Wildwood Crest earns top-tier status in statewide Mayors Wellness Campaign
WILDWOOD CREST — The borough is one of just eight municipalities across the state to earn top-tier status in the statewide Mayors Wellness Campaign for the 2020 calendar year. Wildwood Crest has been designated a “Healthy Town” by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, in partnership with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities….Read More…
Scotch Plains Receives 2020 Healthy Town Designation
By JOHN MOONEY March 11, 2021 at 1:20 PM Scotch Plains deputy township manager Margaret Heisey and former Mayor Al Smith participate in one of the Mayor’s Wellness Program 5K events.Credits: John Mooney Scotch Plains has been named a “Healthy Town” for 2020, the third straight year the township has received the designation.Credits: Township of…Read More…
Plainfield Named 2020 Healthy Town Winner; that’s 3 Years in a Row
By NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE QUALITY INSTITUTE March 11, 2021 at 3:35 PM PRINCETON, NJ — Plainfield has been named a New Jersey Healthy Town winner for the third year in a row. The 2020 Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC) “New Jersey Healthy Town” winners are recognized for their innovative responses to local needs created by…Read More…
MONTCLAIR NAMED A ‘HEALTHY TOWN’ FOR ITS WORK IN 2020
It’s the township’s third year in a row getting the recognition. March 10, 2021 The Montclair Municipal Building. FILE PHOTO Montclair is one of eight communities recognized as a Healthy Town in the 2020 Mayors Wellness Campaign — its third year receiving the designation. “The township’s health and human services department not only responded to…Read More…
Quality Institute Announces Mayors Wellness Campaign New Jersey “Healthy Town” Winners for 2020
PRINCETON, New Jersey — Addressing food insecurity. Helping residents stay physically and mentally active. Supporting COVID-19 testing clinics. The 2020 Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC) “New Jersey Healthy Town” winners are being recognized for their innovative responses to local needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight communities participating in the MWC, a program of the New…Read More…
Murphy’s N.J. budget would give health insurance for every child, cut premiums for the uninsured
By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget reads like a wish list for many progressive causes in public health. Murphy’s revenue-rich budget includes: $25 million to reduce monthly premiums for people who buy their own health coverage; $20 million health coverage for all 88,000 uninsured children in the state; $8.5…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Suzy Dyer, Esq.
Suzy Dyer, Esq., is Executive Director of the Parker Family Health Center, a member of the Quality Institute’s Consumer Council. Parker Family Health Center provides free medical care to Monmouth County residents without health insurance. How do you financially support your work? We support our work through fund development — specifically through grants and individual…Read More…
Two Towns, Two Different Approaches to Local Boards of Health
Last Saturday, I Zoomed into my first New Jersey Local Boards of Health Association (NJLBHA) meeting. The group focused on the critical topic of school re-openings during the COVID-19 pandemic. One member, a researcher and public health physician, presented the latest studies on school re-openings. Then we heard two opposite examples of how public health…Read More…
Governor Murphy Announces Members of Health Care Affordability Advisory Group
March 1, 2021, 5:04 pm | in Governor Murphy Announces Members of Health Care Affordability Advisory Group TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today announced members to the New Jersey Health Care Affordability Advisory Group. The committee, established under Executive Order No. 217, is comprised of members across hospitals, providers, employers, consumer advocates, and policy leaders. The…Read More…