Health Fair Showcases JCC, Saint Barnabas Partnership

Two giants in the community, JCC MetroWest and Saint Barnabas Medical Center, will celebrate a new partnership with an Open House & Health Fair on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event will take place at the Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC, at 760 Northfield Ave., West Orange.

The JCC and Saint Barnabas are working together to provide a Wellness Institute, which will include rehabilitation and physical therapy, education, health navigation, and a variety of other health-related issues. 

In addition, the Children’s Wellness Institute will offer classes and programs of interest to parents and children. These classes are expected to address parenting issues throughout a child’s growth and development through age 18.  Both programs will reside within the JCC MetroWest. 

While some programs and classes will be open solely to the JCC membership, most will be accessible to the public as well.  Coordination of the programs will reside with a Saint Barnabas Health Services Navigator who will be on-site at the JCC. 

“Saint Barnabas Medical Center is the premier health-care facility in this region. Our partnership will launch a variety of health and wellness related offerings, including the Wellness Institute and the Children’s Wellness Institute at the JCC,” said Alan Feldman, said chief executive officer of JCC MetroWest. 

“We are honored to be the exclusive healthcare provider at the JCC.  This partnership will allow us to extend health, rehabilitation and wellness services to the JCC community,” added John F. Bonamo, MD, MS, executive director, Saint Barnabas Medical Center.  

The Open House & Health Fair will feature:

• A meet and greet with Saint Barnabas health experts.
• Free health screenings.
• Yoga & Yamuna demos.
• Free chair massage.
• Gravity & Gravity Youth demos.
• Nutrition and wellness information.
• Lighten Up 4 Life — Weight Loss Program.
• Program and class information.
• Information about new services coming to the JCC.

For more information, call Brian George (973) 322-2988, BGeorge@SBHCS.com, or Janet Rubin at 973-530-3449 jrubin@jccmetrowest.org.

For more information on the JCC, log onto www.jccmetrowest.org.  To learn more about Saint Barnabas Medical Center, visit www.saintbarnabas.com.