More than 200 people received comprehensive medical, dental and eye screenings.
Our Bureau
Bridgewater, NJ
Health Camp of New Jersey (HCNJ) held its annual Health Fair at Sri Venkatewswara Temple, Balaji Mandir Community Center in Bridgewater, NJ on Sunday, July 14, 2024. More than 200 people participated and benefitted from various health screening and disease prevention, education and counseling services. Health Camp of New Jersey, a non-profit organization under tax exempt code 501© (3) has been organizing these health fairs at this location to benefit needy people from the South Asian community since its inception in 1998.
The health fair was open to all pre-registered participants who are uninsured or underinsured to receive preventive screening, education and counseling for medical, dental and mental health disorders. The comprehensive health screening included blood tests, EKG, vision screening for glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, physical examination, cardiology evaluation, pharmacy and dietary counseling, various types of cancer screening and prevention education, women disorders, chronic diseases screening for diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disorders and many other specialty services such as Reiki therapy and access to care services.
The physicians, dentists, physical therapists, nurses and various specialties of internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, hematology and allied health specialists such as dietary and nutritional specialists, phlebotomists, EKG techs, medical assistants, nurses, social workers and medical students provided their services to screen and educate patients on various chronic diseases abnormalities and cancer screening and education specifically targeted to the South Asian population.
RWJ Barnabas Health – Somerset, LabCorp, NJ Commission for the Blind, Screen NJ – Somerset County & New Jersey Department of Health, Rutgers Medical School and many other community and health care and several volunteer organizations provided their services during this health fair.
To date, HCNJ has provided screening to more than 12,500 needy people from South Asian communities throughout the state since its inception in 1998 and detected more than 4,000 chronic disease abnormalities. The next health fair will be on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center, Sri Krishna Mandir in Morganville, NJ.
HCNJ celebrated its 25th Anniversary Gala event on November 19, 2023, for a new initiative to open a community health center in New Jersey by 2026 to benefit needy individuals and follow-up services throughout the year. For additional information about HCNJ’s 25 years of service, events and other activities and to support the initiative of Community Health Center, visit its website.
