Recent Posts in Health Equity

Oct 30, 2023 - In Health Equity Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Receives $5 Million Grant to Implement the CDC’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program in Newark

Newark, NJ (October 30, 2023)—Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has received a $5 million grant to implement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) ...

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Oct 26, 2023 - In Health Equity RWJBarnabas Health’s Commitment to Healthier New Jersey Has Many Lanes

Mark Manigan is the CEO and president of RWJBarnabas Health State’s largest safety-net provider (by far), RWJBH also is leader in food insecurity and addressing social determinants of health. RWJBarnabas Health has been dedicated to treating New Jersey’s ...

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Sep 1, 2023 - In Health Equity RWJBarnabas Health Social Impact and Community Investment: The Power of Partnerships

RWJBarnabas Health, the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges (IFPO) and Essex County, New Jersey have teamed up to bring healthy food, nutrition education, essential health screenings and more to the clients of the IFPO. Learn more about Social Impact and ...

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Aug 28, 2023 - In Health Equity New Women’s Health Center Opens in Toms River

Julie Cochrane, MS, APN, WHNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner, was a recent guest on 92.7 WOBM FM to share exciting news about Community Medical Center’s new Women’s Health Center! This all-new office is dedicated to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to ...

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Aug 13, 2023 - In Health Equity Leader Q&A with Dr. Paul Alexander

Paul Alexander MD, MPH Executive Vice President and Chief Health Equity and Transformation Officer, RWJBarnabas Health Dr. Alexander has been recognized in Becker’s Hospital Review as one of 75 Black Healthcare Leaders to Know and highlighted in ROI-NJ ...

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Aug 13, 2023 - In Health Equity Advancing Equitable Cancer Care in New Jersey

In the third quarter of 2022, RWJBarnabas Health, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s leading cancer center and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, became a grantee supported through ...

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Aug 13, 2023 - In Health Equity Screening for Social Determinants of Health

The conditions in which we are born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age—known as social determinants of health or SDOH—profoundly impact the health of every person and can enhance or limit our ability to live a healthy life. Inequities in social ...

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Aug 13, 2023 - In Health Equity RWJBarnabas Health Addresses Maternal Health Equity

RWJBarnabas Health is committed to the health and well-being of all women throughout pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period. Across the U.S. and in the state of New Jersey, maternal morbidity and mortality continue to rise, but for Black and ...

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Aug 13, 2023 - In Health Equity Our Journey Towards Health Equity

Health equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to achieve their optimal health regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic ...

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