Visit the Outreach and Enrollment Team of OHI at The Smart Living Expo, March 13
The bilingual outreach and enrollment team of Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), a federally qualified health center with locations in Ocean County, will be available to provide guidance about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), answer questions, explain any changes, and discuss options under Medicaid and Family Care at the Smart Living Expo, a resource for Lakewood…
Lakewood Recreation Sponsors Annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 19
Bring your camera! The Easter Bunny will be available for pictures at the Lakewood annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Lakewood Township Recreation. Candy-filled eggs, special prizes, and photos with the Easter bunny are free for Lakewood children only, ages one to 10, on Saturday, March 19, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the John F….
New Jersey Health Care Network Forming
Lisa Gallicchio, the director of community relations for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, with headquarters in Eatontown, N.J., has announced the formation of a new free professional group called the NJ Health Care Network for all professionals in the health care industry, including those who provide ancillary products and services. The group plans…
Freeholder Virginia E. “Ginny” Haines Featured ELC Speaker
Freeholder Virginia E “Ginny” Haines, a lifelong resident of Ocean County, is the featured speaker at the Ocean County ELC (Employees Legislative Committee) meeting and breakfast on Friday, March 18, 2016, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West, Toms River, N.J. Freeholder Haines who joined the…
Dress, Drain and Defend–The Three D’s to Fight Mosquitoes
Although the Zika virus has made its way into the United States in recent months through infected travelers, Marsha Luna-Grover, owner of The Mosquito Authority, a licensed, mosquito-repellant business in Brick, is suggesting people can take common sense steps to avoid contact with the very insects that carry the disease – mosquitoes. Luna-Grover says, “Following…
CEO of IT Company Receives Spinnaker Community Service Award
John Kalli, Marlboro, N.J., the CEO of Trinity Worldwide Technologies, LLC, an IT company, recently received the Community Service Award at the 24th annual Spinnaker Awards ceremony given by the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, Red Bank, at the Shadowbrook, 1 Obre Place, Shrewsbury, N.J. The Community Service Award is given to a business…
100.1 WJRZ’s 14th Annual Women’s Expo Draws 1500 People
More than 50 exhibitors and 1,500 people attended 100.1 WJRZ’s 14th Annual Women’s Expo on this February at the Pine Belt Arena, Old Freehold Road, Toms River, N.J. The first 500 people received makeup and lotion samples courtesy of L’Oréal. Attendees also enjoyed cheese and butter samples from Finlandia; salad from iPlay America, Freehold; and…
Irish Music and Dance at the Strand with McLean Avenue Band & Emerald Fire
Direct from Ireland, this interactive show From Galway to Graceland includes magic footwork, raucous fiddle, traditional Irish favorite songs, Celtic fairy tales, and critically acclaimed rock and bluegrass originals. Experience Irish music, song, and dance, featuring Padraign Allen’s McLean Avenue Band and Joanna Barry Connolly’s Irish dance Emerald Fire at the Strand Center for the…
OHI Now Providing Women’s Health Care Services at ALL Sites
With the expansion of comprehensive women’s health services to its Manchester Health Center site, Lakehurst Circle Center II, 686 Route 70, Lakehurst, Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), a federally qualified health center (FQHC), is now offering women’s health care services at ALL of its health sites in Lakewood, Toms River, Manchester and Manahawkin. OHI’s team of…
Mercer Survey of Health Plans and ACA Update – March HR Meeting
What strategies are employers using to contain or reduce benefits spending? Attendees of the monthly meeting of JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), open to the public, will get an overview of the findings of the national Mercer Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans and an update on ACA reporting on Thursday, March 10,…