News of Note

Resources from the NJHI Program Office

FINDING OUT WHAT WORKS: A Guide to Finding the Evidence for Evidence-Based Intervention

Based on the premise that the use of evidence-based interventions can assist local health and health-related projects to become more effective, this guide is focused on helping the user find web-based information to aid in the planning, implementation and evaluation of projects.

Resources from RWJF

• Report:  Preventing Childhood Obesity: A School Health Policy Guide
• Action Strategies Toolkit - A guide for local and state leaders working to create healthy communities and prevent childhood obesity.
• Report: A Practical Guide for Engaging Stakeholders in Developing Evaluation Questions - This guide, prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, aims to assist evaluators and their clients in the process of engaging stakeholders, those with a stake or interest in the program, policy, or initiative being evaluated. The guide should assist those parties as it seeks to increase the value and usefulness of evaluation.

About NJHI Programs

In 2003, the New Jersey Health Initiatives program (NJHI) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded nine grants under the NJHI Workforce Agenda addressing shortages in two critical segments of the health care workforce: registered nurses in the hospital setting and paraprofessionals in long-term care institutions and home health care settings. Click here to read the full evaluation report of this program.

Resources About New Jersey

Governor Corzine’s Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel on Immigrant Policy

• Background
• Full Report

Resources Addressing Health Literacy

• Health Literacy & Plain Language Resource Guide                                                                                          Many health care providers are becoming increasingly aware of the issue and challenge of health literacy, but do not know where to find the tools and resources that will help them. Gleaned from hundreds of national and international resources, this new free Guide brings together health literacy resources that health providers and educators need. This guide was created by Health Literacy Innovations, supported by AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies.
• Report: Language Barriers and Illiteracy Can Affect Patient Heath Care
• Report: Patient Illiteracy Affects Compliance With Health Care Instructions
• Manage Your Diabetes: An interactive, online tool to help low income and low literacy patients monitor and control their diabetes
• Publications and tools for low-literate residents of rural areas
• Toolkit: Practical Solutions for Effective Translated Health Information
• Listing of Internet resources related to Immigrant Health Literacy

Resource Addressing Immigrant Issues

The American Immigrant Policy Portal

This site provides information addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with immigration to the United States in the 21st century.

Resources Addressing Health in Schools

The Center for Health & Health Care in Schools

This web site combines information on the core issues that students, young and old, bring to school with guidance on organizational and financing challenges that health and education officials confront in building effective school health services and health promotion programs. The site also provides updates on other key issues such as the health needs of immigrant and refugee children, school drug testing, children’s health insurance, school lunches, HPV vaccinations, eating disorders, and scoliosis screening.

News Releases

NJHI Grantees in the News
Read news releases and articles about NJHI grantees

Links to NJHI Grantee Web sites

Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers

Grantee Public Presentations

Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, presenting at Rutgers Center for State Health Policy Conference: October 2009