– “We can’t build healthier communities in the 21st century without working with youth,” says NJHI Director Bob Atkins in his latest Op-Ed for the Vineland Daily Journal. Outlining key reasons why all youth—from the highest academic achievers to those currently not…
– When we have the opportunity to talk about our work at New Jersey Health Initiatives, one of the first things we say is, what a privilege it is to do. That privilege is never more evident than when we get…
– As the statewide grantmaking program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for three decades, New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) has advanced the Foundation’s priorities and supported the efforts of hundreds of organizations committed to improving health and health care in…
– New Jersey Health Initiatives presents the panel “Engaging Youth – Our Next Generation of Civic Leaders” at the Building a Culture of Health in NJ: Advancing the Population Health Agenda conference on Wednesday, November 30. Registration for this one-day conference…
– Registration is now open for the Camden, New Jersey 2016 GradNation Community Summit – Forging Links Between Social-Emotional Learning & Academic Achievement: A Community Wide Imperative – on Thursday, October 13, from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm at Rutgers University…
– The Art of Healthy Communities is the second annual Creative Placemaking Knowledge Exchange. It will be held on Friday, November 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the New Jersey Institute of Technology Campus Center, 150 Bleeker Street in…
– Camden, NJ (July 11) – Ten community coalitions from across the state have joined the movement to build a Culture of Health in New Jersey, with the announcement today by New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) of new grants to help…
– The wait is finally over! The 10 New Jersey Health Initiatives 2015 Building a Culture of Health—Communities Moving to Action grantees have completed their blueprints. For the past several months our grantee coalitions have been working to develop blueprints for…
– Click here to read NJHI Director Bob Atkins’ op-ed from NJ.com discussing the value of engaging youth as valuable resources to their communities across the state. Highlighted in this piece is work being done in the city of Bridgeton, where…
– On May 25 2016, New Jersey Future announced that three cities – Gloucester City, Jersey City, and Perth Amboy – have been selected by the Build It Green (BIG) Competition to receive technical assistance and engineering support services. The BIG…
– The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and New Jersey Health Initiatives recently awarded $165,000 in matching grants to New Jersey Future in support of the new Build It Green Competition, a design challenge to help New Jersey communities design, finance, and…
– Let’s give them something to talk about Good news! With the release of the 2016 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, we can talk about something we all care about—our health. The annual Rankings provide an opportunity to talk about how…