Archive for July, 2009

International Brain Injury Association’s Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury

Friday, July 31st, 2009

The International Brain Injury Association’s Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury will be held in Washington, DC, March 10-14, 2010. The IBIA World Congress is the largest gathering of international professionals working in the field of brain injury. Delegates are comprised of physicians, psychologists and neuropsychologists, therapists and rehabilitation professionals, social workers, nurses, case managers, legal professionals, advocates and all others working in the field of brain injury.

The aim of the Eighth World Congress is to provide an opportunity for establishing collegial relationships with international professionals focused on the care and/or service of persons with acquired brain injury and/or the science of brain injury research. State of the art research will be presented dealing with information spanning from basic science to clinical (coma to community) aspects of brain injury.  This will be the first time the World Congress has been held in the United States.  For additional information on the IBIA’s World Congress please visit their website online here.

Additional New Jersey Family Care Express Lane Applications Sent to over 60,000 New Jersey Residents

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

On July 1, 2009 Governor Corzine announced another 62,000 households in New Jersey will receive the

New Jersey Family Care Express Lane

applications they requested on their state tax forms. This second regional mailing is for families residing in Essex and Hudson counties.


The New Jersey Family Care Express Lane ensures that children in New Jersey will have access to the health care services they deserve.

Governor Corzine states, “Ensuring that children have a healthy start in life has been a personal priority for me,” Governor Corzine said. “It has been a precedent in each of my budgets and last July, we even expanded the program to include a child mandate and enrolled thousands more kids and their families.  And when the Bush administration tried to cut 10,000 kids out of New Jersey’s Family Care Program, we said ‘NO,’ taking appropriate legal action. So I am particularly proud that through this new Express Lane option, New Jersey is making even greater strides to reach and enroll every eligible child and in doing so has become a national model for other states to follow.”

You can read the full press release online here.