– As kids enjoy the pleasant weather, bike safety needs to be a priority. New Jersey state law requires all children under age 17 to wear a bike helmet while riding. During the summer, Bound Brook Police Chief Vito Bet noticed…
– Over the past four years, the Healthier Perth Amboy (HPA) coalition has grown and developed into a diverse set of partners with the mission of addressing residents’ social, economic, and environmental barriers to health. We are tremendously thankful, as this…
– Neighborhood Connections to Health (NCTH) had to shift its operations, community outreach methods and the delivery of service due to the ongoing COVID-19 response. Initially, our new reality provided a growing source of concern and uneasiness as NCTH entered uncharted…
– Emergency food providers have been hard at work during this public health crisis to continuously offer groceries and hot meals to those in need. To support families facing food insecurity, the City of Plainfield and the Healthy Plainfield coalition have…
– These uncertain times where social distancing has moved us apart is when we need to be in closer communication. In the past, the Healthy Plainfield partner organizations have always addressed residents’ needs face-to-face, whether at the health department, library, bus…
– Since March, the Paterson Public Schools Food Service Department has been doing a phenomenal job in leading a community effort to ensure the district’s 30,000 students have access to breakfast and lunch while the schools remain closed. To date, the…
– On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration issued a Safety Advisory with recommended actions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 among transit employees and passengers. Public transit agencies implemented the USDOT recommendations to…
– The Toms River Family Health and Support Coalition has been working hard over the last five years to make Toms River a healthier community. We brought together more than 50 partners spanning the public, private and nonprofit sectors to collaborate…
– Before the COVID-19 crisis emerged, we thought we understood why we were building partnerships, meeting regularly to share ideas, and working together on citywide public health issues as the Healthier Perth Amboy coalition. Today, our city is facing an unprecedented…
– At our coalition’s grant leadership team meeting on March 23, 2020, the planned agenda included a discussion of options for using remaining grant funds to help promote a Culture of Health in Bound Brook and South Bound Brook. During the…
– Due to sad and sobering current events, every organization in the Healthier Perth Amboy (HPA) coalition has had to close its doors to the public, including the City of Perth Amboy. It was not easy for any of us to…
– Healthier Perth Amboy (HPA) has identified a critical issue not originally in our Blueprint for Action that needs our immediate attention: the vaping epidemic. To first address this issue, we turned to those who are affected the most — teenagers….