-heart-month","tag-anthem-blue-cross-and-blue-shield","tag-assemblymember-yudelka-tapia","tag-black-history-month","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}