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Get Pumped Up About Heart Health: High Blood Pressure Information Table

The HEAL initiative is a student-run initiative from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School that provides education on high blood pressure management, with a focus on lifestyle modifications. They will also provide information on local community sites to check blood pressure and steps on how to properly track blood pressure at home.

The June session's table topic is "Dietary Approaches to Prevent Hypertension."

Free Wellness Screening

Join nurses from Hackensack Meridian Health

Screenings will include:

  • Stroke Risk Assessment
  • Blood Pressure
  • Cholesterol*
  • Glucose
  • BMI
  • Pulse

 

*Fasting is not required.

 

Registration to attend in person is recommended, but walk-ins are welcome.

To register, visit the Information Services Desk or call 732-390-6767.

Pride Month Health Table

Stop by the library's Pride Month Health Table June 7-13, 2024 in the library lobby and pick up resources on LGBTQIA+ Health, bookmarks and buttons.

Brought to you by Just For The Health Of It! Initiative, The Library's Prescription for Quality Health & Wellness Information.

Eye Health

Registration is recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, visit or call the Information Services Desk at 732-390-6767.

 

Sheryl Slonim, APN from Saint Peter's Hospital encourages you to join her to learn about the aging of your eyes and what you can do to protect your eyes.

 

ALS Awareness Week Table

Stop by the library's ALS Awareness Table May 8-15 in the library lobby as we celebrate ALS Awareness Week. We are creating awareness about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.  This is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Roughly 1 in 400 people will develop ALS in their lifetime. 

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