May 9, 2022

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SAVE THE DATE - JUNE 14, 2022

Logo Contest: New Jersey Kids Study

$200 Prize - DEADLINE MAY 22 5pm

The New Jersey Kids Study (NJKS) is a new state-wide study that will follow pregnant women during pregnancy and their babies from birth for at least 10 years. This important study will assess the determinants of children’s health, growth, and development, including the roles of genetics, the microbiome, the environment, and social factors. The results of this study will be an important step to understand and address outcomes and disparities in maternal and child health across our state.

We invite the community to design a logo for the New Jersey Kids Study. The team would like to adopt a logo developed by the community that reflects its key elements and speaks to the wider lay community. We invite everyone to enter this contest!

If your logo is selected as the winner, you will receive $200 and public recognition on the NJKS webpage. Finalists who do not win the contest will also have their logos featured on the NJKS webpage.

The deadline for this contest is SUNDAY MAY 22, 2022, at 5pm Eastern. Please send your proposed design by email directly to Veenat Parmar at vp232@cabm.rutgers.edu.

Health-care workers of color report a dual pandemic in new study by Rutgers researcher.

A study out of the Rutgers School of Nursing shows that combined effects of COVID-19 and workplace racism resulted in a “dual pandemic” that disproportionately affected nurses of color.

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Call for Requests:

Community Engagement Virtual Salons (CEVS)

CEVS bring researchers together with patients, community members, and health care stakeholders to actively participate in cross-talk. It provides a forum for generating research questions, identifying evidence gaps, and defining outcomes meaningful to patients. To see a CEVS in action, take a look at the summary video featured below.

If you're interested in working with us, click here to learn more.

Upcoming Events

NJ ACTS Biomarkers Core Workshop

May 11, 4pm ET

Join this session of the Research Resources Workshop Wednesdays (R2W2) series with Maria Laura Gennaro and Natalie Bruiners.

Apply Here

Funding Opportunities

Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP)

The CHWTP is a new multiyear program focused on education and on-the-job training to build the pipeline of CHWs. This program will support experiential training and employment through registered apprenticeships and job placements. The CHWTP aims to increase access to care, improve public health emergency response, and address the public health needs of underserved communities.

The application deadline is June 14, 2022.

Learn more here.

Community Resources

New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub: The State of New Jersey has put together a list of resources about the COVID-19 virus including testing sites, signs and symptoms, and FAQs about social services.

You can find community-based and local COVID-19 testing site locations and hours here.

Middlesex County residents can register for a free COVID-19 test at sites throughout the county. Appointments required. The sites provide saliva-based test kits developed at Rutgers University.

Visit New Jersey’s COVID-19 Vaccine Registration site to pre-register for the vaccine. New Jersey's Covid-19 Vaccine Appointment Call Center can be reached at 855-568-0545.

New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science

https://njacts.rbhs.rutgers.edu/community/

This newsletter is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number, UL1TR003017 to Rutgers University. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not represent the official views of the NIH.

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