– As their first year of grant funding has come to an end and they really start moving to action in year two, our 10 NJHI Building a Culture of Health–Communities Moving to Action, Round 2 grantees have released their blueprints….
– Registration is now open for the Building a Culture of Health in New Jersey: A Systems Approach to Promoting Population Health one-day conference featuring New Jersey Health Initiatives’ (NJHI) panel, “Building Healthy Communities: Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders.” The conference is…
– As with our first cohort of NJHI: Building a Culture of Health in NJ – Communities Moving to Action grantees, our 2016 grantees recently wrapped up their first grant year, reaching some major milestones – they participated in the intensive…
– “Let’s make sure we hear from every voice. We know some people have softer voices, but if we don’t hear from them, we’re missing out.” An adult coach from Trenton was overheard saying this to her youth team during New…
– A growing number of communities in New Jersey and across the nation are working with and through libraries to provide residents access to information and other health resources that improve their health and the health of their communities. To discuss…
– On October 7, Caucus: New Jersey with Steve Adubato began broadcasting its roundtable discussion of NJHI grantees working across the state to build healthier communities. NJHI: Communities Moving to Action project directors Rachel Bland of the Healthy Orange coalition, Dr….
– 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…