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Event Calendar

Meeting Dates       

CAT Meeting Minutes

Special  Messages:

           It is with grateful appreciation that we recognize those agencies and organizations who have pledged their support as a Community Partner.  They are:

        
         American Cancer Society

         American Lung Association of New Jersey

Barnegat Municipal Alliance

Barnegat Township School District

Brick Municipal Alliance

Community Health Education & Outreach at
Community Medical Center

Counseling & Referral Services of Ocean

Family Resource Network/Epilepsy Foundation of NJ

Lacey Township Municipal Alliance

         Long Beach Island Health Department

         Ocean County Cancer Coalition

         Ocean County Board of Health

Ocean's Harbor House

Ocean Township Municipal Alliance

         Puerto Rican Action Board

Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth & Ocean 

St. Francis Community Center

        Southern Ocean County Hospital

Toms River Township Municipal Alliance

Township of Stafford Municipal Alliance Committee

         St. Barnabas Health Care System

           2d VOICE Speakers Group

Ocean County Association of Student Assistance Coordinators (SAC)

Waretown Elementary School

Whitehouse Family Success Center

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Attention Community Partners:

       A sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is available in a disk format. Call 732-367-5515 to request your copy today. Thank you in advance for your continued support of our Community Partnership.

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THINKING ABOUT QUITTING SMOKING?

IT JUST GOT EASIER!

INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION
QUIT CENTER

The Institute for Prevention is pleased to offer FREE nicotine patches for the first two weeks to Ocean and Monmouth County residents who sign up with our 6 week quit program at $15 per week.

The Institute for Prevention Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Network operates a tobacco Quit Center offering individual and group tobacco cessation counseling. Quit Center group meetings are held weekly with a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist.

Ocean County Group
ADACO,
1195 Route 70, Suite 2010, Lakewood

Monmouth County Group
Prevention First, 1405 Hwy 35, Ocean

Contact for Ocean and Monmouth: Helene Long, C.T.T.S., 732.886.4149

For more information about the Institute for Prevention, please visit our website at www.instituteforprevention.com

The mission of the Institute for Prevention is to reduce the factors that place individuals, families and communities at risk and to promote healthy lifestyles.

 

 

                          

 2010 Event Calendar

Date Time Event For More Info Call ...
Mar. 24 7-9:00 pm "Men's Health Night" (Manahawkin) SOCHConnect @ 609-978-3400
Apr. 13 9:00 am "Take Control: Living Well with Chronic Conditions (Mnhkn) SOCHConnect @ 609-978-3400
Apr. 14 9:30 am "Choose to be Tobacco Free" Event (Toms River) Albert @ 732-367-5515
May 1 9:00 am Southern Ocean Family Walk (Barnegat/Waretown) Cathie @ 609-698-0080 X131
May 1 9:00 am Southern Ocean Family Walk (Stafford Township) Gail @ 609-597-1000 X8585
May 1 9:00 am Southern Ocean Family Walk (Lacey Township) Heather @ 609-242-0249
May 1 9:00 am Southern Ocean Family Walk (Long Beach Island)  Dana @ 609-492-1212
May 4 5:30 pm Surviving Breast Cancer: Body, Mind, Spirit (Toms River) Registration @732-557-2626
May 16 10:00 am Walk for A Brighter Tomorrow (Seaside Park) Samatha @ 609-392-4900
       
       
       
       
 
       

For more information on any of the above programs you may call the number listed or contact the tobacco Community Organizer at 732-367-5515.

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2010  Meeting Dates

                Ocean County (CAT) Community Partnership
for a Tobacco-Free New Jersey  
"Partners in Prevention"

 All regularly scheduled monthly meetings are planned for the 2nd Tuesday of each month except for the month of November. Meetings will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m.

 

Date Place Location
January 12   Seashore Family Services of NJ Lakewood
February 9 St. Barnabas Behavioral Health Toms River
March 9 SOCH Ocean Club Manahawkin
April 13 Poland Springs Arena (Special Meeting)  Toms River
May 11 Family Resource Network Brick
June 8 Barnegat High School Barnegat
July 13 Long Beach Island Library Surf City
August 10  Ocean County Health Department     Toms River
September 14 Stafford Township Municipal Building Manahawkin
October 12 ADACO Lakewood
November 16 Lakewood High School  Lakewood
December 14 New Egypt High School New Egypt



 

Ocean County (CAT) Community Partnership
For a Tobacco-Free New Jersey
"Partners in Prevention"

Minutes

Regular Meeting: The regularly scheduled meeting of the Ocean County (CAT) Community Partnership for a Tobacco-Free New Jersey was held on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the Family Resource Center Ocean Club, Manahawkin, NJ. Albert Petroni called the meeting to order at 9:10 am.

Members Present:
Jamie Boccia (Jackson School District)
Gail Bott (Stafford Township Municipal Alliance)
Jodi Brennan (Community Advocate)
George Cocking (2d VOICE Speaker’s Group)
Carol Dorn (Family Resource Network)
Cathie Fisher (Barnegat Municipal Alliance)
Jon Gaspich (Ocean County Assn. of Student Assistance
Professionals)
Zsanelle Hakspiel (REBEL Youth Corps)
Sue Lamela (Barnegat School District)
Deb Levinson (Ocean County Cancer Coalition)
Helene Long (St. Barnabas Institute for Prevention/Quitcenter)
Dana O’Connor (Long Beach Island Health Department)
Albert Petroni (Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Council of Ocean)
Heather Scanlon (Lacey Municipal Alliance)
Carol Schoenberger (Family Resource Center/SOCH)
Joanne Schuh (Ocean County Health Department)

Correspondence: No correspondence was received.

