Recent Posts in Health Equity

May 31, 2023 - In Health Equity Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Receives $565,000 Grant from LISC to Support Patient Transportation

NEWARK, NJ – Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has received a $565,000 grant from the Health Access Fund of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to support patient transportation. Newark Beth Israel Medical ...

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May 31, 2023 - In Health Equity Newark Beth receives $565,000 grant to support patient transportation

(Newark)- May 30, 2023 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, provides free rideshare services through Uber Health to patients who need assistance traveling to and from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, including those who need ...

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May 31, 2023 - In Health Equity Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Receives $565,000 Grant from LISC to Support Patient Transportation

Newark, NJ (May 30, 2023) – Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has received a $565,000 grant from the Health Access Fund of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to support patient transportation. Newark Beth ...

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Apr 28, 2023 - In Health Equity Raising Awareness of Health Care Disparities the Goal of Minority Health Month and Monmouth Medical Center ‘Black Firsts in Medicine’ Exhibit

Long Branch, NJ, April 28, 2023 – National Minority Health Month is dedicated each April to raising awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups and encourage action through health education, ...

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Apr 14, 2023 - In Health Equity Turning the Tide on the Black Maternal Health Crisis

We Must Acknowledge that Systemic Problems Require Systemic Solutions By Meika Tylese Neblett, MD , MS and Suzanne Spernal, DNP, APN-BC, RNC-OB For many Black women in the United States, the prospect of childbirth comes with fear. As an emergency room ...

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Apr 11, 2023 - In Health Equity Addressing the Challenge: Connecting Black Women with Clinical Trials

Jersey City, N.J. – Clinical trials are an important step in bringing forth new treatments for many diseases. Unfortunately, many clinical trials have strikingly low rates of Black participants including those that disproportionately affect Blacks such as ...

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Mar 31, 2023 - In Health Equity 149 Black Healthcare Leaders to Know 2023

Becker’s Hospital Review named Dr. Paul Alexander, our Executive Vice President and Chief Health Equity and Transformation Officer, and Dr. Meika Neblett , Chief Medical Officer, Chief Quality Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Ending Racism: Equity in ...

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Jan 31, 2023 - In Health Equity RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Anchor Roundtable, December 13, 2022

The RWJBarnabas Health Social Impact & Community Investment practice (SICI) leverages RWJBarnabas Health’s broad range of assets to advance a culture of health and improve the quality of life for communities throughout New Jersey. The Social Impact & ...

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Jan 9, 2023 - In Health Equity Better Women’s Health at Every Age

What women need to know to stay well-from adolescence to ageless. Throughout a woman’s life, her body and her healthcare needs evolve. From adolescence through menopause and beyond, women experience many changes. Staying healthy through all those changes ...

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