Horizon NJ Health

Wishing you and your family a very joyous Kwanzaa.

We would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!

May this season of beauty and light bring you and your family health and happiness.

Santa and Osi (Sanitas mascot) had a great time meeting all the kids and celebrating the holiday season at the Union City and Belleville Sanitas Medical Center locations. Kids enjoyed a visit with Santa and a craft table and the parents got to tour the facility.

Play Safe: Parents should check all toy warnings. Keep Safe: Check toys for damaged parts - sharp edges can cause wounds and other injuries. Stay Safe: Store your toys on shelves in bins or a toy box to keep people from tripping or falling. #safetoysandgiftsmonth

We were honored to participate in @SJFMC_INC Community Baby Showers in Atlantic City & Burlington. Guests enjoyed gifts, food, fun and gained valuable information on the resources that are available to help expectant and new parents. Congrats to all the new moms and moms-to-be.

National Influenza Vaccination Week is December 2-8th. Keep yourself, your family and community healthy by getting your yearly flu shot. Visit your doctor, local pharmacy or local community health events to get vaccinated. #fluvaccinationweek ow.ly/Uaul50xqRDY

Older New Jerseyans should never be forced to choose between paying for food and paying for their prescriptions. Yet 200,000 older NJ residents are food insecure. SNAP can help. Visit njsnap.gov. #njsnapweek

Let’s make SNAP Awareness Week part of our giving back during this Holiday Season. Visit njsnap.gov to learn how New Jersey’s food assistance program helps fight hunger. #njsnapweek

Yesterday we had a great time with all of our friends at Franklin Elementary School in Rahway. The kids learned about healthy eating, hygiene and being active from our Community Health Educator Yvette Alvarez and "NJ" (our mascot).

Hi. Horizon NJ Health’s call center is US based. Please call 1-800-682-9090 and our Member Services team can help you locate a doctor in-network.

Today, about 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. SHARE this post to raise awareness and provide your friends and family access to this potentially life saving information from the CDC: ow.ly/HgY450wQdBN

This week is #LeadPreventionWeek. Today @CAMcareWeCare hosted Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future event. The children got to spend some time dancing with our mascot "NJ" and learning about the importance of hand washing from Horizon nurses.

Thanks to @joettaolympian for bringing area residents together yesterday for the Senior Olympic Games to the Capital Area YMCA. It was a great day of fun competition in basketball, hula hoop, toss games and a special balance obstacle course.

Wendy Morriarty, VP & Chief Medicaid Officer of Horizon BCBSNJ shared her thoughts on Innovations in Medicaid at #MHPA19 Philanthropist & humanitarian Cindy McCain gave the keynote on combatting human trafficking.

It was a day of competition at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. Teams went head to head, creating healthy diabetic-friendly meals for Horizon's Healthy Cooking Challenge. Thanks to Carefinders and everyone who helped make this a great event. Congratulations to our winners!

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s Valerie Harr, Director, Enterprise Community Health, presents on how community based organizations address social determinants of health at the 2019 Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) Conference. #mhpa19