The Atlantic County Healthy Living Coalition was established in the fall of 2004 and is funded by the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDHSS) and Senior Services, Office of Cancer Control and Prevention.  Each year we report the work of the coalition through progress reports to NJDHSS.  In order to get the new website up and running quickly we are going to use the fourth quarter progress reports to showcase the work we have completed over the grant years for the past five years.  Please see below for details of the 2009-2012 grant year. 

 

 

Goal:  Complete 1 ancer Related Public Event.

 Breast Cancer Fashion Show

• The Fashion Show is an annual event.  It is focused on the African American population due to a higher morality rate in Breast Cancer.
• Location:  The Clarion
• Date:  May 15, 2010
• Time:  11:00am – 3:00pm
• Target Audience:  African American Women 
• Meal Provided:  Lunch
• Cost of Event:  Free
• Activities:  education, lunch, fashions, prizes, give aways
• Education:  This year the education was on family history and breast cancer, as well as colorectal cancer. 
• 201 attended (77% was African American) (84% were over 41)
• Almost everyone completed a pre/post test.  53% increase in knowledge.
• A full evaluation will be complete shortly and available. 

 

Happy 5^th Birthday Atlantic County Healthy Living Coalition!

• Celebration of the coalition’s fifth birthday.
• Location:  The IMAX at Tropicana
• Date:  November 18, 2009
• Time:  9:00am (8:45am)
• Target:  Coalition members and the public
• No meal.  Popcorn and drink.
• Cost of Event:  Free
• Activities:  highlights of the coalition, coalition awards, colorectal cancer education, movie (A Christmas Carol in 3D.)
• 40 people in attendance
• 23% increase knowledge
• See event report for more information.

 

Goal:  Complete 1 Cancer Related Professional Project.

Think You Know About Sexually Transmitted Cancers?  “N♀t S♂ Much”

• Location:  Gilda’s Club South Jersey
• Date:  April 14, 2010
• Time:  6:00pm-8:30pm
• Target Audience:  Professionals – Nurses & Social Workers
• Meal Provided:  Light Refreshments (sandwich tray, fruit, salads, brownies)
• Cost of Event:  Free (1.5 CEU)
• Speakers:  Dr Darlene Gibbon, CINJ 
• Education:  HPV and the relation to a variety of cancers, vaccination information.
• 48 people in attendance
• 23% improvement
• A full evaluation will be complete shortly and available.

 

Tobacco Dependence:  Prevention and Treatment

• Location:  Atlantic County Division of Public Health
• Date:  April 19, 2010
• Time:  11:30am-1:30pm
• Target Audience:  Public Health Nurses
• Meal Provided:  sandwich tray, fruit, salads, brownies
• Cost of Event:  Free (1.5 CEU)
• Speakers:  Kimberly Burns and Robert Schall, Atlantic Prevention Resources; Maria Spear, Roberta Nevin, Stephanie Bordonaro,Shore Memorial Hospital
• Education:  prevention, facts about tobacco, health consequences, assessment and treatment.
• 18 people in attendance
• 49% increase knowledge

 

Prostate Health:  “Come and Get the Facts”

• Location:  Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center,Atlantic City
• Date:  June 25, 2010
• Time:  10:00am-2:00pm
• Target Audience:  Statewide Coordinators
• Meal Provided:  Yogurt, fruit and granola in the morning, boxed lunch for lunch, plus beverages
• Cost of Event:  Free (3.5 CEU)
• Speakers:  Dr Kimmel, Dr Finkelstein, Marian Morrison, Virgil Simons
• Education:  Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines, Screening Controversies, Research and Treatment information, Prostate Advocacy, Outreach.
• 62 people in attendance
• 20% increase knowledge

 

Goal:  Complete 1 School Based Project

A Road to Good Health is a project that has been taken into the schools.  It consists of taking over the gym classes.  The class is divided into two in which one side focuses on physical exercise and the other focuses on health education.  The students rotate within the sides and then switch half way through to do the other activities.  A pre & post survey is completed and the program was recently IRB approved through Rutgers Cooperative Extension.  Earlier in the year Joanne Kinsey and Angela Bailey presented at the Superintendent’s Round Table.  We sent letters to all middle and high school principals to be delivered in January 2010 upon return to school and received several interested schools.  The goal was to get a few more schools to participate.  Below are the schools in which the program has taken place during the 2009/2010 school year.  1056 children have gone through the program.  A full evaluation is still in progress.

