Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July, from all of us at The Cooperative!

07/03/2024

❗⚕️An important opportunity for our professional community❗⚕️

AWHONN - The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Obstetric Patient Safety Program presents: 'OB Emergencies Workshop - 3rd Edition.'

🗓️ Wednesday, September 25, 2024
🕰️ 8am-4:30pm
📍 The Cooperative, 808 Market Street, 3rd Floor, Camden, NJ 08102
🌐Click on this link to register ➡️ https://bit.ly/4e9hfcm

Instructors: The Cooperative's Chief Clinical Officer, Jennie Sherlock-Loeb and Wendy Rosen.
❗Registration/Payment Deadline: August 10, 2024
❓Questions? Please email: JSherlock@snjpc.org

Despite efforts from many collaborating agencies and professional organizations,
the maternal mortality rate in the United States continues to remain high. The
Obstetric Patient Safety (OPS): Obstetric Emergencies Workshop 3rd Edition is
designed to help clinicians identify, assess, and manage the care for patients with
an obstetric emergency through simulation and debriefing. Clinicians working in
the following departments: perinatal, emergency, medical-surgical, ICU, and
critical access will find this course essential to caring for patients experiencing an
obstetric emergency.

We hope to see you there!

07/03/2024

The Cooperative was proud to support Run with the Docs again this year!

'Run with the Docs' benefits Virtua Health's Perinatal Bereavement and Palliative Care Program, which provides support and care to families experiencing pregnancy or infant loss.

The program helps to ensure families who experience loss have access to a multidisciplinary range of services that provide comfort and support during a very difficult time.

Thanks to the generous Run with the Docs participants, sponsors, and donors, the Perinatal Bereavement and Palliative Care Program:
*️⃣Provides education to our OB physicians and practitioners on compassionate communication when delivering bad news
*️⃣Offers a financial assistance program to help ease the burden of funeral or burial costs
*️⃣Purchases books on grief for parents and children
*️⃣Supports the purchases of cooling beds, which allow parents to spend precious time with their baby
*️⃣Presents our biennial Perinatal Bereavement and Palliative Care conference, which provides education to healthcare workers in the US and Canada
*️⃣Partners with Today Is A Good Day to provide support to our NICU families
*️⃣Assists families with the purchase of a plaque in memory of their little one in our Angel Garden
*️⃣Serves as a resource for all families in our entire region, whether they are patients at Virtua or another health care system



Virtua Health Foundation

07/03/2024

☀️🌡️From our partners at Cooper University Health Care - 'Is It Safe to Exercise in the Heat?'

Exerting yourself when temperature and humidity are high can raise your core temperature to dangerous levels. If you are not careful, fun in the sun can take a dangerous or even deadly turn.

🌐Click on this link to know the warning signs of heat-related illness and how to cool down quickly ➡️ https://bit.ly/4bo7wML

Whether you are playing volleyball on the beach or power walking through your neighborhood, exerting yourself when temperature and humidity are high can raise your core temperature to dangerous levels. If you are not careful, fun in the sun can take a dangerous or even deadly turn.Para leer en E

07/03/2024

Be sure to join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for an important, virtual presentation: 'Heat, Health, and Equity: Federal Tools &
Resources.'

🗓️Wednesday, July 10, 2024
🕰️11:00am-12:30pm
🌐Click on this link to register ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XNjzA5

Extreme heat is having a profound effect on the health and wellbeing of individuals and local communities in HHS Region 2, which includes New Jersey).

This webinar will highlight new tools and available resources, as well as explore promising practices, that can be used to plan and prepare for the current heat
season in ways that advance equity and protect those most vulnerable.

The intended audience includes public health, social service, and health care organizations, as well as federal, state, and local agencies working to address the impacts of extreme weather events on communities.

07/02/2024

If you told us our staff members were superheroes, we would have to say - "we agree - 100%!"

Members of our Project Embrace team participated in New Jersey Early Intervention - Southern Region's 'Superhero Family Fun Day' at Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City.

We were pleased to be a join with our community partners and serve as a resource for individuals in our community.

🌐If you didn't get the chance to stop by, you can learn more about Project Embrace by clicking on this link ➡️ https://www.snjpc.org/projectembrace

07/02/2024

🚼❗️ Our partners at SIDS Center of New Jersey continue their "Safe Infant Sleep from Birth to 1 Year" webinars this month, as we work together to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected infant deaths and expand the reach of safe infant sleep education.

🚼❗️All participants will receive a certificate of participation for this webinar as well as resources. Please register for a 1-hour webinar today!

