July Hackensack Meridian Health Community Events

Ocean University Medical Center is hosting a free lecture on Understanding Memory Loss: Keep Your Brain Sharp! on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 from 1 - 2pm at Upper Shores Lavallette Library, 112 Jersey City Avenue, Lavallette. Join us to learn more about memory loss as we age and learn useful tips on how to keep your brain sharp. Registration is encouraged but not required. Visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org/Events or call 1-800-560-9990 for more information and to register.

Ocean University Medical Center is offering FREE Wellness Screenings on Wednesday, July 5, 2024 from 11am - 1pm at Upper Shores Lavallette Library, 112 Jersey City Avenue, Lavallette. Screenings will include Blood Pressure, Pulse, BMI, Glucose, Cholesterol, and Stroke Risk Assessment. A nurse will be on hand to answer questions. Following the wellness screenings, a lecture on Stroke: Am I at Risk? will be offered. No registration required.

Ocean University Medical Center is hosting a free lecture on Stroke: Am I at Risk? On Friday, July 5, 2024 from 1 - 2pm at Upper Shores Lavallette Library, 112 Jersey City Avenue, Lavallette. Learn signs, symptoms, and risk factors of stroke and how to B.E.F.A.S.T if someone is having a stroke. Wellness screenings will be offered prior to the lecture from 11-1pm. Registration is encouraged but not required. Visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org/Events or call 1-800-560-9990 for more information and to register.

Ocean University Medical Center is offering FREE Wellness Screenings lecture on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 from 10:30am - 1:30pm at FULFILL, 1769 Hooper Ave, Toms River. Screenings will include Blood Pressure, Pulse, BMI, Glucose, Cholesterol, and Stroke Risk Assessment. A nurse will be on hand to answer questions. No registration required.

Hackensack Meridian Health presents a virtual event: Stop Smoking with Hypnosis. Hypnotherapy is effective in alleviating unwanted habits and developing positive behaviors and lifestyle changes. Group Session. Join us on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, from 7 - 8pm for this virtual event. Registration is required, visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org/Events to register or call 1-800-560-9990 and receive a Zoom link.

Ocean University Medical Center is offering a FREE lecture on the Importance of Exercise/Strength Training on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 from 2 - 3pm at the Ocean County Library - Manchester Branch, 21 Colonial Dr, Manchester. Exercise has numerous benefits! Not only is it good for keeping joints flexible and muscles toned, it can help with weight control, strengthening, stress reduction, improving mood, regulating blood sugar and heart rate, and even achieving better sleep! Join our rehabilitation expert who will discuss the benefits of starting an exercise routine and how to do it correctly. Registration is encouraged but not required. Visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org/Events or call 1-800-560-9990 for more information and to register.

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