Minutes: A motion to approve the minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting on February 9, 2010 was made, seconded, and carried.

Tobacco Presentation: Carol Schoenberger, Southern Ocean County Hospital gave a presentation on tobacco and its relationship to breast cancer. Other items presented were the risk factors involved, the initiation and frequency of a mammography, and the incidences of breast cancer and age. A pre/post test was administered as part of the presentation.

Report of the Chair: Albert Petroni distributed copies of a New Jersey’s Quitline report data for January. The Quitline data was compiled by Free & Clear, a new contractor for the Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program (CTCP). The purpose of the report was to create a snapshot of the number of registered Quitline callers per county. Ocean County is among the top 5 users of this service.

Ad Hoc Committee Reports:

1). Zsanelle Hakspiel distributed a copy of the REBEL (Reaching Everyone by Exposing Lies) Youth Corps activity report for February 2010. REBEL Youth Corps Chapters continue to work on district comprehensive school tobacco policies. An educational program entitled "Crossing Bridges Together" is being planned for April 13, 2010.

2). Deb Levinson distributed information on a Surviving Breast Cancer Program: Body Mind, & Spirit. The program is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, 2010 at the Quality Inn (Toms River). A "Choose Your Cover" skin cancer screening event scheduled for July 17, 2010. A palliative work group is currently being formed within the coalition. The next county cancer meeting is scheduled for May 3, 2010 at 3 pm (Toms River). For more information on cancer related issues and reports visit: www.njcancer.gov.

3). Helene Long distributed and informational paper from the Institute for Prevention Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Tobacco Dependence Treatment Program Ocean/Monmouth outlining the many programs, services, and statistical data regarding the Quitcenter and community programs. For more information or to register for quit tobacco cessation services contact Helene at 732-886-4149 or hlong@sbhcs.com.

4). Albert Petroni updated members on the progress of the "Choose to Be Tobacco Free" Education and Community Mobilization project. Presently 9-schools have replied for a total of 1291 students. The program agenda was introduced for review and approval. Staff responsibilities were discussed and assigned. A review of the activity timelines indicates that the Community Partnership is on schedule with the April event.

Old Business:  Jon Gaspich indicated that he is still working on the "Smoke-Free Cars" brochure and a committee meeting is scheduled to finalize the brochure details.

New Business:

1). A request for funding was submitted by the Southern Ocean County Coalition against Substance Abuse (SOCCASA) for a "Healthy Families" Fun Walk taking place at various venues on May 10, 2010. A motion was made and seconded to approve the request. After a discussion the motion was unanimously passed. Members of SOCCASA abstain ed from the vote.

2). The Community Partners had an opportunity to select a "Choose to be Tobacco-Free" T-Shirt design from the many REBEL chapter entries. The winner was a student from New Egypt High School, New Egypt, NJ. The student will be recognized during the "Choose to be Tobacco-Free" program on April 14, 2010.

Community Partnership (CP) Member Comments/Concerns:

Carol Schoenberger distributed a flyer for the SOCH’s Annual Men’s Health Night on Wednesday, March 24 (Manahawkin). On April 13 a Take Control: Living Well with Chronic Conditions program with be conducted at the Family Resource Center at the Ocean Club (Stafford). For more information on either program call SOCHConnect @609-978-3400. Carol Dorn mentioned that the Family Resource Network will host a Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow Shore Area Walk (Seaside Park) on Sunday, May 16. For more information contact Samantha at 609-392-4900.

A special meeting is scheduled for April 13, 2010, at the Poland Springs Arena (Ritacco Center), Toms River, N.J. The meeting will begin at 8:30 am and is intended to be a final coordination meeting prior to the "Choose to be Tobacco-Free" program. The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Albert Petroni

              

                      Directions to .......                  

Directions to The Family Resource Network
Lions Head Office Park
35 Beaverson Boulevard, Building 11
Brick, NJ 08723
732-262-8020

From the North: Take the Garden State Parkway South to Exit 88. After toll booth make a left onto Route 70 East. Go to the first traffic light (Shopping Center on corner) and make a right onto Shorrock Boulevard.

Follow Shorrock Blvd. until the end where you will come to a bend that turns into Beaverson Boulevard. You’ll pass Lions Head North and South. The next entrance is Lions Head Office Park. The office is the second building on the right towards the back (Next to a dentist‘s office). Family Resource Network is located in Building 11.

From Parkway South: Take the Garden State Parkway North to Exit 82 ( Seaside Heights and Route 37 East). Past the traffic light, take the jug handle that crosses over Route 37 to Main Street (Route 166).At the first traffic light bear right onto Old Freehold Road. Old Freehold Road will eventually turn into New Hampshire Avenue.

Follow New Hampshire Avenue to Route 70. Make a right turn onto Route 70 East until you reach the Shopping Center at Shorrock Boulevard. Make a right onto Shorrock Boulevard.

Follow Shorrock Blvd. until the end where you will come to a bend that turns into Beaverson Boulevard. You’ll pass Lions Head North and South. The next entrance is Lions Head Office Park. The office is the second building on the right towards the back (Next to a dentist‘s office). Family Resource Network is located in building 11.

 

                                       

                                   

                                      




 

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