The following is a news update from Alzheimer's Disease Research:
Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease And Mixed Dementia Are Added To Social Security's "Compassionate Allowances" Program
Adapted from the National Organization for Rare Disorders
Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue announced the expansion of the Compassionate Allowances program to include early-onset Alzheimer's disease and mixed dementia. This program provides expedited review of disability applications from people with severely disabling conditions and was launched under Mr. Astrue's leadership in 2008. [ Read more ]
I believe that etanercept, which is injected into the spinal fluid, has been found to be effective in Alzheimer's patients. I have read that this drug binds with the excess TNF (tumor necrosis factor-alpha) and the patient improves nearly immediately. Are there any neurologists in the Northeast who perform this injection? If so, how can I find them?
The arthritis medication Enbrel® (generic name: etanercept) is a TNF-alpha antagonist (TNF-alpha is an inflammatory cytokine). Studies suggest that brain inflammation may play a role in damage due to Alzheimer's disease and TNF-alpha secreted by glial cells in the brain may contribute to this damage. In a six-month pilot study in California, scientists found that perispinal injection (administration directly into the central nervous system) of etanercept produced significant cognitive improvements in all Alzheimer's disease patients (ranging from mild- to severe-Alzheimer's disease at the start of the study). Even more recently... [ Read More ]
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Effective, January 1, 2010, the Ocean County Clerk is no longer issuing ID's. because of the following:
Significant changes mandated by the federal government through the Department of Homeland Security require that government issued identification cards meet heightened security requirements or carry a disclaimer that they may not be used for official purposes.
In the past, the identification cards have been utilized as personal ID for a variety of purposes including the boarding of commercial aircraft for domestic flights.
Under the Real ID guidelines, the identification cards will no longer be accepted for boarding commercial aircraft or for entering federal facilities.
This special program was created by the Rutgers University Board of Governors to permit retired New Jersey residents, age 62 or older, to attend courses on a space-available, noncredit basis. There are no tuition costs for auditing courses.
Here are details about the program:
Only courses offered during the spring and fall semesters on the Camden, Newark, or New Brunswick campuses are open to auditors. No other courses offered at the university are available under the Senior Citizen Audit Program, including courses offered during other terms.
Auditing is a courtesy offered at the discretion of the professor. If the professor informs you that auditors are not permitted, please select another course.
Auditors must wait until the first day of class to have a professor approve and sign the Permission to Audit form for the appropriate semester.
Auditors are passive participants. Please wait for the professor's invitation to participate. Registered, matriculated students are always given priority for the professor's time.
Your name will not appear on the professor's roster. Your status is that of a nonregistered auditor.
Please go to the web site and select the campus nearest your location and download the Camden, New Brunswick, or Newark Senior Citizen Auditor Packet.
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8/31/09
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What's New
RGGI Funding Available for Electric Bill Assistance
NJ SHARES would like to remind its agency partners that Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) funding is still available for electric bill payment assistance statewide, and will continue to be available for the foreseeable future.
RGGI funding – which comes to NJ SHARES via quarterly auctions held by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities – will be available for electric bill assistance for at least the next 12 months.
NJ SHARES would like to thank the Board of Public Utilities for its ongoing allocation of RGGI funding, and for its commitment to helping New Jersey residents who are struggling with electric bill payment crises.
NJ SHARES Participates in Home Energy Assistance Conference
This month, NJ SHARES participated in the New Jersey Home Energy Assistance Training Conference, held August 12th through 14th at the Trump Marina in Atlantic City.
The conference provided NJ SHARES with an excellent opportunity to take part in program development, training and networking with intake agency partners from around the state who refer people to the Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Universal Service Fund (USF).
At the conference, income eligibility guidelines for the 2009-10 heating season were announced: Eligibility will remain at 225% of the Federal Poverty level. Last season’s increase to 225% from 175% resulted in the home energy assistance program serving 35% more households throughout state; in the coming season, the broader eligibility criteria is expected to help even more households.
At the training conference, NJ SHARES Call Center manager Kimberly Warrick provided participants with a presentation, sharing procedures and best practices or addressing client queries. Last March, NJ SHARES started handling calls for both LIHEAP and USF, and Kimberly drew on these experiences to inform and educate other conference participants.
One of the key messages of the Home Energy Assistance Training Conference was that home energy assistance helps New Jersey thrive – through providing bill payment assistance, weatherization funding and energy efficiency guidance. The conference was educational, informative and a great opportunity for NJ SHARES staff to interact with its partners in the home energy program.
National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week is September 14-19
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners announced in July that September 14th through 19th will be National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week. NJ SHARES is pleased to be partnering with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and Verizon NJ to publicize this important event.
National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week will be used to increase awareness of state “Lifeline” programs, designed to provide seniors, low income families and other needy individuals with low, or no-cost, telephone landlines. The goal of lifeline programs, which are funded by the national Universal Service Fund and administered on a state level, is to combat isolation among low income people, and help them keep in touch with family or caregivers.
