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Development for School Professionals

The New Jersey Department of Education has designated the Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center/Student Health Awareness Center as a service provider for continuing education credits mandated for all teachers within the state. In addition to pre-scheduled professional development workshops and programs for schools nurses, in-services are available on a variety of topics for presentation at your location.

Featured Workshops for School Professionals

The Student Health Awareness Center hosts at least one professional development workshop annually on topics of interest and concern to school professionals. All of our workshops receive New Jersey Department of Education professional development hours.

If you would like information on future workshops or wish to suggest topics for consideration, please call the Student Health Awareness Center at (732) 308-1850.

Workshops for School Nurses

Workshops for school nurses are scheduled on a monthly basis from October to June, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Past topics have included:

Advanced First Aid Techniques
Caring for Children with Diabetes
Cutting and Self-Injury
An Update on Screenings
Childhood Obesity: Implications for School Nursing Practice

For information on upcoming workshops, call the Student Health Awareness Center at (732) 308-1850.

School Faculty/Staff In-Services

Programs are available for teachers and other school professionals for presentation at faculty meetings, in-service days, and special events. Among the topics available are the following: School Violence Prevention

Childhood Depression
Stress Management
Eating Disorders and Body Image
Drug Awareness Update
CPR training
First Aid for Coaches

For more information, contact the Student Health Awareness Center at (732) 308-1850

CentraState's Physician Finder
This is a free service that can help you locate a medical professional whose training you can trust. CentraState has more than 500 board-certified physicians and dentists on staff. Our computer database allows us to match you with a physician or dentist according to your needs. Information about medical training and practice location is also available. You can search for a doctor by name or specialty using the pull-down menus below. If you'd prefer you can e-mail CentraState's Physician Finder at PhysicianFinder@mycentrastate.com, or you can call the Physician Finder at (866) CENTRA7 (866-236-8727).

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