Hackettstown Medical Center Awards Health Grants

Atlantic Health System’s Hackettstown Medical Center recently awarded community health grants to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice and Northwest NJ Community Action Program (NORWESCAP) for meeting the health needs of the community.

The Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice grant will allow expansion of counseling services in Hackettstown, targeting people who have suffered a loss by death.

The Northwest NJ Community Action Program (NORWESCAP) grant will assist in the launch of a new initiative - Starting Healthy - which targets young children and families, to educate children about healthy eating habits and establishing proper nutrition at an early age.

From left to right: Mary Schott, Grant Coordinator for NORWESCAP; Sharon Giacchino, Child and Family Resource Services Director for NORWESCAP; Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite, Chair of the Community Advisory Board of Hackettstown Medical Center; and John Quinlan, Director of the Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice Foundation.