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Jan 21, 2025 Protecting Your Kids from Online Human Trafficking: What Every Parent Needs to Know Pediatric Wellness

January 21, 2025 – In today’s digital age, social media and online platforms are integral to our children’s lives. However, they also present risks, including exposure to human traffickers who exploit these platforms to lure and manipulate vulnerable ...

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Sep 24, 2024 New Community Garden Opens in South Toms River to Help Feed Local Families, Provide Residents with Nutrition Education Pediatric Wellness

Community Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health and Sadie Vickers Resource Center cut the ribbon on a new community garden that is expected to produce thousands of pounds of fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs to help feed families in need in Ocean County. The ...

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Aug 26, 2024 Sweet and Crunchy Coleslaw Pediatric Wellness

Cabbage and carrots are great ways to stretch your food dollar in the produce aisle. These hearty vegetables will last quite a while when properly stored at home. Not to mention their rich color means they are loaded with vitamins and minerals! Our Sweet & ...

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Jul 16, 2024 Stay Safe This Summer Pediatric Wellness

How to prevent common causes of seasonal injury and illness. From hikes in the woods to days at the beach, there’s no shortage of amazing summertime adventures throughout the Garden State. Yet the increase in outdoor activities also raises the risks for ...

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Jul 1, 2024 Rutgers Football Players Visit Hannah’s Kitchen Pediatric Wellness

Every week throughout the school year, children ages 8-12 from the Greater Newark area gather in Hannah’s Kitchen at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center for fun, hands-on cooking lessons to learn how to prepare their own nutritious and healthy foods. ...

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Jun 21, 2024 Addressing Food Insecurity, Together Pediatric Wellness

Nearly one million people in New Jersey face hunger every day due to food insecurity. RWJBarnabas Health is proud to partner with like-minded organizations to bring healthy food to tables in the communities that need it most through a variety of programs. ...

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Jun 11, 2024 RWJBarnabas Health Field of Dreams Pediatric Wellness

Opened in April 2022, The RWJBarnabas Health Field of Dreams is a one of a kind recreational complex created for the special needs community. Located on 3.5 acres in Tom’s River, New Jersey, the facility intentionally addresses physical and social ...

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Mar 22, 2024 What You Need to Know: Kids and Surgery Pediatric Wellness

Dr. Christopher Gitzelmann, Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New Jersey, and Nurse Practitioner Abigail Walsh sit down for: "What You Need to Know: Kids and ...

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Nov 22, 2023 Hugging Health Benefits Pediatric Wellness

Research shows receiving hugs can have several physical and mental health benefits. A person should aim to get 8-12 firm hugs a day, and hold them for just about 20 seconds each. If you don’t want to hug another person, hugging your pet can be just as ...

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