obamacareapp.jpg

There are only seven weeks left for people to obtain health insurance or face a fine.

(Star-Ledger file photo)

Rutgers University's School of Nursing will join forces with representatives of Obamacare Wednesday to help residents of three Newark housing complexes sign up for health insurance.

With less than two months before the March 31 deadline for all Americans to obtain insurance, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been targeting areas — including northern New Jersey — that continue to have a high percentage of uninsured.

The session will be held at the Jordan and Harris Community Health Center, 17 Pennington Court, Newark. That center serves residents of Hyatt Court, Pennington Court, and Terrell Homes.

"This will mark the first time many residents will have health insurance," a spokesman for the School of Nursing said.

FOLLOW THE STAR-LEDGER: TWITTER • FACEBOOK • GOOGLE+