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SAGAFTRA.org | Spring 2018 | SAG-AFTRA 45 A DAY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS I t was a day of healthy fun at the Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts, where the New York Young Performers Committee hosted its latest Screen Actors Guild-Producers Industry Advancement and Cooperative Fund-sponsored seminar on Nov. 18. The workshop, Health: The Mind and Body of the Young Performer, focused on information and activities geared toward keeping kids in the industry at their physical and mental best. The morning featured a panel of health and safety experts who spoke to young performer members and their parents. Panelists were NYU Voice Center laryngologist Dr. Paul E. Kwak, registered dietician Andrea Chernus, mindfulness meditation teacher Kei Tsuruharatani and Port Authority Youth Service Police Officer Jack Collins. After lunch, young performers split into breakout groups for various activities, including yoga, vocal health exercises and a tour of the medical facility at the new Friedman Health Center. Parents stayed for an in-depth seminar about harassment in the industry and a discussion about possible services that would be beneficial for New York young performers and their parents. The Health Center, which opened last year, is a primary care facility offering medical treatment to SAG-AFTRA members, both while they are covered by health insurance and during those times when they are not. sagaftra.org A whole new sagaftra.org website is on its way! Cleaner, bolder and with the most important information at your fingertips. GET ANSWERS Whatever you need, new navigation and improved search helps you find it faster. KA-CHING! Track your residuals and foreign royalties in one place. WE'RE HERE FOR YOU Chatting online or calling your union is just a click away. PROMOTION