Source: North Jersey.com Paterson Press Willie Moody spent four hours each of the past two Thursdays offering coffee, donuts and drug treatment referrals to addicts wandering the streets of Paterson’s 4th Ward. Moody, the executive director of the Paterson-based Tier1 Recovery program, said he plans to keep showing up every week at the same spot near […]
Source: Asbury Park Press The Parker Family Health Center in Red Bank, which provides free medical care for uninsured residents in Monmouth County, is expanding, so more people can get that kind of help. The new two-story addition on Shrewsbury Avenue will include two new exam rooms, three vaccination or blood-drawing rooms, a consultation room, […]
Lung Health And Cancer Awareness: Great American Smokeout · American Lung Association · American Cancer Society · NJ Quitline The New Jersey Quitline (NJQL) is a free telephone program dedicated to help NJ residents quit using tobacco products. The NJQL has 30 years of experience of providing behavior change support and helps over 1,000 smokers […]
Source: Hudson Reporter Secaucus has again amended regulations and licensing for electronic smoking devices and establishments, an update of Chapter 141 of the Town Code. The previously adopted placed restrictions on smoking in public areas and setting licensing requirements for establishments that sell electronic smoking devices in the interest of public health. Upon the review […]
Source: RLS Media A new Web site aimed at helping residents make informed decisions when choosing a nursing home has been launched by the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH). The site empowers the state to engage in increased monitoring of nursing homes for the maintenance of key quality of care standards and also streamlines […]
Source: Monmouth Journal Eastern Across the RWJBarnabas Health network of hospitals and medical facilities — which includes Monmouth Medical Center here — there has been a recent surge in cases of severe respiratory illness in children who test positive for rhinovirus and/or enterovirus. Uzma N. Hasan, MD, Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Cooperman […]