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The Hunterdon Healthcare System is a non-profit health care organization in Flemington, New Jersey committed to providing a full range of quality services that respond to the needs of the community through the following member organizations: Hunterdon Healthcare System has partnered with the Hunterdon Physician Practice Association to form Hunterdon Healthcare Partners LLC, an integrated delivery network dedicated to enhancing your care. Hunterdon Medical CenterThe 178-bed Medical Center provides comprehensive medical, diagnostic, surgical, behavioral health, rehabilitative and preventive health services for inpatients and outpatients. (908) 788-6100 The Hunterdon Medical Center Foundationis the charitable organization which supports the Hunterdon Healthcare System through fund-raising activities and educational programs and seminars. (908) 788-6141 Hunterdon Regional Community Healthwas formed in 1996 to develop community programs and expand home care services. Member organizations include:
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From The New York City Area:Interstate Route 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) South to exit for Interstate Route 78 West. Proceed on Route 78 West to Exit 17 - Route 31, Clinton/ Flemington. Proceed 8-1/2 miles south on Route 31. Turn right at the traffic light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive. From The Philadelphia Area:Interstate Route 95 North to Exit 4B - Route 31 North, Pennington. Proceed on Route 31 North to exit for Route 202/31 North. Proceed on Route 202/31 North to the Flemington Traffic Circle. At the circle, Routes 202 and 31 divide. Proceed north on Route 31 to the sixth traffic light (approximately 2-1/2 miles). Turn left at the light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive. From The New Brunswick Area:Interstate Route 287 North to Exit 14B, Route 22 West. Proceed on Route 22 West to exit for Route 202/206 South, Flemington/ Princeton. Take Route 202/206 South to the Somerville Traffic Circle. From the circle take Route 202 South for approximately 12 miles, to the Flemington Traffic Circle. Proceed north on Route 31 to the sixth traffic light (approximately 2-1/2 miles). Turn left at the light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive. Alternate Route:Interstate Route 287 North to exit for Interstate Route 78 West, Clinton. Proceed, on Route 78 West to Exit 17 - Route 31, Clinton/ Flemington. Proceed 8-1/2 miles south on Route 31. Turn right at the traffic light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive From The Morristown Area:Interstate Route 287 South to exit for Interstate Route 78 West. Proceed on Route 78 West to Exit 17 - Route 31, Clinton/ Flemington. Proceed 8-1/2 miles south on Route 31. Turn right at the light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive. From The Trenton Area:Route 31 North to exit for Route 202/31 North. Proceed on Route 202/31 North to the Flemington Traffic Circle. At the circle, Routes 202 and 31 divide. Proceed north on Route 31 to the sixth traffic light (approximately 2-1/2 miles). Turn left at the light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive. From The Easton Area:Route 22 East through Phillipsburg /Alpha to exit for Interstate Route 78 East. Proceed on Route 78 East to Route 31 South, Flemington. Proceed 8-1/2 miles south on Route 31. Turn right at the light into Hunterdon Medical Center's main entrance at Wescott Drive. |
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What's the first thing most kids do when they get home from school?
Grab a quick snack. Kids are particularly hungry when they get home from a long day of school, making it an ideal time to get some quality calories into them. For kids struggling to maintain or lose weight, it is especially important that the snacks they grab help them meet their goals and not sabotage them. Kids need to eat healthy snacks as well as regular meals. Eating snacks decreases excessive hunger, which can lead to overeating. The role of the parent is to provide healthy foods at snack time as well as mealtime. The role of the child is to choose from those healthy foods.
There are a variety of after-school snacks that your child might enjoy: fruit, low-fat cheese with low-fat crackers, light popcorn, pretzels (without fillings), graham crackers, low-fat pudding, string cheese, soft tortillas rolled up with turkey or ham and tomato. The most important thing that parents can do is act as role models by eating the right things themselves. They can also make mealtime a pleasant time, one that takes place at home more often than in restaurants and fast food establishments, Children eat twice as many calories in restaurants as they would at home. Here are some tips to help you help your child: Set an Example: Make healthy choices for yourself Eat at Home: As a family and at the table Get the Kids Involved: In meal planning and preparation Keep active: Make fitness a family affair Stay Calm: Make mealtime pleasant, not combative.
The Center for Nutrition and Diabetes Management offers Shapedown a Children's Weight Management Program for kids ages 6-18. Shapedown promotes changes in food habits, exercise, self-esteem and weight. The emphasis is on producing changes now that can be sustained in the long run to increase the chances that a child/teen will enter adulthood free from dieting and weight concerns. For more information and fees please call (908) 237-6920.
Pictured: Nicole Schaldone, MS, RD, Registered Dietitian at Advanced Gastroenterology and Nutrition teaches (Left) Evan Gambrill of Ringoes and (right) Charlie Lisa of Three Bridges how to make fruit kabobs. The children are students at Bright Tomorrows Child Care Center at Hunterdon Medical Center and were taught about healthy foods. To make the healthy snack place cantaloupe, grapes, pineapple, bananas and apple pieces on a kabob, role the kabob in low fat vanilla yogurt and then roll your yogurt covered kabob in coconut (or granola, sun flower seeds or wheat germ). This is a great way to have kids try new fruit.
