Men’s Health Awareness: Men’s Health Month · National Men’s Health Week (CDC.org) · Men’s Health Network ·Common Ailments The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This month gives health care providers, public policy makers, the […]
Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia Awareness: Alzheimer’s New Jersey (alzNJ.org) · Donate · Alzheimer’s Assn. NJ Chapter (ALZ.org) Your memory often changes as you grow older. But memory loss that disrupts daily life is not a typical part of aging. As the population of the U.S. ages, Alzheimer’s disease, the chronic degeneration of the brain, is becoming a […]
Summer Blood Donations: New Jersey Red Cross: Blood Donor App · Vitalant/Community Blood Services · Needed: Volunteer Drivers and Recovered COVID Patients There is no inherent risk of getting coronavirus from the donation procedure itself, but we follow CDC guidelines and take extra precautions to protect our staff and donors: Temperature Checks: You must be […]
Neurofibromatosis Awareness: Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF.org) · NF Network.org · NF Northeast · Living with NF (TumorTalk) · Donate Source: Children’s Tumor Foundation Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic disorder of the nervous system which causes tumors to form on the nerves anywhere in the body at any time. This progressive disorder affects all races, all […]
Stroke Awareness: American Stroke Association NJ · RocknRecovery.net · StrokeAwareness.org · Risk Factors (CDC.org) · NJ Stroke Center Hosptials · Donate On the night of April 2nd, 2014 at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City, the lives of guitarist Karl Cochran, and those around him, was rocked: approximately 10 hours after the show, […]
Mental Health Awareness: NJ Mental Health Cares · State Resources · County Resources · NJ Dept. Human Services · Online Symptom Screening The Mental Health Association in New Jersey, NJMentalHealthCares, offers free, anonymous online mental health screenings in cooperation with Mental Health America. Self-assessments are available for depression, anxiety, substance abuse, PTSD and bipolar disorder, […]