Complete:

• March 29^th – A Road to Good Health Day 1, Alder Avenue Middle School, Egg Harbor Township – 150
• March 30^th – A Road to Good Health Day 2, Alder Avenue Middle School, Egg Harbor Township – 150
• April 12^th –A Road to Good Health,WeymouthTownshipMiddle School, Dorothy – 70
• April 15^th –A Road to Good Health,NorthfieldMiddle School,Northfield – 125
• April 28^th –A Road to Good Health,PleasantvilleHigh School, Pleasantville – 300
• May 7^th –A Road to Good Health,FannyDRittenbergMiddle School,EggHarborCity – 170
• May 28^th –A Road to Good Health,RichmondAvenueSchool,Atlantic City – 91

 

Goal:  Complete 1 Healthy Lifestyle Event

Fun Steps to Fitness

• The concept is to get families to be more active in a fun way.
• Location:  AtlanticCountyBikePath
• Date:  August 14, 2009
• Time:  5:00pm – 8:00pm
• Target Audience:  Families
• Meal Provided:  Healthy Box Lunch
• Cost of Event:  Free
• Activities:  1 mile walk, education, food, fun activities, interactive tables, prizes for completed passports, give aways
• Attendance:  The attendance was so-so.  There were 65 people there consisting of 19 families.  84 people registered.  25% no show.  Our goal was between 100 and 200 people. 
• Evaluation:  88% of the people who attended stated they would increase or start exercising as a result of the event.  Out of the 12% that stated they would not increase their activity several were already exercising 5 or more times a week.

 

Goal:  Participate in the Annual Choose Your Cover State Screening Event.

This yearAtlanticCountyparticipated in the state skin cancer screening.  We held two locations:

• Brigantine:  95 screened – 14 suspicious findings – 15%
• Ventnor:  53 screened – 16 suspicious findings – 30%

 

Goal:  2,000 People Educated in various Programs.

Programs in which people attended a lecture, seminar, educational piece of some kind.  2546 people have been educated on varies topics for the current grant year.  A majority of times they participated with a pre/post test.

Completed in the First Quarter (358):

• July 10^th – Healthy Roads, Sun Safety, Somers Point, NJ – 17 people
• July 21^st – Choose Your Cover, Brigantine, NJ – 95 people
• July 21^st – Choose Your Cover, Ventnor, NJ – 53 people
• July 21^st – Tobacco Dependence Treatment Group, John Brooks Recovery Center, Atlantic City –   24 smokers
• August 7^th – Healthy Roads, Colorectal Cancer, Somers Point, NJ – 16 people
• August 14^th – Fun Steps to Fitness, Egg Harbor Township, NJ – 64 (30 adults/34 children/19 families)
• August 18^th – Talking with Your Congressman (ACS), Congressman Frank LoBiondo, Health Care Reform, 1 congressman
• August 20^th – Tobacco Dependence Treatment Group, Crossroads, Egg Harbor Township – 25 smokers
• August 29^th – Advocacy Training (ACS), Vineland – 7 people
• September 15^th – Tobacco Dependence Treatment Group, John Brooks Recovery Center, Atlantic City – 20 smokers
• September 17^th – SMH Showcase of Services, Somers Point, NJ – 19 people
• September 21^st – 22^nd – Advocacy Legislation Education (ACS), Frank LoBiondo, Lautenberg Office Staff and Menendez Office Staff, Health Care Reform – 5 legislative people
• September 28^th – Legislative Advocacy (ACS) Education Session, Health Care Reform, Somers Point, NJ  – 12 people

Completed in the Second (375)

• October 4^th – Breast Cancer Prevention Presentation, Cousin Mario’s Restaurant, Mays Landing – 30 people
• October 8^th – Employee Health Table, Borgata, Atlantic City – 53 learned SBE
• October 8^th – Prostate Workshop, Jeffries Towers, Atlantic City – 19 people
• October 15^th – Tobacco Dependence Treatment Group, Crossroads, Egg harbor Township – 23 smokers
• October 20^th – FTF Party, Black Professional Business Association, Pleasantville Library, Pleasantville – 12 people
• October 20^th – Cancer Prevention 101, Trump Marina, Atlantic City – 8 people
• October 21^st – Cancer Prevention 101, Trump Plaza, Atlantic City –  12 people
• October 22^nd – Cancer Prevention 101, Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City – 10 people
• October 23^rd – Breast Health Awareness, Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point – 100 learned SBE
• October 29^th – Nursing Grand Rounds, Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point – 6 people
• November 6^th – Healthy Roads Presentation (Breast) – Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point – 14 people
• November 17^th – Tobacco Dependence Treatment Group, John Brooks Recovery Center, Atlantic City – 22 smokers
• November 18^th – Happy 5^th Birthday ACHLC!, IMAX Tropicana, Atlantic City – 40 people
• December 2^nd – ACS Ambassador Training, District 3 Manahawkin – 7 people
• December 4^th – Healthy Roads Presentation (Cervical), Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point – 19 people

