OHI Offers Free Pregnancy Testing in Lakewood and Toms River
The OB/GYN Department of OHI (Ocean Health Initiatives), a federally qualified health center, is offering free pregnancy testing at 101 Second Street, Lakewood, and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River. No appointments are required, and patients with a positive test result can see an OB/GYN provider at the same time.
Same day appointments are available for prenatal and GYN services, including Saturdays and late evenings. OB/GYN patients will also be able to get prenatal vitamins or oral contraceptives for a minimal cost on the same day as their visit in the Lakewood pharmacy, which is expected to open soon.
OHI offers comprehensive women’s services, including complete pregnancy care, non-stress testing, post-partum care, WIC services on site, and pediatric prenatal visits with the opportunity to meet your newborn’s pediatrician during your last appointment.
Gynecological services include annual exams; cancer screening exams and testing, STD testing, treatment and education; HPV testing; colposcopy; and menopausal education and treatment. OHI offers GYN screening exams and testing during annual physicals in its Internal Medicine Department.
Dr. Gilbert Fleischer, CMO at OHI, said, “It is very important to us to be able to see our OB patients on the same day as their positive pregnancy test. Ensuring our patients get in the door and immediately into treatment ensures both mother and child are given the best opportunity for the safest pregnancy and delivery.” Almost 90 percent of OHI’s prenatal patients entered treatment during their first trimester.
For same day appointments, call 732-363-6655. For more information, contact Kim Tozzi at 732-719-9015.
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) federally qualified health center (FQHC) with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood; 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River; 333 Haywood Road, Manahawkin; Lakehurst Circle Center II, 686 Route 70 Lakehurst; a health center within the Clifton Avenue Elementary School, 625 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood; and a Mobile Medical Unit.
OHI provides comprehensive preventative and primary health and dental care to Ocean County’s insured, uninsured and underinsured populations. A sliding-fee scale is available, based on an individual’s or family’s ability to pay. Services include pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, behavioral health, dental, family medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, podiatry and social services.
OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call 732-363-6655. Visit www.ohinj.org for further information.
Arbor Day Ceremony to Take Place at the Lakewood School District Office Building
An Arbor Day ceremony will take place at the Lakewood School District office, 200 Ramsey Ave, Lakewood, at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 24. Deputy Mayor Menashe Miller will read a proclamation in honor of Arbor Day.
Superintendent Laura Winters chose to plant two Kwanzan Cherry trees in an area that lacks vegetation on both sides of the entrance to the district offices. The School District’s horticulture class will help landscape the areas around the cherry trees with additional shrubs and a sign will state that the trees were planted on Arbor Day 2015.
In past years, trees have been planted at township fire companies, EMS, Lakewood Public Works and the BlueClaws’ stadium. Three years ago, the Arbor Day ceremony took place at the Clarke School; two years it was at the Oak Street School; last year it was at the Spruce Street School.
Dr. Gross said, “Recently we decided to hold the Arbor Day ceremony at schools so we could educate the children about the holiday. Superintendent Winters also thought it would be a great idea to involve the horticulture class students in the planting and the ceremony. We are delighted that the students will be able to put what they learn in class into action by helping with the Arbor Day planting.”
Interim Principal Richard Goldstein and Horticulture Teacher Brian Surgent report that some students will be reading tree-related poems and others will be providing music for the ceremony.
Dr. Gross, a full-time administrator and biology professor at Georgian Court University (GCU), is also the director of the university’s arboretum.
The first celebration of Arbor Day in the United States took place in 1872. The holiday, held on the last Friday in April, was created to encourage individuals and groups to plant trees and realize their importance.
Lakewood has embraced that concept, holding Arbor Day ceremonies and planting hundreds of trees over the years. Craig J. Theibault, former chairman of the Lakewood Shade Tree Commission from 1994 to 2010 and a current member, said, “This is the 34th year Lakewood is among 172 New Jersey municipalities that hold the distinction of being designated a Tree City USA. You know what they say: ‘The best time to plant a tree is 30 years ago; the second best time is today.’”
