– Joanna is a participant in the Glassboro Grows program that supports residents in growing their own produce and increasing their fruit and vegetable consumption. A long-time friend of Rowan University, one of the primary Glassboro Grows partners, Joanna has participated…
– Through our community’s hard work and patience, we successfully completed our first project in July. The Clayton community now has access to a brand new basketball court located at Herma Simmons Elementary School. This revitalized space allows people in our…
– Thanks to the funding received through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s New Jersey Health Initiatives program and the Clayton community’s input, we were able to start the first phase of our two-part plan to improve health and health equity in…
– After a long winter, spring is finally in the air! The buds on the trees are appearing and if you look closely, you will see tiny green leaves emerging through the soil. Spring is a perfect time to start thinking…
– Clayton, a small South Jersey town, has been given an opportunity that we couldn’t pass up. Through a grant provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s New Jersey Health Initiatives program, the Borough of Clayton and the Clayton School District are…
– The process of becoming a beginner gardener can seem intimidating when a family doesn’t have firsthand experience with growing their own produce. “The Glassboro Grows workshops are designed for beginning gardeners, or people who are interested in learning the basics…
– “Children within urban communities similar to ours often face Adverse Childhood Experiences such as growing up with a parent who deals with mental health issues or drug abuse, experiencing domestic violence in the home, and/or experiencing violence within their community.”…
– Coalition leadership from six separate housing sites in the East Ward of Newark began the process of meeting to help identify shared health and housing issues tenants face at their respective homes. By creating a safe space to discuss how…
– Chronic absenteeism is defined by Advocates for Children of New Jersey, as missing 10 percent of school days in a given year. In Newark, that equates to about 18 or more days per year, and two or more days per…
– Often, population health initiatives face a data gap – the connection between the numbers and the people representing those numbers. For example, broad health data like the rates of lead poisoning, asthma and obesity give a snapshot of a community’s…
– In the fall, the “Believe in a Healthy Newark Initiative” hosted its inaugural “Building a Culture of Health in Newark” conference at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark, NJ. More than 375 people attended the conference. Research…
– As the Irvington Health Coalition (IHC) enters into another season, we are excited for the opportunity to continue building and connecting the leaders, partners & community members of Irvington, New Jersey and surrounding towns to help bring awareness to the quality…