Completed in the 3rd Quarter (470)

• January 6^th – American Cancer Society Board Meeting, Advocacy Reporting, Cherry Hill – 20 board members
• January 19^th – Tobacco Dependence Treatment Group, John Brooks Recovery Center, Atlantic City – 21 smokers
• January 20^th – Friend to Friend Party – E’Sprit De Shore Ladies, Somers Point – 37 women
• February 3^rd – Legislative Office, Assemblyman Vince Polistina, Northfield – 1 legislature
• February 18^th – Tobacco Dependence Treatment Group, Crossroads, Egg Harbor Township – 20 smokers
• March 3^rd – American Cancer Society Board Meeting, Advocacy Reporting, Cherry Hill – 20 board members
• March 16^th – Tobacco Dependence Treatment Group, John Brooks Recovery Center, Atlantic City – 12 smokers
• March 23^rd – Galloway Township Wellness Fair, Galloway Middle School, Galloway – 150/22 patches
• March 24^th – CEED Education, Assembly Budget Committee Meeting, Collingwood – 10 Assemblymen
• March 29^th – A Road to Good Health Day 1, Alder Avenue Middle School, Egg Harbor Township – 150 middle school children
• March 30^th – A Road to Good Health Day 2, Alder Avenue Middle School, Egg Harbor Township – 150 middle school children
• March 31^st – Aging with Dignity Workshop, Community Haven Senior Citizens Housing, Atlantic City – 7 seniors

Completed in the 4th Quarter (1343)

• April 12^th – A Road to Good Health, Weymouth Township Middle School, Dorothy – 70 middle school children
• April 13^th – Complementary Alternative Medicine Workshop, Egg Harbor Senior Center – 13 seniors
• April 14^th – Think You Know…, Gilda’s Club, Linwood – 48 professionals
• April 15^th – A Road to Good Health, Northfield Middle School, Northfield – 125 middle school children
• April 19^th – Tobacco Dependence:  Prevention and Treatment, Atlantic County Division of Public Health, Northfield – 18 professionals
• April 20^th – Complementary Alternative Medicine Workshop, Dr Leinweber Senior Center, Northfield – 20 seniors
• April 28^th – A Road to Good Health, Pleasantville High School, Pleasantville – 300 9^th Graders
• May 4^th – Aging with Dignity, Sunrise Assisted Living/Galloway Senior Center, Galloway – 19 seniors
• May 7^th – A Road to Good Health, Fanny D Rittenberg middle School, Egg Harbor City – 170 middle school student
• May 8^th – Mother’s Day Brunch, In His Image Ministries, Pleasantville – 50
• May 11^th – Tobacco Dependence Treatment Group, John Brooks Recovery Center, Atlantic City – 17 smokers
• May 15^th – Celebrating Women’s Femininity:  A Breast Cancer Survivors’ Fashion Show, Clarion Hotel and Convention Center, Egg Harbor Township – 201 predominately African American women
• May 15^th – Friend to Friend Party, Masonic Lodge, Haddonfield – 40
• May 19^th – Complementary Alternative Medicine Workshop, Jeffries Towers, Atlantic City – 17 seniors
• May 20^th – Complementary Alternative Medicine Workshop, Hammonton Senior Center, Hammonton – 19 seniors
• May 22^nd – Scouting Out Nurses, Atlantic Cape County Community College, Mays Landing – 66 girls/patches
• May 28^th – A Road to Good Health, Richmond Avenue School, Atlantic City – 91 middle school students
• June 25^th – Prostate Health: Get the Facts, Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center, Atlantic City, 59 professionals

  

Goal:  Barbershop Initiative.

The Barbershop Program is continued into the second year.  This year the goals are to educate 25 barbers in the Southern half ofNew Jersey(11 counties), to have the program in all eleven counties, to screen 50 people as a result of the program and support/follow-up existing barbers (54 barbers at the beginning of the grant year).  AtlanticCountyGoal:  2 barbers & 2 kickoff campaigns.

