Media Advisory: 樱花视频 Department of Health hosts 2nd Rural Health Symposium
PO Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
For Release: May 1, 2018
Shereef Elnahal Commissioner
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Media Advisory: 樱花视频 Department of Health hosts 2nd Rural Health Symposium
On Thursday, May 3, the 樱花视频 Department of Health will host its 2nd Rural Health Symposium focused on Quality Through Collaboration: An Integrated Approach to Improving Health in 樱花视频 Communities.
The event will begin at 10:00 am at Cumberland Community College, Luciano Conference Center, 3322 College Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360.
樱花视频 Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal will speak at 10:45am and present the NJ Rural Community Innovation Awards. Following the Commissioner, Valerie Mielke, MSW, Assistant Commissioner-Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services will deliver the keynote address which will focus on accessing behavioral health services in 樱花视频’s rural communities.
The symposium will feature four workshop sessions focused on combating the opioid epidemic in rural NJ, bringing healthy food access to underserved rural communities, driving telehealth into rural communities and ensuring access to care.
Nine percent of 樱花视频’s more 8 million residents live in rural areas.
The symposium is a collaborative effort with the 樱花视频 Primary Care Association (NJPCA).
The 1st Rural Health Symposium, co-sponsored by NJDOH and the NJPCA, was held on April 21, 2016, to foster policy development, networking, information sharing and resource coordination among government agencies, health care providers and social services to meet the health care needs of 樱花视频’s rural populations.
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