N.J. has 1 of the worst maternal mortality rates. COVID-19 has made things worse.
New Jersey is ranked 47th in the nation, and for mothers and babies of color, the situation is even more dire. When the global pandemic hit, pregnant women became particularly vulnerable to stress, anxiety, and fear, say First Lady Tammy Murphy and Lisa Asare, the assistant commissioner of Family Health Services in the Department of…Read More…
NJ Foundation For Aging: August’s Aging Insights TV program, Episode 107: “Conversation of Your Life”
August’s Aging Insights TV program, Episode 107: “Conversation of Your Life” TRENTON, NJ (July 31, 2020) – Have you made your end-of-life decisions and let them be known? If not, why not? What if a crisis occurs and you’re not able to express your wishes? The August episode of Aging Insights is an encore broadcast…Read More…
Sayegh: Paterson must embrace wellness campaign | Opinion
Andre Sayegh Special to the USA TODAY NETWORK One of my many New Year’s Resolutions for 2020 was to promote and prioritize the health and wellness of Paterson residents. And so I announced my Mayor’s Wellness Campaign to achieve the aforementioned objective to get residents to be more active and health conscious. On Jan. 24,…Read More…
Opinion: We Must Rescue Health Insurance for Small Businesses and Their Workers
JOEL C. CANTOR, MARGARET KOLLER | JULY 30, 2020 | OPINION, HEALTH CARE Highlighting inherent and growing challenges, as hotly debated legislation goes under the microscope in the Legislature Thursday Joel C. Cantor and Margaret Koller New Jersey has successfully “flattened the curve” in the growth of coronavirus cases, but the prospect of a second wave can’t be ignored,…Read More…
Day Health Strategies Podcast – Reimagining the Small Group Employer Market w/ Linda Schwimmer
Our host, Emily George, spoke with Linda Schwimmer, President and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute. Linda is responsible for driving policies that advance health care safety, access and affordability. She is well-known for her commitment to drive lasting change that improves health care for every person in New Jersey. In this…Read More…
Here’s a rescue plan for health insurance at NJ’s struggling small businesses
Lindy Washburn NorthJersey.com The effects of the coronavirus shutdown on New Jersey’s small businesses are well known: lost customers, lost revenues, and lost plans for the future amid an unpredictable global pandemic. Add to that long-running problems in the state’s health insurance market for small businesses, and the hardships for owners and their employees are…Read More…
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…