During the grant year:  21 barbers were trained, 60 men were screened (We do not know how many additional men have been screened as a result of the program, but we do assume additional men are getting screened using either private insurance or the CEED program.) and a total of 1143 men and women (mostly men) have been educated by Anita in person.  All the southern counties participate exceptCape MayCounty.

Barbershop Programs:

First Quarter:  406 men/people participated in the events below.  23 new barbers were educated (not trained) not calculated in the total.

• July 1^st – Talk & Trim, Fort Dix Barbershop, Fort Dix – 12 men
• July 7^th – Talk & Trim, Hair Port, Trenton – 10 people
• July 10^th – Talk & Trim, Zebulun Barber, Lakewood – 10 people
• July 22^nd – Talk & Trim, Rawls Unisex Barber Shop, Burlington – 15 men
• July 29^th – Talk & Trim, R&C Barbershop, Camden – 28 people
• July 31^st – Talk & Trim, Beauty & the Beast, Trenton – 22 men
• August 6^th – Talk & Trim, Diddy Bop Hair, Trenton – 10 men
• August 8^th – Talk & Trim, Agape Barber, Ewing – 11 men
• August 11^th – Talk & Trim, Blessing Hair Salon, Woodbury – 16 men
• August 15^th – Talk & Trim, Beauty & the Beast, Trenton – 19 men
• August 18^th – Talk & Trim, Touch of Class Salon, Clayton – 20 men
• August 20^th – Talk & Trim, Willie’s His & her Beauty & Barber Shop, Burlington – 14 men
• August 21^st – Talk & Trim, Kut’ N Zone, Woodbury – 12 men
• August 25^th – Talk & Trim, Eugene’s Barber Shop, Camden – 10 men
• August 28^th – Talk & Trim, Somerset Plaza Unisex Shop, Somerset – 8 men
• September 3^rd – Talk & Trim, Headliner’s Barbershop, Burlington – 19 men
• September 5^th – Talk & Trim, Zebulun Barber Shop, Lakewood – 22 people
• September 10^th – Talk & Trim, Eugene’s Barber Shop, Camden – 21 men
• September 12^th – Talk & Trim, Willie’s His & Her Beauty & Barber Shop – 19 men
• September 16^th – Talk & Trim, M & M Platinum Select, Willingboro – 26 men
• September 19^th – Talk & Trim, Towne Barber & Salon, S Hampton – 25 people
• September 22^nd – Talk & Trim, Beauty & the Beast, Trenton – 17 men
• September 23red – Talk & Trim, Darryl’s Unisex Salon, Linden– 12 men
• September 30^th – Talk & Trim, Anta African Hair, Trenton – 28 men

Second Quarter:  233 men/people participated in the events below.  7 new barbers were trained out of the 233 people. 11 were screened.

• October 1^st – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Alton Clark Barbershop, Camden – 12 people
• October 22^nd – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Pee Wee’s Tonsorial Parlor, Camden – 14 people
• October 23^rd – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Perry’s Barbershop, Blackwood – 11 people
• October 24^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Somerset Plaza Unisex Shop, Somerset – 16 people
• October 27^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, R&C Barbershop, Camden – 18 people
• October 30^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Somerset Plaza Unisex Shop, Somerset – 17 people
• November 7^th – Prostate 101, Agape Bible Church Mercy Mission, Lakewood – 56 people
• November 9^th – Barber Training, Pee Wee’s Tonsorial Parlor, Camden – 3 barbers
• November 11^th – Cut Our Cancer, R&C Barbershop, Camden – 23 educated, 5 screened
• November 14^th – Barber Training, Perry’s Barbershop, Blackwood – 4 barbers
• November 18^th – Talk & Trim Unisex Shop, Somerset Plaza Unisex Shop, Somerset – 21 people
• November 21^st – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Hair-Works, Millville – 14 people
• December 5^th – Cut Out Cancer, Women’s Health & Counseling Center, Somerville – 14 educated, 6 screened
• December 11^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Pee Wee’s Tonsorial Parlor, Camden – 10 people

Third Quarter:  198 men/people participated in the events below.  14 new barbers were trained out of the 198 people.  85 barbers were educated during the talk & trims and are not calculated into the total. 19 men were screened.

