Nutley comes together to support good health and wellness

Nutley residents came together for the township’s second Wellness Day on May 15 to promote the importance of good health and wellness to high school students.

In conjunction with Mental Health Awareness month, the event was coordinated by Nutley High School in partnership with the Nutley Municipal Alliance and the Nutley Family Service Bureau along with participation from the Township’s Department of Public Affairs and Health and the Nutley Cultural Inclusion and Diversity Council.

Together they organized a day of activities for students on the Nutley High School Park Oval.

Clad in their Wellness Day T-shirts which displayed the “Raiders never walk alone” message on the back in bright yellow lettering, students took part in a yoga demonstration, enjoyed a dance party hosted by a DJ, and had the opportunity to win gift cards to local businesses by playing “Wheel of Health” – an educational game hosted by the Health Department.

“Mental health is vitally important to all residents,” said Commissioner John V.

Kelly III. “Events like the mental health and wellness event in the Oval help eliminate stigma and allow those facing mental illness to come out of the shadows and know that they are not alone.”

“Our interactive ‘Wheel of Health’ was an incredibly huge success with student participation at the NHS Wellness event,” said Kim Lewis of the Department of Public Affairs and Health. “Students were able to spin the wheel to land on any one of seven categories related to health and wellness. They then were given an opportunity to answer a question and win a gift card. It was a great opportunity for our staff to provide education and outreach, and to help facilitate dialogue connecting with the students.”

Several businesses provided support including Amore Pizza, Carvel, Emilio’s Wood Fire Pizza, Hero King, Jernick’s Specialties, Jim Dandy’s, Kubo Coffee and Creamery, Loue’s Place Pizza & Pasta, Nutley Bagel Boy, Nutley Diner, Pita Bowl, Rita’s Italian Ice, Tiki Bowl and Vilardo’s Deli & Catering and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

• Newborn Care & Infant Care

• Adolescent Care: Annual Physicals

• Hearing & Vision Screening

• Required Immunizations & Flu Shots

• Exercise and Obesity Counseling

• Sick Visits

• Urinalysis, Hemoglobin & Lead Testing

• Asthma Testing, Treatment & Management

• Autism and Neuro-developmental Screening

• ADHD Treatment

• Ear Piercing Services