🚼❗️In English - Safe Infant Sleep: Birth to 1 Year
🗓️ Thursday, July 25, 2024
🕰️2pm
🌐Link to virtual session: https://bit.ly/3XH64Sz

🚼❗En español - Sueño Seguro Desde el Nacimiento Hasta los 12 Meses
🗓️ jueves, 18 de julio
🕰️2pm
🌐Enlace a la sesión virtual: https://bit.ly/3XLRKbD

07/01/2024

Staff from The Cooperative were proud to serve as panelists in a very important conversation - the 'Camden County Government Conference on Nurturing and Maternal Health.'

This event was one in a 'Series of Conferences on Finding Effective Solutions for the Provision and Coordination of Services.'

The agenda focused attention on healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth, healthy growth and early childhood development.

A Cooperative Breastfeeding Specialist and Doula Coordinator and Early Childhood Specialist were among the panelists.

Plus, many Cooperative and Family Health Initiatives staff were on hand with resources for attendees.



Camden County Government

06/30/2024

From our partners at Cape Regional Health System - 'Watch for Asthma Symptoms in Toddlers.'

When your toddler begins to wheeze and cough, it could be a cold—or it might be asthma.

🌐Click here to learn the symptoms ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Vxq5JM

06/29/2024

From our partners at Virtua Health - 'Is Your Child Ready for Summer Sleepaway Camp?'

🌐Click on this link for considerations and questions parents should be asking their children before sending them off to camp ➡️ https://bit.ly/3RdpdaQ

Is Your Child Ready for Summer Sleepaway Camp? : Sleepaway camp can be a lot of fun for kids, but only if they’re ready for the experience.

06/27/2024

Some future doctors at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University have started a community health club.

So, they invited The Cooperative's Chief Clinical Officer, Jennie Sherlock-Loeb, as a guest speaker to learn about our organization and how we're working to improve the health of South Jersey residents.

We wish to thank these medical students for their hospitality and we applaud their ambition as they work to make a difference in the community we serve together!

We look forward to future partnerships!

06/26/2024

🌡️😓From the New Jersey Department of Health to our professional community - 'Key Message for Healthcare Providers: Preventing Heat-Related Illness and Death
Among People Most at Risk during Excessive Heat Events.'

🌐Click on this link to read the Department's Health Advisory and learn how to identify patients at risk for heat-related illness and death ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XfyPWm

06/26/2024

It's the season to celebrate dads!

We were so excited to showcase some local fathers enrolled in our Camden Healthy Start and Parents as Teachers programs during our 'All About Dads' event.

These dads were treated to a day of pampering... complete with self-care activities, food and giveaways. Some fantastic fathers were even recognized with awards for their extraordinary commitment to as fathers... helping build better futures for their children and families!

Special thanks to our sponsors: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Jefferson Health - New Jersey, Center For Family Services and Reclaimed Body Massage and Wellness.

06/25/2024

🌈As we continue our observance of Pride Month, our partners at Cooper University Health Care share this article: 'Breaking Health Care Barriers for the LGBTQ+ Community.'

🌐Click on this link to learn more about Cooper's new office in Collingswood dedicated to providing specialized health care for the LGBTQ+ community in South Jersey ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ccAgcs

Cooper Care Alliance is excited to announce the opening of a new office in Collingswood, NJ, dedicated to providing specialized health care for the LGBTQ+ community in South Jersey and beyond.Para leer en Español, por favor haga clic aquíThe Cooper Center for LGBTQ+ Health offers a safe sp

06/25/2024

⚕️From the American Cancer Society - Enrollment is open on an important new study underway entitled: 'VOICES of Black Women.'

Your VOICE is the key to changing lives forever. Not just any kind of change: One that can directly improve the health of Black women for generations to come.

VOICES of Black Women, a groundbreaking initiative led by the American Cancer Society, is calling on Black women from all walks of life to join the movement. This isn’t just a study; it’s a collective commitment to understanding and improving the health of Black women across the nation. And that change starts with you.

Let your VOICE be heard.

🌐Click here to learn more about the study and find out if you’re eligible to join here ➡️ https://voices.cancer.org

06/24/2024

🌡️😓From the New Jersey Department of Health - 'Preventing Heat-Related Illness at Summer Camps.'

Children, especially those who are physically active, are among those individuals at higher-than-average risk for heat-related illness.

Between 2017 and 2021, a total of 848 children under the age of 15-years old were treated at New Jersey emergency departments for heat-related illness.

High heat days can also cause poor air quality, which can trigger asthma attacks or worsen asthma symptoms.

🌐Click on this link for a fact sheet that provides information for New Jersey youth camps on how to prevent heat-related illness on days that have high temperatures and humidity ➡️ https://bit.ly/3RiWIrY

06/24/2024

Here at The Cooperative and our subsidiary, Family Health Initiatives (FHI), we're committed to the health of the children of our community.