Theibault, who holds a B. S. degree in Ornamental Horticulture from Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture, has been a member of the Ocean County Shade Tree Commission since 1992. Besides serving on the Shade Tree Commission locally, Theibault has also served as a member of the N.J. Community Forestry Council, a 20-member advisory board to the State Forester, since 1999.
Amateur Chefs Needed For Annual Family Planning Fundraiser
Are you an amateur chef who loves to cook? Then show off your culinary skills at the 22nd annual Look Who’s Cooking food-tasting fundraiser and festival, May 29, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Christ Episcopal Church, Washington Street, Toms River.
The annual Look Who’s Cooking fundraiser, sponsored by the Family Planning Center of Ocean County, Inc., Lakewood, showcases 50 Men of Distinction, offering samples of their favorite recipe to hungry guests while raising money to support women’s health.
This year, the Family Planning Center of Ocean County is honoring the Toms River law firm of Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sacks, L.L.C. for its ongoing support of the agency.
Proceeds will benefit low income, at-risk women in need of educational, reproductive health, and referral services that include well-women visits; lifesaving cancer screenings; HIV screenings; and sexually transmitted infection education, screening, and treatment.
All “wanna be” chefs looking for an opportunity to prepare and serve their most celebrated dish to the guests, should contact Penny Rone at 609-242-6927 or psrone@comcast.net to register and reserve a table. To purchase tickets, donate a raffle prize or advertise in the ad journal, contact the Family Planning Center at 732-364-9696. Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 at the door.
Acelleron Medical Products Hires Director of Education
Jan Ferraro, North Branford, Connecticut, has been hired as director of education for Acelleron Medical Products, a New England-based durable medical equipment (DME) company recently acquired by Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, with headquarters in Eatontown, N.J.
Acelleron, based in Guilford, Connecticut, has been expanding into New Jersey and Pennsylvania, predominantly selling post-natal and pediatric medical equipment throughout the Northeast.
As director of education, Ferraro will educate pregnant women about the Affordable Care Act and breast pumps. She will advise nursing advocacy and support groups, be available to answer questions about breast feeding with evidence-based information, and explain how to best support moms and families.
Ferraro, said, “It is important to know that Acelleron will ship breast pumps to mothers within 24 hours. The breast pumps and the next-day shipping are free, benefits moms really appreciate. I also assist their practitioners in making the ordering process very easy with one simple form for every mom no matter what her insurance.”
Before becoming director of education, Ferraro was a childbirth and parenting educator in Connecticut at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London, and at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, where she helped families prepare for the birth process and taught families how to care for a newborn.
Ferraro, an independent educator in childbirth, breastfeeding and newborn care in the Greater New Haven area, has taught at Yale-New Haven Hospital for 17 years.
Ferraro received her B.S. in health sciences from Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, in 2006. She holds certifications as Childbirth Educator from the Academy of Birth Educators and as a Lactation Counselor from the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice.
For more information, contact Jan Ferraro at 203-804-5974. To order a free breast pump from Acelleron call 877-932-6327 or visit acelleron.com.
About Acelleron Medical Products: Acelleron Medical Products, a Preferred Home Health Care Company, has focused on the distribution of nebulizers, breast pumps and other medical products throughout New England since 2004. In 2013, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, a medical and non-medical home health care company with headquarters in Eatontown, N.J., acquired Acelleron in order to expand its home care expertise to its clients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
OHI’s Mobile Dental Unit to Visit Head Start Sites This April
Dr. Theresa Berger, CEO of Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc. (OHI) has announced that the OHI mobile medical unit will be visiting several local Head Start program sites to conduct dental exams, specifically for the children participating in Head Start programs.
