– NJHI Director, Bob Atkins, sat down with Jill Horner on Comcast Newsmakers to discuss building a Culture of Health in New Jersey by engaging nearly 300 young people ages 14-21 as community health partners. Ten youth-serving organizations each received a…
– Since our announcement of our 10 Next Generation Community Leaders grantees in July, we have appreciated the statewide enthusiasm for our goal of building healthier communities through youth civic engagement and leadership development. Our grant project directors continue to receive…
– Princeton, NJ (July 11, 2017) – New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) – the statewide grantmaking program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) – today announced plans to harness the energy, knowledge and idealism of young people ages 14-21 across…
– 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…