• January 6^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Sir Jean’s World of Beauty, Asbury Park – 8 people
• January 6^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Eddie’s Barber Shop, Asbury Park – 12 people
• January 6^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Early Bird Barber Shop, Asbury park – 11 people
• January 8^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Frances Unisex Hair, Asbury Park – 6 people
• January 8^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, H You Want It Barber Shop, Asbury Park – 14 people
• January 8^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Heaven on Earth, Asbury Park – 11 people
• January 13^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Lather, Asbury Park – 5 people
• January 13^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Hair Club 2003 The Jump Off, Asbury Park – 7 people
• January 13^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Heaven on Earth, Asbury Park – 5 people
• January 15^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Golden Clippers, Asbury Park – 4 people
• January 15^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Magic Touch, Asbury Park – 6 people
• January 22^nd – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Ray’s Barber Shop, Trenton – 8 people
• January 23^rd – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Chrisma Beauty Center, Hightstown – 12 people
• January 27^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Richard’s Hair & Beauty, Lawrenceville – 4 people
• January 30^th – Cut Out Cancer Campaign, Community Health Center, Asbury Park – 14 people
• March 30^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Beauty & the Beast, Trenton – 23 people
• March 30^th – Barbershop Training, Agape Mission – 3 barbers
• March 8^th – Barbershop Training, Alton Clark Barbershop, Camden – 2 barbers
• March 12^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Hairworks, Burlington – 12 people
• March 15^th – Barbershop Training, Perry’s Barbershop, Camden – 3 people
• March 19^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Perry’s Barbershop, Camden – 10 people
• March 22^nd – Barbershop Training, Headliner’s Barbershop, Burlington – 2 barbers
• March 27^th – Talk & Trim Prostate Session, Pee Wee Tonsorial, Camden – 15 people

Fourth Quarter:  306 men/people participated in the events below.  52 barbers were educated during the talk & trims and are not calculated into the total. 30 men were screened.

• April 8^th – Talk & Trim, Beauty & the Beast, Trenton – 14 men
• April 9^th – Talk & Trim, Zebulun Barber, Lakewood – 8 people
• April 14^th – Talk & Trim, Eugene’s Barber Shop, Camden – 12 men
• April 17^th – Talk & Trim, Hair Port, Trenton – 17 people
• April 21^st – Talk & Trim, HeadLiner’s Barbershop, Lumberton – 5 men
• April 23^rd – Talk & Trim, Rawl’s Unisex Barber Shop, Burlington – 12 men
• April 29^th – Talk & Trim, Pee Wee’s Tonsorial Parlor, Camden – 16 people
• April 30^th – Talk & Trim, Changes Barbershop, East Millstone – 10 men
• May 1^st – Talk & Trim, Early Bird Barber Shop, Asbury Park – 15 men
• May 6^th – Talk & Trim, Eddie’s Barber Shop, Asbury Park – 10 men
• May 7^th – Talk & Trim, Heaven on Earth, Asbury Park – 9 men
• May 8^th – Talk & Trim, Hair Club 2003 The Jump Off, Asbury Park – 12 men
• May 13^th – Talk & Trim, Richard’s Hair & Beauty, Lawrenceville – 8 men
• May 14^th – Talk & Trim, Somerset Plaza Unisex Shop, Somerset – 14 people
• May 20^th – Talk & Trim, Golden Clippers, Asbury Park – 13 men
• May 22^nd – Talk & Trim, Rays barber Shop, Trenton, 7 men
• May 28^th – Talk & Trim, Magic Touch Hair, Asbury Park – 16 people
• June 4^th – Talk & Trim, Pee Wee Tonsorial, Camden – 9 men
• June 5^th – Talk & Trim, Changes Barbershop, East Millstone – 16 people
• June 6^th – Talk & Trim, Hair-Works, Millville – 10 men
• June 11^th – Talk & Trim, Perry’s Barbershop, Blackwood – 4 men
• June 12^th – Cut Out Cancer, Classic Barber Shop, Pleasantville – 16 men
• June 17^th – Talk & Trim, Hair-Works, Millville – 12 men
• June 18^th – Talk & Trim, M & M Platinum, Willingboro – 19 men
• June 19^th – Cut Out Cancer, Sir Jean’s World of Beauty, Asbury Park – 8 men
• June 26^th – Cut Out Cancer, Sonny’s Barber Shop, Atlantic City – 23 men

 Note:  Some of the Atlantic County Cut Out Cancers participants (June 12^th and 26^th) have appointments to go to the clinic for screening on two dates (one in July and one in August).  We will know how many were screened as a result after the clinic days.  Information is not in yet.

