July Hackensack Meridian Health Community Events

Ocean University Medical Center is offering FREE Wellness Screenings lecture on Friday, July 19, 2024 from Noon - 1:45pm at Brick Senior Services - 500 Aurora Place, Brick. 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.

Ocean University Medical Center is offering a FREE lecture on The ABC’s of Diabetes on Friday, July 19, 2024 from Noon - 1pm at Brick Senior Services, 500 Aurora Place, Brick. Join our experts as they discuss the signs, symptoms, complications, medications and much more related to diabetes. Learn how diet and exercise can help with prevention and management of diabetes! 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 hosting a FREE 4-session, Fresh Start® Smoking Cessation program on July 22, 24, 29 and 31, 2024 from from 6 - 7 p.m., offered by the American Cancer Society at 425 Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick-East Wing Conference Center. This in-person 4-session program is available to help you to quit smoking. The decision to quit smoking is a fresh start to a new life. The sessions will teach you how to stop and how to stay stopped, how to cope with urges, withdrawal, medication options, and many other helpful topics to help you quit.Attendance is required at all four sessions. Registration is required, visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org/Events or call 1-800-560-9990 for more information and to register.

Experiencing the impact of fibroids on your daily life? Are heavy periods, pelvic, leg, or lower back pain and pressure affecting you? Connect virtually with expert physicians from Hackensack Meridian Health, including Jocelyn Carlo, M.D., Erin Conway, M.D. and Todd Liu, M.D. on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 from Noon - 1 p.m. to learn about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for uterine fibroids. Say goodbye to pain and discomfort – our doctors are here to empower and educate you. This webinar is approximately 45 minutes and will include a Question and Answer portion. Please feel free to submit any questions you may have for our speaker, these will be presented anonymously. 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 hosting an Angioscreen® Vascular Screening on Thursday, July 25, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 1686 Route 88, Community Outreach Conference Center, Brick. Participants will learn their risk for heart attack and stroke, receive an instant color report and private consultation with a registered nurse. Fee is $49.95. Registration is required, visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org/Events or call 1-800-560-9990 to register.

Ocean University Medical Center is hosting a Safe Sitter® babysitting training course on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, from 9 a.m. –3:30 p.m. at Community Outreach Conference Center, 1686 Route 88, Brick. Participants will learn how to keep children and themselves safe, how to call for emergency help if needed, how to prevent injury and basic first aid. Participants must be between the ages of 11 and 14. Fee: $40. Space is limited. Registration is required, visit HackensackMeridianHealth.org/Events or call 1-800-560-9990.

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