New Jersey Health Commissioner Mary E. O'Dowd will host a press conference at the Johnson & Johnson headquarters during its employee blood drive on Tuesday, July 30th to support efforts to increase blood donation in New Jersey.  The Commissioner will highlight the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee's "Super Community Blood Drive Campaign."  

Commissioner O'Dowd will be joined by:

• Peter Fasolo, Johnson & Johnson Worldwide Vice President, Human Resources
• Kevin Rigby, Vice President of Public Affairs for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and US Country Head of Public Affairs*
• Doug Mehan, Director, Grassroots Community Development, NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee

Where:

Johnson & Johnson Worldwide Headquarters

1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza

New Brunswick, NJ 08933

When:

Tuesday, July 30

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. 

*****Note: Media planning to attend the event should email Daniel Emmer (Daniel.Emmer@doh.state.nj.us) at the NJ Department of Health no later than Monday at 11 am.    

For directions to Johnson & Johnson, please visit

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=New%20Brunswick&state=NJ 

*Commissioner O'Dowd and Kevin Rigby co-chair the New Jersey Workplace Blood Donor Coalition, which was founded in 2008 to increase blood donation in New Jersey.

For additional information on the Super Community Blood Drive, please visit the Save3Lives website at www.njsave3lives.com.

NJ Health Commissioner Media Contacts: Donna Leusner or Daniel Emmer, 609-984-7160