By Nancy Benecki
The Jersey Journal
Children considered at-risk for asthma received a free assessment Thursday at Jersey City Medical Center/Barnabas Health.
For the second year, the Boys & Girls Clubs of New Jersey received a $600,000 grant from The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey to fund the Breathe Easier with Asthma Management Phase II program.
About 180 kids in Jersey City and Hoboken will participate in the Horizon Breathe Easier with Asthma Management program this year. Thursday’s screenings kicked off the program.
“We are so grateful for the support from The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, the Jersey City Medical Center/Barnabas Health and Boys & Girls Clubs in Jersey City. Asthma is still under diagnosed in our community and is a very manageable disease,” Gary Greenberg, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County, said in a statement. “The health and welfare of our youth is paramount and BEAM is a great program to assist young people and their families with asthma management.”
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