Super Model Turned Super Mentor Tyra Banks To Headline Hackensack Meridian Health’s Women Rock

More than 1,200 expected at event in Asbury Park dedicated to health and well-being

Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, is proud to announce that Supermodel turned Super Mentor Tyra Banks and her mother Carolyn London will be the keynote speakers at the 3rd annual Women ROCK on October 14 from noon to 5 p.m. at Asbury Park Convention Hall and the Paramount Theatre.

Banks and her mother will discuss their new book: Perfect is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me About Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss, where they say “bye-bye” to blushing about real topics and “hello” to your fierce and fabulous self. Getting unfiltered with some crazy, fun surprises along the way, Banks and London are promised to bring lots of laughs and heart to the FREE event which includes an afternoon of honoring and empowering women featuring dozens of health-oriented exhibitors.

“We are proud to have such inspiring women lead Women ROCK, an event that helps all women connect with their potential and focus on enhancing their health and well-being,’’ said David Leopold, M.D.

The event features a host of interactive experiences including cooking demos, exercise and relaxation tips and is based on Hackensack Meridian Health’s Integrative Health & Medicine’s Five Pillars of Health and Well-Being: purpose, resilience, activity, nutrition and sleep.

In addition to Bank’s and London’s appearance, the event features a “womenologist panel’’ which will be moderated by Katie Neal, a leading radio personality from NASH-FM. Dr. Jessica Miller, Dr. Evelyn Minaya, and Julianne Cantarella will sit on the panel. Finally, author Gemma Nastasi will speak about Positive Psychology.

The event will take place in two areas - Convention Hall where participants can explore our ‘vendor village’ and get helpful tips and sample products to enhance the Five Pillars.

At the Paramount Theatre, speaking events will occur throughout the day, including the session with Banks and London.

For more information and to register here.

About Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care.

Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 16 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties, which includes three academic medical centers – Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, JFK Medical Center in Edison; two children’s hospitals - Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune; nine community hospitals - Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, and Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood; and two rehabilitation hospitals - JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Shore Rehabilitation Institute in Brick.

Additionally, the network has more than 450 patient care locations throughout the state which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, urgent care centers and physician practice locations. Hackensack Meridian Health has 33,000 team members, and 6,500 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.

The network’s notable distinctions include having one of only five major academic medical centers in the nation to receive Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award for five or more consecutive years, four hospitals among the top 10 in New Jersey by U.S. News and World Report. Other honors include consistently achieving Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, recipient of the John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality from The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum, a six-time recipient of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” one of the “20 Best Workplaces in Health Care” in the nation, and the number one “Best Place to Work for Women.” The network was also named to Becker’s Healthcare’s “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare/2018” list.

Hackensack Meridian Health partnered with Seton Hall University to launch the first private medical school in New Jersey – Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University - in more than 50 years to address a growing shortage of physicians and dramatic changes in health care delivery. Additionally, the network partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer to find more cures for cancer faster while ensuring that patients have access to the highest quality, most individualized cancer care when and where they need it. Hackensack Meridian Health and Carrier Clinic, New Jersey’s oldest and most respected behavioral health provider, signed a definitive agreement to merge.

Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium of leading health systems, to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies.

For additional information, please visit www.HackensackMeridianHealth.org.