The OHI mobile medical unit will visit Head Start Program Sites in
Toms River OCC, 1 College Drive Mon. April 20 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Manchester 2950 Wilbur Avenue Tues. April 21 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Berkeley 264 First Avenue Tues. April 21 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Brick: 503 Adamston Road Wed. April 22 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Barnegat: 1 Ocean Avenue Thurs. April 23 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The OHI mobile medical unit brings medical and dental services to people who might not have the transportation. To make an appointment or to confirm dates, times, and locations of the mobile unit, contact the Call Center of OHI at 732-363-6655.
For questions regarding the mobile medical unit, contact Monika Kwiatkowska, dental coordinator, at 732-575-5667 or mkwiatkowska@ohinj.org.
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) federally qualified health center (FQHC) with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood; 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River; 333 Haywood Road, Manahawkin; Lakehurst Circle Center II, 686 Route 70 Lakehurst; a health center within the Clifton Avenue Elementary School, 625 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood; and a Mobile Medical Unit.
OHI provides comprehensive preventative and primary health and dental care to Ocean County’s insured, uninsured and underinsured populations. A sliding-fee scale is available, based on an individual’s or family’s ability to pay. Services include pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, behavioral health, dental, family medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, podiatry and social services.
OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call 732-363-6655. Visit www.ohinj.org for further information.
Dealing with Toxic and Bullying Employees – May JSAHR Meeting
According to the Workplace Bullying Institute, up to one third of workers may be the victims of workplace bullying. Robert Micera, SPHR, will explain how to deal with toxic and bullying behavior in the workplace, and how to take an active role in ensuring a healthy workplace environment on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at the monthly meeting of JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
Many companies recognize that toxic and bullying behavior can reduce productivity, impact employee turnover, and even affect the bottom line. A growing number of states, including New Jersey, are considering legislation that would let workers sue for on-the-job harassment that causes physical or emotional harm. What can HR professionals do to confront this problem?
The registration fee, including a full buffet breakfast, is $30.00 for JSAHR members; $40.00 for nonmembers; $25.00 for those in-transition, and $10.00 for full-time students. This program is pending approval for 1.0 Professional Development Credit toward SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP through SHRM and PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HRCI.
JSAHR is a Gold Excel award winner of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management). ICF, (International Coach Federation), a support network for professional coaches, is the sponsor of May’s JSAHR meeting.
To register, email jsahr.shrm@gmail.com or call Christine Higgins, JSAHR chapter administrator at 732-701-7155.
About Robert Micera: Robert Micera is a senior director of corporate human resources for ADP. He has directed HR functions for firms ranging from 200 to more than 60,000 employees. His HR approach and business mindset have allowed him to adapt to multiple industries. He is known for his visionary strategic approach and is the author of Right to the Point, The RDM Employer of Choice Model: Creating a Great Work Environment.
Assemblyman Robert Clifton to Speak at Ocean ELC Meeting
Robert Clifton, Assemblyman for District 12 (Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, and Middlesex counties), will discuss important issues affecting business Friday, April 17, 2015, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the monthly meeting of the Ocean ELC (Employees Legislative Committee), Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West, Toms River, N.J.
ELC meetings, open to the public, are designed to inform the business community about important legislation, provide face-to-face opportunities with key government officials, and encourage dialogue between business and government.
The registration fee, including a buffet breakfast, is $20.00. To register, contact Elizabeth Cahill at ecahill@firstenergycorp.com or call 609-656-2600. Checks made out to Ocean ELC can be mailed to Julie Holman, Chairwoman of Ocean ELC, 150 West State Street, Trenton, N.J. 08608. In the event of inclement weather, call 609-656-2600 for meeting cancellation information.
About Robert Clifton: Assemblyman Robert Clifton has been the director of government and community affairs for Comcast Cable Corporation since 2001. Prior to joining Comcast, Assemblyman Clifton was the director of industry relations for the N.J. Pavement and Asphalt Association, acting as a liaison between the trade association and municipalities throughout the state regarding road improvement issues.
