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Oct 14, 2021 What is Redlining? Social Impact

Redlining is the systemic, discriminatory refusal of various financial services such as loans and housing based on race or ethnicity, limiting positive health outcomes for affected communities. At RWJBarnabas Health, Health Beyond the Hospital recognizes ...

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Oct 14, 2021 What is Food Insecurity? Social Impact

The leading cause of food insecurity, the inability to consistently access quality, healthy food options usually within vulnerable communities is poverty, inadequate food policy and distribution and waste. At RWJBarnabas Health, Health Beyond the Hospital ...

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Oct 7, 2021 RWJBarnabas Health Helps Bring Soccer Fields to Urban Neighborhoods Social Impact

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world—but for many kids in urban communities, there’s no good local place to play it. Now there is for kids in Newark, New Brunswick and Hamilton. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Somerset-based ...

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Jul 14, 2021 Social Determinants and the RWJBarnabas Health Beyond the Hospital Initiative Social Impact

In the latest MDAdvantage podcast, DeAnna Minus-Vincent, MPA, the Senior Vice President and Chief Social Integration and Health Equity Strategist at RWJBarnabas Health explains the RWJBarnabas “Health Beyond the Hospital” initiative, which is designed to ...

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Jun 28, 2021 Ending Racism Together: RWJBarnabas Health's Journey to Create True Equity in Healthcare Social Impact

RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH), the largest academic healthcare system in New Jersey, is addressing equity and systemic racism and promoting an antiracist culture throughout the organization and the communities it serves. Here, Barry Ostrowsky , President and ...

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Jun 10, 2021 Empowering Black and Latinx Entrepreneurs to Drive Economic Growth in Newark Social Impact

New initiative increasing local entrepreneurs’ ability to secure contracts with leading regional anchor institutions June 10, 2021 – Rutgers Business School’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED) in collaboration with ...

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May 18, 2021 Stop Anti-Asian Racism Webinar Social Impact

Panelists from RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Health gathered virtually for a very informative discussion about stopping Anti-Asian Racism as well addressing health disparities in the AAPI communities. Learn more about Ending Racism at RWJBarnabas Health .

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May 6, 2021 North Jersey Chapter of The Links, Inc. Presents: Women, Children, Families & the COVID-19 Vaccine Social Impact

Clara Maass Medical Center, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Jersey City Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Rahway, Saint Barnabas Medical Center and the RWJBarnabas Health Behavioral Health Center partnered with the North Jersey ...

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Apr 28, 2021 RWJBarnabas Health, Players Development Academy and City of New Brunswick Unveil Turf Soccer Field as Part of PDA Urban Initiative Social Impact

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Community Field at Kossuth Park Provides Boys and Girls from Urban Community Access to the Beautiful Game of Soccer; Project Aligns with RWJBarnabas Health’s Social Impact Priorities - Creating Healthier Communities ...

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