Event is one of city’s largest Health and Wellness Fairs, hosted in partnership with Back Together Again Initiative;
Free blood pressure and diabetes screenings will be available, along with farmer’s market, CPR demos, table tennis, carnival games, and NJPAC dance performances
Newark, NJ—September 21, 2022—Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced today that the City of Newark will partner with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Back Together Again to host the annual Alma Beatty Health and Wellness Fair at the Marquis “Bo” Porter Sports Complex at 378 Lyons Avenue, on Saturday, September 24, from Noon – 4 p.m.
The health fair will include free blood pressure screenings, diabetes screenings, and health information tables, including education sessions with expert clinicians at an “Ask the Doctor” information table, and CPR demonstrations with take-home learning kits. There will also be opportunities to make appointments for mammograms, colorectal cancer screenings, lung cancer screenings and more. Newark Beth Israel is also bringing its Farmer’s Market to the park, offering a wide selection of fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables and discount vouchers for seniors.
“Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is excited to work with the City of Newark to bring one of our most anticipated health fairs into the community at Marquis ‘Bo’ Porter Sports Complex. The legacy of the late Ms. Alma Beatty lives on through this health fair and our many community outreach initiatives in the City of Newark,” said Darrell K. Terry, Sr., MHA, MPH, FACHE, FHELA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey.
Attendees can also enjoy dance performances from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Major Heat Dancers, adult fitness challenges, and special programming for children will be available including Bricks4Kidz, table tennis instruction, photo booths, carnival games and more.
There will also be special giveaways, raffles, and a food truck corridor on Lyons Avenue, in front of the sports complex.
This year’s community partners include: AT&T, Clinton Hill Community Action, Community Foodbank of Hillside New Jersey, Greater Newark Healthcare Coalition, Imagine, Medicare Advisors, My Sister’s Lighthouse, Newark Department of Health – Lead Prevention Program, Newark Emergency Services for Families, Newark YMCA, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Rutgers Brain Health, SEEDS, South Ward Environmental Alliance, South Ward Promise Neighborhood, South Ward Special Improvement District, Urban League of Essex County, Unified Vailsburg Service Organization, WellCare-HMO, and Weequahic Family Success Center.
Food Truck Corridor participants will include: Blackstone, Greg’s Hot Dogs, GrubBox, Halal Style Get & Go, and Kings & Queens
About Newark Beth Israel Medical Center:
An RWJBarnabas Health facility, Newark Beth Israel is a 665-bed regional care teaching hospital that provides comprehensive health care. Newark Beth Israel is a top Teaching Hospital and home to one of the nation’s top 15 heart transplant centers, which has performed more than 1,100 heart transplants. NBI has been designated a World’s Best Hospital-USA by Newsweek and has six consecutive A-grades for safety from The Leapfrog Group. The hospital has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for acute coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure and ventricular assist device and is nationally accredited by the Commission on Cancer. Newark Beth Israel is home to RWJBarnabas Health’s Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Program; New Jersey’s only Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program and a Valve Center that performs complex cardiac valve procedures, including minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVRs). Newark Beth Israel is also home to Children’s Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ), which cares for children from birth through adolescence, with more than 30 specialized pediatric services including New Jersey’s largest Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders; and the Children’s Heart Center that offers a complete range of medical and surgical treatments for the most complex cardiac abnormalities. The Newark Beth Israel robotic surgery program is the most experienced in northern New Jersey. RWJBarnabas Health and The Frederick B. Cohen, MD, Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Breast Health Center, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey – the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center – brings a world class team of researchers and specialists to fight alongside you, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials. Newark Beth Israel also offers many preventive health programs that promote wellness in the community, including The Beth Greenhouse, which provides access to fresh produce and health and wellness education to local residents.
About Children’s Hospital of New Jersey
(CHoNJ), located at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, cares for children from birth through adolescence, with more than 30 specialized pediatric services including New Jersey’s largest Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders; and the Children’s Heart Center that offers a complete range of medical and surgical treatments for the most complex cardiac abnormalities. CHoNJ also includes a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a Level IV Regional Perinatal Center that offers New Jersey’s only Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapy; and the highest level of intensive care for both mothers and newborns.
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