Community Resource Directory

Phone: 973-971-5952
            973-971-6581

E-mail
jigisha.kothari@ahsys.org

Address
Cancer Grant Office, Box 18
100 Madison Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962

Executive Director
Joanne Conroy,
Chief Operating Officer

Days & Hours of Operation

Costs & Fees (if any)
No Cost

Programs & Services
Cancer, Community Outreach, Health Education, Health Screening Services

Population Served
Adolescents (Teen/Youth), Adults, Elderly, Families, Immigrants, Men, People living with disabilities, Women and Girls

South Asian Groups Served
Afghan, Bangladeshi, Indian, Indo-Caribbean, Nepalese, Pakistani, Sri Lankan

Bilingual Skills
Gujarati, Hindi

Areas Served
All New Jersey State

Established: 1997

Mission
The mission of Cancer Screening Program at Morristown Memorial Hospital is to reach out to the South Asian community through New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Program (NJCEED) and Susan G. Komen Foundation's grant and support to educate and screen the community for early detection of breast, cervical, colorectal, and prostate cancer.

Serving South Asians
Programs and services are designed for South Asians as well as other community groups.

Additional Information
Programs and services focus primarily on health information and/or services.

Free Breast, Cervical, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer Education and Screenings. Women over 18 are eligible for a free Breast Exam and Pap test. Women over 40 are eligible for a Mammogram in addition to the above tests. Women over 50 are eligible for a Fecal Occult Blood test in addition to the above tests. Men over 50 receive a free PSA test and Prostate Exam. The above services are available throughout the state in each County at a designated Hospital or a clinic site. Please feel free to call the NJCEED Hotline for other county information at 1-800-328-3838.