 Miscellaneous:

•  July 18^th – Agape Bible Church, Homeless & Low Income Health Event, Lakewood – 65 homeless, low income men
• September 5^th – Agape Bible Church, Homeless & Low Income Health Event, Lakewood – 83 homeless, low income men
• October 3^rd – Prostate 101, Agape Bible Church Mercy Mission, Lakewood – 58 homeless, low income men
• November 19^th – Prostate 101, Agape Bible Church Mercy Mission, Lakewood – 55 homeless, low income men
• January 16^th – Homeless & Low Income Health Event, Agape Bible Church, Lakewood – 59 people
• March 25^th – Cut Out Cancer, Agape Bible Church Mercy Mission, Lakewood – 52 people

 

Goal:  2,000 People Reached through Health Fairs.

People who have been given information or spoken to at a health fair type of event.  It is estimated that the coalition has had brief contact and supplied information to 2,827 people during the current grant year in this forum.  207 hands have been collected through the Hands of Hope Project for Tobacco Awareness.

Completed in the First Quarter (850):

• August 4^th – National Night Out, Galloway, NJ – 150 people
• August 8^th – Family Fun Night, Egg Harbor Township, NJ – 150 people
• August 27^th – Ocean City Family Night, Ocean City, NJ – 100 people
• September 3^rd – Multicultural Health Fair, Atlantic City, NJ – 200 people
• September 12^th – Good Old Days, Somers Point, NJ – 50 people
• September 12^th – Dean Randazzo Surf Competition, Margate, NJ – 50 people
• September 28^th – Community Life Fair, Atlantic City, NJ – 150 people

 

Completed in the Second Quarter (913):

•  October 8^th – Employee Health Table, Borgata, Atlantic City – 75 people
• October 8^th – Fall Fitness Festival, Greate Bay Fitness Center, Somers Point – 25 people
• October 10^th – Women’s Awareness Table, Dress Barn, Atlantic City – 50 people
• October 14^th – Health and Community Services Fair, Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point – 175 people
• October 23^rd – Breast Health Awareness, Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point – 300 people
• October 24^th – Pretty in Pink, Mount Zion, Pleasantville – 75 people
• October 27^th – Table event, Mainland Fitness, Linwood – 5 people
• October 27^th – Ocean City Employee’s Health Fair, The Pier, Ocean City – 93 people
• November 19^th – Great American Smoke Out , Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point – 50 people (7COs)
• December 2^nd & 3^rd – PTA Convention, Bally’s Casino, Atlantic City – 65 people

Completed in the 3rd Quarter (479):

• January 15^th – Employee Health Fair, Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point – 37 people/19 COs
• March 7^th – Church Health Fair, Mission Point Church, Somers Point – 75 people
• March 20^th – Pleasantville Cancer Initiative Gospel Concert, Pleasantville – 20 people
• March 22^nd – NJCEED Foodbank Colorectal Cancer Campaign, Egg Harbor Township – 95 people
• March 23^rd – Galloway Township Wellness Fair, Galloway Middle School, Galloway – 150 people/22 patches
• March 26^th – NJCEED Foodbank Colorectal Cancer Campaign, Egg Harbor Township – 102 people

Completed in the 4th Quarter (585)

• April 24^th – Bayfest, City of Somers Point, Somers Point – 250
• May 4^th – New Jersey Governor’s Women’s Conference, Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City – 200 women
• May 20^th – Girls Night Out at the Dress Barn, Dress Barn, Atlantic City – 25
• June 10^th – Pleasantville Employee Health Fair, Pleasantville Recreation Center, Pleasantville – 50
• June 26^th – Egg Harbor Township 300^th Anniversary, City Hall Park, Egg Harbor Township – 60

 

Goal:  Increase Coalition Membership to include 5 Active Community Partners

This is an ongoing project to increase and improve the membership of the coalition.  The coalition is looking for active members; meaning people who are highly involved rather than simply a member.  All of the new members below are on a committee. 

New Members: 

• Fran Fox – Home Instead Seniors
• Jennifer Stroby –SunriseSenior Living
• Carol Hutchinson –LibertyHealth NewJersey
• Terry Hagan – Senior Helpers
• Maureen Deely –ShoreMemorialHospital
• Krista Reale – AtlantiCare