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Sep 11, 2020 A Prescription for Survival Social Impact

An Innovative Program Helps Ensure that Patients Have Access to Lifesaving Medications For some patients — even those with health insurance — lifesaving medications are simply not affordable. Fortunately, there’s help at Robert Wood Johnson University ...

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Sep 8, 2020 RWJBarnabas Health Leaders Author Book Sharing Significant Strides in Addressing the Social Determinants of Health Social Impact

Barry H. Ostrowsky and Michellene Davis Release “Changing Missions, Changing Lives: How a Change Agent Can Turn the Ship and Create Impact” with ForbesBooks West Orange, NJ, September 8, 2020 – In their new book, Changing Missions, Changing Lives: How a ...

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Jul 13, 2020 RWJBarnabas Health Receives $2 Million Grant from the Walmart Foundation Social Impact

To Implement a Universal Social Determinants of Health Screening for Patients West Orange, NJ, July 13, 2020 - RWJBarnabas Health has received a $2 Million grant from the Walmart Foundation to pilot a universal social determinants of health screening for ...

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Jun 19, 2020 ‘We Can’t Unsee’ Racial Inequities in NJ Made Clear by COVID-19 Social Impact

What’s the Plan to Address Them? “We can’t just shrug our shoulders and wring our hands and say, ‘Oh, what a shame,’” said Michellene Davis, an executive vice president and chief corporate affairs officer at RWJBarnabas, one of New Jersey’s largest health ...

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Jun 11, 2020 3 Community-Based Strategies Health Systems Can Implement Right Now Social Impact

CEO Barry Ostrowsky shares how RWJBarnabas Health strives to make an impact on the communities it serves beyond traditional care. Read more . www.healthleadersmedia.com

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Feb 25, 2020 Scott Becker Interviews Michellene Davis, Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at RWJBarnabas Health Social Impact

This episode features Michellene Davis , Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at RWJBarnabas Health in New Jersey. Here she talks about the services her organization provides and different projects they’re working on, social ...

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Feb 11, 2020 How Housing Makes You Healthy Social Impact

How Housing Makes You Healthy: Barry Ostrowsky Believes New Apartments are Key to Improving Well-being of Newark Residents. Twenty-four hours after the announcement — after the idea of one of the state’s largest health care organizations working with ...

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Jan 30, 2020 Healthy Homes, Healthy People in New Brunswick Social Impact

An Innovative Program Is Helping Local Tenants Improve Their Living Conditions Sophia's* rental home in New Brunswick was in serious disrepair, but her landlord refused to remedy the problems. “The windows were falling apart, the bathroom was in bad ...

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Jan 16, 2020 Big Picture: Health Care Experts Say Industry Is Working Hard To Address Social Determinants Social Impact

Jennifer Velez, Executive Vice President of community and behavioral health at RWJBarnabas Health, quoted Forbes magazine as she moderated a recent panel at Withum’s inaugural Healthcare Symposium at the APA Hotel Woodbridge. “Forbes published its Top 10 ...

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