– In Summer 2019, Healthier Perth Amboy (HPA) was a major stakeholder in the first meeting to incorporate a housing element into the city’s Master Plan. The Planning Principal received Healthier Perth Amboy’s policy suggestions and intends to utilize them when…
– There is an excitement in the air as residents come together to make changes in their community. Millville’s Center City residents have been meeting monthly to take on projects that will change the city’s environment. Given different project ideas, residents…
– For too many Trenton residents, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) – violence, poverty, neglect, divorce, incarceration – are woven into the fabric of their families and their community. Trenton residents are more likely to live in poverty, more likely to drop…
– In October 2019, our consumer health librarians spread the word about good health at a most unexpected place – the Boo Bash Halloween Parade inside the East Brunswick Square Mall. Hundreds of children paraded through the mall along with their…
– Senior housing, barber shops, and houses of worship are just a few places Trenton residents can get free health screenings–along with referrals for cancer screenings and other follow-up care–thanks to a new Trenton Health Team (THT) outreach program. THT staff…
– The Building Bridges to Better Health leadership team identified the integration of health considerations into local decision-making as a priority in our Blueprint for Action. Focusing on social determinants of health through policy decisions has led to positive outcomes in…
– Shaping Elizabeth (SE) held its Passport to Health Celebration in November 2019. This culminating event celebrated community members’ journeys in taking greater control over their health throughout 2019. Throughout the year, quarterly community events featured health screenings and an overview…
– In the Fall of 2019, Partners in Prevention (PIP) had the opportunity to attend the New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) Upstream Action Acceleration meeting in Perth Amboy, NJ. This convening allowed us to explore in great detail the short and…
– The impact of our park revitalization on the Bound Brook, NJ community was really important to us at the onset of our project because we wanted a positive response. We hoped to make the lives of the people living in…
– The United Way of Hunterdon County, the Flemington Community Partnership, and dozens of local businesses and organizations have joined forces to give area residents “easy, free and accessible” ways to get fit. “Vamos Flemington–Let’s Get Healthy!” is a new, weeklong…
– In November 2019, the Emerging Leaders for a Healthier Community in Perth Amboy officially inducted its third cohort of young leaders. Although the evening was brisk and chilly, the atmosphere inside the Brighton Avenue Teen Center was warm and lively. …
– The Green + Healthy Camden collaboration is working to create a Camden-specific mapping tool through the NJ Conservation Blueprint that illustrates the environmental factors affecting health outcomes in Camden, with a focus on the barriers to accessing public parks and…