Tag: Wellspring Center for Prevention
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Learn about vaping during Great American Smoke Out Day
Saint Peter’s University Hospital will hold a Lunch & Learn about vaping from noon to 1 p.m. on Nov. 21 in the Sister Marie de Pazzi Conference Center, Room 1, at Saint Peter’s, 254 Easton Ave., New Brunswick. Presented by Nicki Francis, coordinator of Program and Professional Development for Wellspring Center for Prevention. Other on-site…
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Contest winners understand need for teen drug use awareness
To help raise awareness about prescription drug misuse among adolescents, the Coalition for Healthy Communities of Middlesex County orchestrated its annual Be Smart About Medicine poster contest. Winners include Mandee Dong from Carteret Middle School, Shiven Dhruv from Crossroads Middle School South in South Brunswick and Doris Lee from Sayreville Middle School. Pictured are Paul…
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Wellspring coordinator receives award
EAST BRUNSWICK – The coordinator of Program and Professional Development for the Wellspring Center for Prevention recently received the Friend of a SAC Award. The award was handed out by the Association of Student Assistance Professionals of N.J. (ASAP-NJ), an organization of individuals employed in schools, agencies or school-based programs whose functions include advocating and…
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Edison and Metuchen hold National Night Out events
Before the lightning and thunderstorms rained on everyone’s parade, people young and old came out to enjoy National Night Out events in Edison and Metuchen. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign promoting police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live, according to information provided by the organization.…
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Middlesex County agency helps with drug prevention, other health initiatives
EAST BRUNSWICK–Serving the community for more than 35 years, the Wellspring Center for Prevention continues to provide health resources for residents. The Wellspring Center for Prevention, formerly NCADD of Middlesex County, Inc., is a non-profit, community-based health organization providing prevention, education, information and referral services to county residents, businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, municipal alliances and…
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Students focus on dangers of distracted driving for county contest
High school students from Middlesex County produced 30- to 60-second public service announcements to warn their friends and classmates about the dangers of driving while impaired or distracted. The winners of Middlesex County’s 18th Annual 3D-Don’t Drive Dangerously PSA Contest were announced during a conference in their honor held at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville…
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Speaker to discuss ’13 Reasons Why’ on June 19
The North Brunswick Municipal Alliance will welcome Nicki Francis of the Wellspring Center for Prevention to speak about “Why We Need to Talk About ’13 Reasons Why’” at 6 p.m. on June 19 at the North Brunswick Senior Center, 15 Linwood Place. There will be an area for children to play games, make crafts and…
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Prevention Education Summit to discuss legalization of marijuana
The 16th annual Middlesex County Prevention Education Summit will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., June 15, at the Middlesex County Fire Academy, 1001 Fire Academy Dr., Sayreville Keynote Speaker Kevin A. Sabet will discuss perspectives on marijuana legalization. Nurses, parents, teachers, coaches, health educators, child study teams, municipal officials, treatment providers, prevention…
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Edison dentist helps battle rise of opioid addiction
EDISON — Dr. Mark A. Vitale has been a local dentist for more than 30 years. He and other health care professionals are committed to prescribing less pain medication as a way to stem the opioid addiction epidemic. During his residency program at JFK Medical Center, Vitale said he remembers a stamp that was ready…