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"Get Help!"

The Bergen County Cooperative Library System serves 62 libraries in Bergen County. The libraries and their staff provide resources. The new initiative, "Get Help!" will assist with questions concerning financial resources, parental resources, health resource, etc.


 

Current Events/Announcements

Fruits and Vegetables: More Matters!

September has been declared "Fruits and Vegetables: More Matters!" month. View this flyer for more information about a month long contest to promote greater consumption of these yummy and healthy foods.


Public Education Program

Sponsored by
The Diabetes Foundation

Urological Problems and the Diabetic
Presented by Andrew Siegel, MD
Director of the Center for Continence Care at HUMC

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
7PM
Paramus Life Safety Building
Paramus, NJ

Click here for additional information and to register


21st Annual Diabetes Foundation
Golf Classic

Monday, September 13, 2010
at the prestigious
Ridgewood Country Club

Players and Sponsors Welcome!

Call the Diabetes Foundation Office for brochure and information:

201-444-0337
800-633-3160


March 16 Nutrition Event a Success

L to R : Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney; John Hopper, Health Officer Paramus Health Department; Marla Klein, Partnership Coordinator; Assemblywoman Connie Wagner; Vinny Smith, Horizon NJ Health; Judith Migliaccio, Assistant Health Officer Paramus Health Department

On March 16th the CHIP Nutrition and Physical Activity Task Force sponsored a public health event in honor of National Nutrition Month.

L to R : Debra Butenski, Marla Klein and Judy Migliaccio

Assemblywoman Connie Wagner addressed the audience on a recently passed bill requiring restaurant chains with more than 20 locations nationally to provide caloric information for food and beverage items on their menu. This bill enables consumers who dine in NJ to make informed selections and supports the national effort to promote healthy eating and decrease obesity.



Whole Foods in Paramus is hosting a number of events throughout the month to promote the health and wellness of people that live, work or go to school in Bergen County.Click here for additional information.


Health Insurance for Bergen County Residents

The Access to Health Care Task Force offers health insurance enrollment assistance and NJ FamilyCare enrollment events throughout the year in Bergen County. There are several enrollment options for county resident families who are either uninsured or underinsured.

Income and eligibility guidelines can be accessed at www.njfamilycare.org or by calling (800) 701-0710.

NJ FAMILYCARE
Enrollment/Renewal Events

Sponsored by: Access to Health Care Task Force, a committee of the Community Health Improvement Partnership of Bergen County.

Click here for enrollment dates, times and locations.

Enrollment Options

The Bergen County Cooperative Library Systems (BCCLS) provides information for the NJ FamilyCare insurance program. For additional information, go to www.BCCLS.org

The North Hudson Community Action Corporation runs two centers in Bergen County where you can get further information and/or or enroll for health care. These clinics are in Hackensack and Garfield. For additional information, visit www.nhcac.org/nhcacsites.html

Online enrollment in also available through www.njfamilycare.org



Overview of Community Health Improvement Partnership:

The Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP) of Bergen County currently consists of four task forces with volunteers from over 50 community organizations, businesses, schools, hospitals and private citizens, all interested in creating a healthier Bergen County. CHIP members develop, implement and promote initiatives to improve the health and lives of people who live, work, or attend school in Bergen County.

In 2006 following a county-wide health needs assessment, five health priorities were identified for Bergen County. Task forces are addressing these issues: Access to Health Care; Mental Health; Nutrition and Physical Activity; and Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse

The CHIP of Bergen County also created a summary report of the health needs assessment, called the Community Health Improvement Plan (The CHIP Report), which you can access by clicking on the link to the left. It is available in English, Spanish and Korean.

If you would like to participate in any of these task forces, click here or call (201) 634-2693.

 

Bergen County
Public Health Partnership




Bergen County Dept. of Health Services


Bergen County Health Officers' Society

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