So, we were delighted to participate in the Cumberland County Children's Inter-Agency Coordinating Council (CIACC) Children's Health Resource Fair at Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus.

Thank you to our hosts for welcoming us... and special thanks to all those who stopped by our resource tables to learn how we're



Cumberland County New Jersey

06/24/2024

Our Cooperative colleague, Tanya Williams, Community Alignment Specialist, will be among the speakers at Camden Coalition's June Care Management Meeting: 'Resources for Youth and Families.'

🗓️ Wednesday, June 26, 2024
🕰️9am-10:30am
🌐Click on this link to register for this virtual meeting ➡️ https://bit.ly/3VAjywU

The June Camden Care Management meeting will feature a panel session on resources for youth, adolescents and families in the region and across the state. The meeting will highlight programs that support children and families and discuss the importance of advocacy, including strategies for teaching youth to advocate for themselves. Panelists will share their experiences, successful programs, and ways to overcome challenges.

06/23/2024

National Hydration Day, observed June 23rd, happens to fall during a stretch of excessive heat for our region.

Remember, stay hydrated during the summer and all year long.

https://bit.ly/4cq1XhJ.

06/23/2024

☀️Summer's here! That means fun in the sun. But, be sure to protect your skin!

From our partners at Cooper University Health Care - 'Do You Know the ABCs of Skin Cancer?'

🌐Click on this link to learn the importance of skin checks ➡️
https://bit.ly/3RcGOzt

Summer is coming. While getting out in the sun can be fun and beneficial, you also need to protect yourself from harmful rays to prevent skin cancer.Para leer en Español, por favor haga clic aquíYou probably know the basics: always wear sunscreen, stay in the shade when possible, and steer

06/22/2024

From our partners at Virtua Health - 'Mental Health Issues a Prime Driver of Deaths for New Moms: Study.'

Data from dozens of studies supports the notion that mental health crises are a big factor behind rising rates of maternal deaths during and around pregnancy in the United States.

🌐Click on this link to read the study's findings ➡️ https://bit.ly/4bGoGWX

📱If you need assistance, The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free, confidential, and here to help, 24/7. Call or text: 1-833-TLC-MAMA

Mental Health Issues a Prime Driver of Deaths for New Moms: Study : Data from dozens of studies supports the notion that mental health crises are a big factor behind rising rates of maternal deaths during and around pregnancy in the United States.

06/21/2024

Special thanks to our partners at Stockton University for welcoming programs from The Cooperative and our subsidiary, Family Health Initiatives, to the University's wellness day.

We appreciate all those who stopped by to learn more about our programs and how we're working every day to connect South Jersey families to healthy futures.

06/21/2024

🌡️ 😓 From the New Jersey Department of Health - resources of preventing heat-related illness this summer.

🌐Click on this link to learn about the different types of heat-related illnesses, symptoms and actions you can take to help yourself and others ➡️https://bit.ly/3VdMMBp

06/20/2024

☀️As we officially welcome summer on June 20th, everyone at The Cooperative extends our wishes for a safe, healthy and enjoyable summer season.

🌐Click here for summer safety tips from the National Safety Council ➡️ https://bit.ly/40w05Ob

06/20/2024

🎓During this season of celebrating graduates, we want to take some time to shine the spotlight on some parents who reached important milestones.

🙌Let's hear it for these gradates of The Cooperative's Nurse-Family Partnership program!

👏We applaud them for their extraordinary commitment to building better futures for their families.

Congratulations!

06/19/2024

All of us at The Cooperative join you in celebrating , which marks the emancipation of enslaved African American people in the United States.

Let's also take this time to reflect on the important work still ahead to achieve true racial equality.

06/19/2024

The Cooperative is proud to support the Salem Family Success Center's 'Women's Health Fair.'

🗓️Wednesday, June 26, 2024
🕰️11am-2pm
📍Salem Family Success Center, 14 New Market Street, Salem, NJ 08079

🆓 This free event will feature:
*️⃣Blood Pressure Checks
*️⃣Hearing Screenings
*️⃣Vision Screenings
*️⃣Mental Wellness Checks
*️⃣Dental Services
*️⃣Food Provided
*️⃣Prizes

We look forward to seeing you there!



Gateway Community Action Partnership PSEG

06/18/2024

☀️🌡️Our region is in the grips of what is expected to be an extended stretch of very hot weather.

Our partners at NJ 211 have assembled a list of cooling centers to help us get through this extreme weather.

🌐Click on this link to find a cooling center near you ➡️ https://nj211.org/nj-cooling-centers

NJ Cooling Centers During the summer months, our staff is dedicated to updating our list of cooling centers. We will only include sites and messaging that we have received from official authorities such as state, county, or municipal offices of emergency management. As we receive this information, ...