– As a registered nurse, I was personally and professionally proud to watch late night show host Jimmy Kimmel give shout outs in a recent monologue to the nurses who were working in the hospital when his son was born and…
– From now until June 2, the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance (NJYMCA) encourages New Jersey residents to share photos of how they are creating opportunities to live a healthier life for a chance to win $500 for the local nonprofit…
– By Antonia (Toni) Lewis, MPH, Health Officer County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Community Coach It was a day or so after the Healthy Plainfield coalition’s team presented community data to an audience of government officials, hoping to elicit a call…
– The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute have released the eighth annual County Health Rankings. The County Health Rankings show us where we live matters to our health. An easy-to-use snapshot the compares counties…
– Communities become healthier when all community stakeholders—residents, non-profits, municipal governments, and so on— work together to invest in systems, policies, and environments that promote health and well-being. As the statewide grantmaking program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Jersey…
– Camden, NJ (March 20, 2017) —The impending national nursing shortage is compounded by a need for nurses with higher skills and educational credentials. To address these challenges, Jobs for the Future has released the summative report of its work with…
– 500 Cities Project Can Transform Local Health Efforts, Making them More Targeted & Efficient Data Includes Six NJHI-Supported Communities Atlanta and Princeton, NJ (March 2, 2017)—New, first-of-a -kind data estimates are available for 27 chronic disease measures down to neighborhood…
– In every community, aspects of daily life account for 70 percent of our health. Based on the old wisdom about an ounce of prevention, the goal is to keep people from going into the hospital by improving “upstream” conditions outside the…
– “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…