Health Awareness Regional Program (HARP)

Hackensack University Medical Center’s health education programs engage residents to eat healthy, be active, manage stress, and avoid substance abuse. Events are offered in the community and at the Debra Simon Center for Integrative Medicine in Maywood. Many of our efforts teach participants how to take care of their own health and become better advocates for their health. We offer programs focused on:

• Smoking cessation
• Preventing falls
• Bone health
• Managing chronic disease
• Preventing type 2 diabetes
• Hands-only CPR instruction and early signs of a heart attack
• Nutrition, physical activity, and healthy choices for children and adults
• Alcohol, tobacco, vaping, and drug use in young people
• Disease prevention, screening, and personal safety
• Blood pressure and diabetes screening, body composition assessment, and falls risk evaluation
• Healthy cooking through our teaching kitchen

Connect with Us

Are you part of a community group who would like to connect with us? HARP staff can help arrange for speakers to come address specific health topics. Take a look at what we have to offer, and then contact us at harp@hackensackmeridian.org or 551-996-2038 to schedule a program for your school or organization.