Born and raised in Matawan, Assemblyman Clifton graduated from St. John Vianney H.S., Holmdel. He received his B.A. in political science from Rider College, Lawrenceville, and an M.A. in political science from the University of Richmond, Virginia. He has served in the General Assembly from 2012. Before his election to the Assembly, Clifton served three terms as a Monmouth County Freeholder, where he last served as the director of the Board.
About ELC: Employer Legislative Committees
The ELCs, established by NJBIA in 1959, are independent, local organizations representing all 21 counties. At each meeting, legislators, cabinet members or local officials discuss important issues pertinent to business. Attendees also receive a briefing from one of NJBIA’s government affairs experts on legislative and regulatory issues affecting employers.
About NJBIA: The New Jersey Business & Industry Association, Trenton, N.J., provides information, services and advocacy to its member companies in order to build a more prosperous New Jersey. NJBIA is the nation’s largest statewide employer association. Its members, as a group, employ more than one million people and represents every industry in the state, including contractors, manufacturers, retail and wholesale businesses, and service providers of every kind. Visit www.njbia.org for more information.
Documentary Produced by Eatontown Man Wins Best International Documentary at Garden State Film Festival
Oro Macht Frei (Gold Will Set You Free), a 70-minute documentary that tells the story of the Roman Jewish experience during the Nazi occupation of Rome, September 1943 through June 1944, won Best International Documentary out of 15 submissions at the 13th annual Garden State Film Festival (GSFF), Atlantic City, on March 22.
Joel Markel, the founder and president of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, and the executive producer and founder of Ottimo Films, created Oro Macht Frei to create a personal reflection of the Holocaust in Italy by weaving testimony from Roman Jews who lived there with historical research of Susan Zuccotti, Alexander Stille, and Liliana Picciotto. Additionally he wanted to honor the experience of his mother and the millions of victims of the Jewish genocide by contributing to the field of Holocaust memory.
Markel said, “I am extremely proud of the award won at the GSFF. Many years of hard work went into the making of this incredible production. This award goes to the men, women and children of the Holocaust in Italy who were not given a chance to tell about their suffering and deaths at the hands of the Nazis. It is my hope that this film lives on as a testimonial to them.”
In 2004, during a tour of the Roman Ghetto, Markel first heard the story of Kappler’s Gold, an extortion plot perpetrated by Herbert Kappler, the head of the SS, who demanded 50 kilos of gold within 36 hours or 200 Jewish family heads would be deported. Markel immediately felt connected to this story because for generations his family had worked as jewelers and because he is the son of a Hungarian Auschwitz survivor.
“I made this film not only to tell of the Holocaust in Italy but as a way of eradicating hatred and bigotry throughout the world,” said Markel. “My wish would be for it to be shown in schools and institutions worldwide. It is our responsibility as adults to point young minds to healthy and free directions in a world of peace.”
The GSFF is an independent film festival, attended by thousands of people, featuring a weekend full of world-wide independent films. Oro Macht Frei was chosen Best International Documentary by a panel of professional judges based on the strength of the script, its production value, and the content. Many of the films showcased at the GSFF will go on to get distribution.
For more information, visit www.ottimofilms.net or contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations at Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, at 732-547-9886 or lisa@preferredcares.com.
About Joel Markel: Joel Markel is the founder and president of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, a company that provides a wide range of medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric to geriatric care throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He and his wife Stephanie recently received a recognition award for their long-term commitment to the Homeless Health Initiative (HHI), a volunteer outreach program run by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
Tomar Industries Acquires Willgain Enterprises
Tomar Industries, Inc., 300 Commerce Drive, Freehold, N.J., has acquired Willgain Enterprises of Middlesex, N.J. Tomar Industries, a family-owned and operated company in the packaging and janitorial industry for nearly 50 years, are distributors of a wide range of industrial packaging supplies and packaging equipment, janitorial supplies and related equipment, paper products, safety supplies, and adhesives in the tristate area.
