– Basketball superstar LeBron James continues to make offseason headlines. His I Promise School model recognizes that a child’s environment plays an important role in his or her success. A high IQ and personal initiative don’t mean students will excel in the…
– “Chronic absenteeism is a community health issue. Why are youth absent from school? And from the conversation?” You could hear a pin drop as one member of the Newark youth team confidently asked this question of everyone in the room….
– By Building Bridges to Health coalition partners: Serena Collado, Director of Community Health at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset and Project Director; Walter Lane, Director of the Planning Division of Somerset County and Transportation Action Team Chair; Jeanne Herb, Associate Director, Environmental…
– In celebration of National Nurses Week, New Jersey Health Initiatives was honored to talk with Noreen Occhipinti, RN, MSN, CEN, nurse manager of the JFK Medical Center Satellite Emergency Department in Plainfield, New Jersey and a member of the Healthy…
– The Hunterdon County Partnership for Health uses #SmallChangesBigImpact to describe their work. This couldn’t be a better descriptor for what grantees of New Jersey Health Initiatives, the statewide grantmaking program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are doing across the…
– For three decades, New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI), the statewide grantmaking program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has been working to build healthier communities across New Jersey. Although no singular policy, system, or environmental change will achieve NJHI’s goal…
– This year’s County Health Rankings have been announced, and they are a good resource for rallying all of us to create meaningful change that improves health where we live, learn, work and play. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) refers…
– New Jersey Health Initiatives is pleased to join the New Jersey Healthy Communities Network (NJHCN), a statewide funding collaborative supporting communities’ efforts to promote health, well-being and equity for all New Jersey residents. Established in 2011, the NJHCN Community Grants…
– Which community partners should be engaged in the conversation of building healthier communities by addressing transportation needs for seniors who are living independently or aging in place? Earlier this year in Princeton, regional transportation provider EZ Ride answered that question…
– Building a Culture of Health requires unprecedented collaboration from communities, policymakers, businesses and others. In the past several years, a growing number of communities in New Jersey and across the nation have assembled cross-sector coalitions that include residents, non-profits, schools,…
– “New Jersey school nurses have shown us that catalyzing changes to policies, systems, and environments can (and often do) begin with local actions,” writes NJHI Director Bob Atkins, PhD, RN, FAAN, in his latest article for the NASN School Nurse journal,…
– “Toni is a great coach because she never gives you the answers,” says Steve Jobin, President and CEO of the Raritan Bay Area YMCA in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and a member of the Healthier Perth Amboy Consortium. He’s also…