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.
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Long-term care in NJ has many challenges. COVID-19 underlined them
Aging in New Jersey is a challenge, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, which proved deadly for more than 8,000 residents and staff at nursing homes here.
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BLOOD & PLATELET DRIVE
January 24, 8am-6pm ET
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Blood Donor Center -- Clinical Academic Building
125 Paterson St., 4th Floor, New Brunswick, NJ
1 in 83 births will require a blood transfusion. Hemorrhage is the leading cause of death on delivery day in the United States. Access to safe blood products makes a difference!
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Measuring Impact for Health Equity
January 25, 2-5pm ET
January 26, 12-2pm ET
The National Academy of Medicine’s Culture of Health Program will hold a virtual meeting to examine key considerations for measuring, evaluating, and communicating the impact of efforts to accelerate health equity. This meeting will also highlight existing approaches, including gaps and opportunities, to measuring and evaluating health equity strategies in various sectors, as well as elevate promising strategies to measure impact of efforts to sustain and advance health equity outcomes.
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Postpartum Maternal Morbidity and
Its Impact on Quality of Life
January 26, 2pm ET
Moderated by Patricia D. Suplee, PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN, director of professional education and research at the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium, this panel discussion includes speakers Jessica Montalto, a perinatal mood and anxiety disorders survivor, and Vu-An Foster, MPH, founder of Life After 2 Losses.
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Community Engagement with POST-BIRTH Warning Signs Education: Collaborating with Healthcare Providers from Federally Qualified Health Centers, Prenatal Clinics and Family Success Centers
January 27, 1pm ET
This special session features speakers Patricia D. Suplee, PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN, director of professional education and research at the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium, and Jamie Agunsday, MA, BSN, RNC-OB, nurse abstractor at Central Jersey Family Health Consortium.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new report and made a number of announcements on policy changes and investments to support safe pregnancies and reduce health disparities across the nation. Please find a listing of these efforts below:
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
National Institute of Health (NIH)
The Office on Women’s Health (OWH)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Office of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
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The Horizon Foundation
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey only considers requests submitted by organizations located in New Jersey that have tax-exempt classifications under Sections 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation will consider funding the state or regional office for organizations with multiple chapters or multiple affiliates operating in New Jersey. The Foundation will also consider funding local chapters or affiliates of organizations with state or regional offices by invitation only. Considerations for higher education applicants New Jersey universities and accredited colleges may submit one grant application per calendar year through their institution’s foundation.
Application deadline is April 6 for consideration on June 27th.
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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.
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New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science
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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