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VNA of Central Jersey Nurse Visits Capitol Hill; Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Importance of Medicare Home Health Benefit.

Monmouth County Resident Receives National Recognition As Clinician of the Year During National VNA Week. Lisa Zwerdling, RN at Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey was named 2009 Clinician of the Year by the Visiting Nurse Association of America (VNAA), the national professional association for VNAs.

Eileen Mazzei, RN of Old Bridge Honored as Nurse of the Year. Eileen Mazzei, RN, a resident of Old Bridge, has been named 2009 Nurse of the Year by the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ).

Long Branch Resident Honored as Social Worker of the Year. Nancy Keagle, MSW of Long Branch has been named 2009 Social Worker of the Year by Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ).

Proactive West Long Branch Seniors Seek Answers about Swine Flu. Residents of the Peter Cooper Village senior housing complex in West Long Branch attended a special information session provided by Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) on H1N1 swine flu and the risk to seniors.

Red Bank Upper Elementary and VNA of Central Jersey Celebrate Public Health Week Red Bank Upper Elementary 4th and 5th graders displayed their feelings about the importance of public health in bold colors today.

Keansburg Bolger Middle School 6th Graders Use Creative Talents to Support Public Health Week. Bolger Middle School 6th graders displayed their feelings about the importance of public health in bold colors today.

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Reaches Out to Parents During Child Abuse Prevention Month. In observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Special Child Health Services and WIC Nutritional Program invited children and parents to create a 'Pinwheels for Prevention' Garden.

Garden Clubs Go Green for the Holiday House Tour. Area garden clubs will create holiday arrangements to enhance the four homes featured on the Dec. 5 Holiday House Tour, sponsored by Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey to benefit its hospice program.

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) Holiday House Tour Dinner Dance to Benefit Hospice. Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Hospice is holding a holiday house tour dinner dance Saturday, December 6 following its legendary holiday house tour on Friday, December 5 to benefit the VNACJ Hospice Program.

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) Offers Flu Shots in Monmouth and Middlesex Counties. Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) will offer flu and pneumonia immunizations at various locations throughout Monmouth and Middlesex Counties between October 3, 2008 and November 16, 2008.

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) Offers Bereavement Support Group. Beginning October 7, the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Hospice program will offer a bereavement support group for adults who have lost loved ones at least three months prior to the start of the group. The group provides a comforting, supportive environment and opportunity to bond, share feelings and learn techniques for dealing with grief.

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) ‘Afternoon at Riverwind’ Children’s Fair. This year’s fair features popular children’s events, including clowns, pony and train rides, petting zoo, a magician, and a music show presented by Mr. Ray Kid Wonders. In addition, there will be arts and crafts, and lots of food and refreshments.

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) Riding for a Cause. Annual pig roast and motorcycle ride takes on new meaning for Monmouth County Motorcycle Club and Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey.

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) Improves Geriatric Medication Management. VNACJ announced they have successfully completed the Visiting Nurse Associations of America’s (VNAA) Curricula for Homecare Advances in Management and Practice (CHAMP) Geriatric Medication Management course, a program that prepares frontline managers to incorporate learned geriatric assessment skills into the daily work of the teams they manage.

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) joins in the fight to reduce heart disease by asking more than 1,000 employees to leave their bright orange logo attire at home on Thursday, February 14 and wear red in recognition of GO RED Month. more …

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Announces Establishment of Violet A Yurowski Nursing Scholarship. Local Freehold resident ‘pays it forward’ in gratitude for wife’s exemplary nursing care. VNACJ is pleased to announce the establishment of the Violet A Yurowski Nursing Scholarship to encourage and support Brookdale College students who desire to pursue a career in the field of nursing.


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