Tag: Center for COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness

  • Bariatric support group at JFK Medical Center connects during COVID pandemic

    Bariatric support group at JFK Medical Center connects during COVID pandemic

    Hackensack Meridian JFK Medical Center has kept patients at its popular JFK for Life bariatric surgery support group connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through virtual seminars and appropriately distanced outdoor meetings, the support group has continued to provide insight, perspective and real-world experiences from and for those who have had weight-loss surgery, according to information…

  • Burlington County CIT coordinator will discuss dealing with law enforcement during a mental health crisis

    Burlington County CIT coordinator will discuss dealing with law enforcement during a mental health crisis

    NAMI NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and AACT-NOW (African American Community Together NOW) will hold a webinar, Successfully Dealing With Law Enforcement During a Mental Health Crisis, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on May 19. The virtual workshop, led by Jarrod Broadway, CIT coordinator for Burlington County, will be followed by a support group session facilitated…

  • Rutgers creates COVID-19 center to fight pandemic

    Rutgers creates COVID-19 center to fight pandemic

    Rutgers created a new center to coordinate the university’s myriad research and public health and outreach efforts to combat COVID-19.   “Given our expertise and the health needs at the state and national levels, we are excited to announce the establishment of the Center for COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness to address SARS CoV-2, the…