Willgain is a full-service distributor of flexible packaging materials, machinery, film and service in New York, New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania.
The specific niche of Willgain Enterprises is shrink film and shrink film equipment. With the acquisition of Willgain, Tomar will now be a Sealed Air Shrink Packaging Premier Distributor, representing the Cryovac line of shrink film and Shanklin line of shrink equipment. Tomar will also have the ability to sell and fabricate spare parts for all types of shrink equipment, new and old.
Thomas Field Jr., president of Tomar Industries said, “The acquisition of Willgain is a great fit for Tomar because our customers now have access to Cryovac, the leader in the shrink film business, and Shanklin, the leader in shrink film equipment; and Willgain customers now have complete access to all the Tomar product lines. The combination of both companies will offer solutions to the industry like no other.”
Kevin Willmann, founder and CEO of Willgain in 1998, has joined Tomar as the director of shrink packaging. His duties include servicing his existing account base and assisting Tomar’s sales department in selling shrink film and equipment.
Tomar Industries are members of major trade organizations, such as the International Sanitary Supplies Association (ISSA) and the National Paper Trade Association (NPTA). They are affiliated with The United Group (TUG). Thomas Field is also a member of CRA (Corporate Resource Alliance).
For more information, contact Thomas Field at 732-780-2200 or www.tomarind.com.
New Jersey Stage Presents Its First BackStage Pass Show at the Historic Strand Theatre
New Jersey Stage magazine which has been reporting on great events in the Garden State, is hosting one of those great events at the Historic Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, N.J., on May 2, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.
Matt Keating, Arlan Feiles, and George Wirth, known as great singer-songwriters, are performing in a BackStage Pass concert during which both the performers and the audience are situated on the stage, making for a unique and intimate gathering in the theatre.
To make the night even more unique, New Jersey Stage will broadcast the entire night live on its online radio station, ThePenguinRocks.com and spin songs from the station in between sets.
Known throughout the Jersey Shore for his 106.3 hits “Sanity in the Asylum” and “McHappiness,” Matt Keating is touring in support of his recently released album, This Perfect Crime. It is the 11th album by the New York City artist who is a favorite of NPR radio. The night also features the talented local artists Arlan Feiles (Matawan) and George Wirth (Brick), who are making their return to The Strand.
“Arlan Feiles is coming off the performance of a lifetime during the 50th anniversary of the March from Selma to Montgomery where he was among some of the biggest political names in the country,” said Gary Wien, publisher of New Jersey Stage.
Feiles and Wirth were both featured in Wien’s book, Are You Listening? The Top 100 Albums of 2001-2010 by New Jersey Artists, each placing two albums in the list.
“The Strand was chosen because we love their BackStage Pass shows,” explain Wien. “It turns the theater into a living room of sorts in which the performers and the artists are connected. The Strand is also very easy to get to from throughout Central New Jersey with a location just a few miles off of I-195 and Route 9. Plus it has plenty of parking directly across from the venue, which is always nice.”
The Penguin has broadcast live from The Strand on several occasions throughout the years and the goal is to make this a monthly show spotlighting New Jersey artists as well as performers from the New York City and Philadelphia areas.
Admission is $15. For more information, visit www.strand.org.
About New Jersey Stage: New Jersey Stage is a daily website and monthly magazine covering arts and entertainment throughout the Garden State. The daily website is at www.NJStage.com and the magazine is available for free at www.NJArtsMag.com.
About The Strand: The historic Strand Center for the Arts is operated by the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Strand Ventures, Inc. and is Ocean County’s premiere entertainment venue. The Strand opened its doors in 1922 and its landmark interior shines as bright today as it did then. Located in historic downtown Lakewood, N.J., The Strand Theatre is easily accessible. It offers a variety of national acts, concerts, music, dance, theatre, comedy and arts education to all of New Jersey and the surrounding region! For more information on The Strand visit www.strand.org.