OHI to Participate in Latino Community Springfest and Health Fair
The public is invited to visit OHI’s tent during Latino Community Springfest and Health Fair, Lakewood Town Square, Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, Saturday June 20, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to get free blood pressure screenings and information about OHI’s medical services for uninsured and underinsured families in Ocean County. The Latino Community Springfest…
Lakewood Township Band and Wrestling Summer Camps Set to Begin
Lakewood residents are invited to participate in Township summer recreation programs. The Lakewood Band and Wrestling day camps will begin this June at Lakewood Middle School. The three-week instructional Lakewood Band Camp, designed for students in grades 4 through 12, will meet June 24 through July 10, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,…
CHEMED Holds Immunization Awareness Event
Adults are not too thrilled to get them. Children often cry or scream when they get theirs, but getting immunized protects children, entire families, and the community at large from getting sick and from spreading illness. As a way to promote the value of immunizations and the importance of avoiding germs, LRRC (Lakewood Resource and…
OHI to Participate in Stafford Township Founders Day
OHI (Ocean Health Initiatives), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) with offices in Lakewood, Toms River, Lakehurst and Manahawkin, will be joining Stafford Township residents to celebrate Stafford Township Founders Day at Manahawkin Lake Park, Saturday, June 13, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The public is invited to visit OHI’s tent during Founders…
Pediatric PT Specialist at Hands On Publishes Book on Special Needs Children
Kerry L. Walsh, PT MS*, Toms River, who has worked at Hands On Physical Therapy, 780 Route 37 West, Toms River, since 2009, specializes in treating children with such special needs as Torticollis, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Sensory Integration Disorders, developmental delay, and neurological and orthopedic conditions, among others. Walsh, herself, a parent of…
Ryan English Earns the Above and Way Beyond Award
It’s nice to know that when you just don’t have the strength, someone is willing to help you even when he doesn’t have to! Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHCC), a company that provides medical services throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania with headquarters in Eatontown, recently championed a client in Kenilworth, N.J., who…
Trenton Police Honor Nurse for Her Quick Thinking in Saving a Life
The Trenton Police Department recently awarded a Certificate of Commendation to civilian Esther Wentz, Williamstown, N.J., at an awards ceremony honoring several officers and civilians at the Masonic Temple, 100 Barracks Street, Trenton, N.J. While making her rounds visiting clients, Esther Wentz, an RN at Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC)*, Mount Laurel,…
Are Health Care Costs Rising in Your Company? — June JSAHR Meeting
If your company is faced with ever increasing health insurance costs, attend the monthly meeting of JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), Thursday, June 11, 2015, at the from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J. Karen Smith, the director of Population Health Management for USI,…
Gibson Named Operations Manager for the Lakewood Branch of Harmony Bank
Sarah Gibson, Beach Haven, N.J., has been named operations manager for the Lakewood branch of Harmony Bank, with headquarters in Jackson. Her main responsibility will be to manage the Lakewood branch of Harmony Bank at 500 River Avenue. Gibson has worked in the banking industry for 17 years. Prior to joining Harmony Bank, Gibson worked…
Are You Ready to Get Dirty? Your First Mud Run Is This Sunday!
The Foundation of Specialty Hospitals, 500 River Avenue, Lakewood, is sponsoring Your First Mud Run, a family event (ages six and up) and obstacle race with a little mud thrown in, on Sunday, May 17 at 1075 Stephenson Avenue, Oceanport (formerly Ft. Monmouth). Check-in begins at 9:00 a.m. and the first Run Waves begin at…