Information about the Communications Lifeline program can be accessed on NJ SHARES’ website, via http://www.njshares.org/otherPrograms/communications-lifeline.asp.
executive Letter
NJ SHARES’ efforts to help low, moderate and fixed-income people with their energy bills goes beyond heating and cooling – we also provide assistance programs for water and telephone service. In the coming month, we are delighted to be partnering with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and Verizon NJ to promote a very important awareness raising event: the National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week, set for September 14th through 19th nationwide.
For many low and fixed-income people around New Jersey, having a telephone is a luxury they cannot afford. Yet for the most vulnerable – the elderly, disabled or those with small children – a lack of a phone can mean the difference between life and death. The National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week is a great opportunity for regulators, utility companies and non-profit organizations to join together to spread the word about the Communications Lifeline programs.
The New Jersey Communication Lifeline program, which provides landline service to eligible households for no charge or as little as $2 a month, is one of the most vibrant programs in the U.S., with more than 120,000 New Jersey households currently benefitting. The program, run by Verizon NJ and administered by NJ SHARES, aims to reach as many households as possible through creative outreach and streamlined communications.
Phone service is a year-round concern, and NJ SHARES is delighted to have the opportunity to promote the New Jersey Communications Lifeline program with its partners, Verizon NJ and the Board of Public Utilities. Together we can assure that no New Jerseyans suffer from life-threatening isolation due to a lack of phone service.
Best regards,
Jim Jacob
Events
NJ SHARES Connects With Communities
NJ SHARES continues its ongoing effort to get in touch with New Jersey residents and agencies to inform them about the various programs provided by the organization. So far in 2009, NJ SHARES has attended 132 community outreach events statewide. The event types vary but they are consistent in creating awareness of the programs and building strong community partners. Below is a sampling of the Events we have attended this month.
Monmouth County Residents Learn About NJ SHARES
On August 20, Monmouth County residents had the opportunity to learn about NJ SHARES and other NJ social services and health benefit programs at the Monmouth County Community Resource Fair, sponsored by the National Association of Social Workers. The fair, which was held at Monmouth University, hosted some agencies that are already partnered with NJ SHARES, such as Monmouth Cares, Monmouth County Division of Social Services, and Jewish Family and Children Services of Greater Monmouth County. The event provided an excellent opportunity to reach out to eligible residents of Monmouth County and give them the information necessary to connect them with our services.
NJ SHARES Reaches Veterans At Career Fair
NJ SHARES had the opportunity to extend information about our services to nearly 3,000 veterans from Iraq and 100 Air National Guardsmen at the NJ Veteran’s Career Fair and Education and Support Services Expo held at the Atlantic City Convention Center on August 16th and 17th. The event sponsored by Governor Jon Corzine and Senators Robert Menedez and Frank Lautenberg, provided various career, education services and resources networks to the recent veterans to help them make a smooth transition home from overseas.
Congressman John Adler's Energy Expo Gives Communities Information and Resources
On August 26, 2009, NJ SHARES participated in this Summer’s second Energy Expo hosted by Congressman John Adler of New Jersey’s 3rd District. About 25 organizations and 300 attendees filled the Burlington County Institute of Technology in Westampton for the event, which aimed to provide constituents of the district (comprised of most of Burlington and Ocean Counties, as well as Cherry Hill) with information about how to conserve energy and cut energy costs. Clean energy companies also gave insight on how consumers can go green in their homes.
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Self Defense and Balance class for people aged sixty years and older held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. Please call 732-920-8686 to register. There is no charge however if you wish to donate your contribution would be used in the current contractural year.
Project Icebox Pouches and Stickers available for residents of Brick Township aged 60 years and older. Kindly call the Brick Twp. Senior Outreach Services and Senior Center 732-920-8686.
Brick Township Senior Outreach Services Center currently has openings in their Ball Room Dance Class. Class begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends at approximately 2:10 p.m. each Friday.Please call us at 732-920-8686 for more information. We are located at 373 Adamston Road (VFW building) Brick Township, N.J. 08723 .
I am not sure if you received this information. Can this be posted on the bulletin board?
Zulma
-----Original Message----- From: John.Siwczak@doh.state.nj.us [mailto:John.Siwczak@doh.state.nj.us] Sent:Monday, June 15, 200911:26 AM Subject: Important Message from PAAD Regarding Novo Nordisk
Please be advised that the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has terminated there contract with New Jersey's PAAD & Senior Gold Programs. Therefore PAAD and Senior Gold will NOT pay towards the costs of any medication made by this company. Novo Nordisk primarily makes diabetic medications (insulins), hormone replacement therapies, and haemophilia treatments.
PAAD and Senior Gold beneficiaries who currently take medications made by Novo Nordisk have the following options: 1. Pay the Part D plan's copay for the medication. 2. Contact their doctor to switch to a similar medication made by a different pharmaceutical company
In addition to the above, PAAD office is asking beneficiaries to contact Novo Nordisk at 1-800-727-6500 option 2 to urge them to continue with the NJ PAAD and Senior Gold programs.
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