ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVE CARE IN NJ IMPACTED BY COVID-19 CRISIS
Dino Flammia June 24, 2020 NJ 101.5 A quarter of pregnancies in New Jersey last year were unplanned. That percentage would likely be much lower, advocates say, if Garden State residents had better access to quality contraceptive care. The need for increased access, they add, is even more pressing today as the state attempts to…Read More…
Coronavirus emptied nursing homes across N.J., even beyond the gruesome deaths tolls
Updated Jun 21, 10:27 PM; Posted Jun 20, 2:02 PM The Jewish Home at Rockleigh saw its population fall significantly amid the coronavirus outbreak, as did nursing homes throughout New Jersey.Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance Media By Riley Yates | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com At the Bergen County nursing home that Carol Silver Elliott runs,…Read More…
‘We Can’t Unsee’ Racial Inequities in NJ Made Clear by COVID-19. What’s the Plan to Address Them?
‘We Can’t Unsee’ Racial Inequities in NJ Made Clear by COVID-19. What’s the Plan to Address Them? LILO H. STAINTON | JUNE 19, 2020 | CORONAVIRUS IN NJ, MORE ISSUES Gov. Phil Murphy says ‘COVID-19 did not create the inequalities in our society, but it laid them bare’ Credit: (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)April 3, 2020: At the border between…Read More…
Lessens Learned After Three Months on COVID-19 Front Lines
Lessons Learned After Three Months on COVID-19 Front Lines LILO H. STAINTON | JUNE 9, 2020 | CORONAVIRUS IN NJ, HEALTH CARE Coronavirus is a moving target, but NJ’s health care professionals now know telemedicine, sharing data and stockpiling PPE can mean difference between life and death. A cough and a fever aren’t always among the warning signs….Read More…
Experts Develop Recommendations for Pregnancy and Childbirth During COVID-19
A member of AcademyHealth’s partner the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, brought together experts to establish best practices to keep pregnant individuals and their health care providers safe during COVID-19. POSTED Jun 04, 2020 By Linda Schwimmer, J.D. About 100,000 babies are born each year in New Jersey and…Read More…
Quality Institute Releases Mayors Wellness Campaign New Jersey “Healthy Town” Designations for 2019
For media requests: Carol Ann Campbell 973-567-1901 or cacampbell@njhcqi.org Quality Institute Releases Mayors Wellness Campaign New Jersey “Healthy Town” Designations for 2019 PRINCETON, New Jersey — Mobile fresh food markets. Community walks. Weight-loss challenges. Healthy corner stores. Outdoor yoga. Bike trails. Health fairs. These and other innovative programs helped New Jersey communities win recognition through…Read More…
Most New Jersey Hospitals Receive A or B Grades, But Safety Concerns Remain at Some Hospitals
THE LEAPFROG GROUP ANNOUNCES FALL 2019 HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADES PRINCETON — November 7, 2019 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing the nation’s largest and most influential employers and purchasers of health care, today announced the Fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The independent grading system assigns “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” and “F” letter…Read More…
‘Sustainability Fair of the Chathams’ returns this Saturday
THE CHATHAMS – The public is being asked to demonstrate its support for sustainability in the Chathams when the 2019 edition of the annual “Sustainability Fair of the Chathams” is held, rain or shine, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 14, hosted for the fifth year by the Chatham Borough Farmers’ Market at…Read More…
NEW JERSEY MAY REFUSE TITLE X FUNDING OVER ABORTION ‘GAG RULE’
NEW JERSEY MAY REFUSE TITLE X FUNDING OVER ABORTION ‘GAG RULE’ BRENDA FLANAGAN | NJTV NEWS | AUGUST 7, 2019 ‘Gag rule’ imposed by Trump administration would bar any group that accepts Title X money from even discussing abortion with clients Healthcare providers worry about the roughly 100,000 patients in New Jersey who rely on family-planning centers…Read More…
‘REGIONAL HEALTH HUBS’ AIM TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS
LILO H. STAINTON | JUNE 19, 2019 NJ healthcare coalitions have had success focusing on complex health and social needs of high-demand Medicaid patients. Now they have a new roadmap for an even more integrated approach Credit: Twenty20 In the Camden area, healthcare and social service organizations have worked together to connect low-income women of childbearing age…Read More…