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North Jersey Health Collaborative Receives National and Local Recognition as a Recipient of two Grant Awards:
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North Jersey Health Collaborative is one of 19 communities selected to participate in the nationwide BUILD Health Challenge, a unique national program focusing on bold, upstream, integrated, local, and data-driven projects that can improve community health.The BUILD Health Challenge grant provides funding ($250,000 over two years), capacity building support, and access to a national peer learning network to enhance collaborative partnerships to locally address our communities most pressing health challenges.
The Forward Franklin steering committee is in the process of recruiting additional organizational partners and Franklin community residents for its adult and youth affinity groups. For more information, contact Project Director Maureen Cianci or NJHC Manager, Catherine Connelly.
Read our recent press release
here
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North Jersey Health Collaborative has been awarded a $150,000 grant, over two years, by the Horizon Foundation of New Jersey, a philanthropic arm of
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
. This grant will fund a Diabetes Intervention Pilot Program in Morris County. In partnership with Zufall Health, the pilot program will deploy a Community Health Worker to help identify adults living in Morris County who are pre-diabetic or diabetic and enroll them in a six-month pilot program. The Community Health Worker will follow enrolled individuals and coordinate connection to a range of services as appropriate, including referral to a primary care provider, community resources, social services, education, and peer support. This pilot program is aligned with the strategies of the Morris County Diabetes/Cardiovascular Disease Workgroup. Stay tuned for more information and details on this exciting pilot program!
Read the recent press release
here.
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NJHC October County Committee Meetings
Come to your October county committee meeting. Connect with your colleagues, learn more about the upcoming community health needs assessment, and keep up to date with the work of the county
workgroups.
Workgroups will give a verbal report on their performance measures to help track our collective progress.
Go
to our website to access the county specific community health improvement plans;
Morris County
,
Passaic County
,
Sussex County
, and
Union County
. The Warren County plan is in development, more details to follow soon.
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October Meetings:
Morris County: October 12th (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Passaic County: October 25th (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
Sussex County: October 12th (12:00 - 2:00 PM)
Union County: October 11th (2:00 - 4:00 PM)
Warren County: October 19th (10:00 AM - 12:00 noon)
Click on the calendar below for locations
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NJHC Workgroup Spotlight
Union County: Diabetes, Hypertension & Health Literacy
The Diabetes, Hypertension & Health Literacy workgroup held a community health fair in Vauxhall, bringng blood pressure screenings, glucose testing, information and resources to the community. Overlook Medical Center provided food and music adding some festivity to the event. Sheri Cognetti, who leads the workgroup shared, "except for the unexpected rain, things went really well. We had the opportunity to engage with community members, provide an important service, and even enlisted a few new partners in our workgroup." Plans are underway to bring the health fair to other communities in need.
Follow the Union County Diabetes, Hypertension & Health Literacy Workgroup here.
NOTE:
We welcome the submission of stories, photos, and videos that help share your workgroup successes and/or challenges. Simply send an email to
Catherine Connelly
.
T
here is also now a place on the www.njhealthmatters.org website
(see Plans and Priorities) to post stories, tools and resources.
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NJHC video is now available for viewing on our website landing page at www.njhealthmatters.org
This video was made possible as part of the American Association of American Colleges (AAMC) 2017 Health Equity Research Snapshot. The NJHC video is one of seven videos representing exemplary community-partnered CHNA processes from AAMC member hospitals across the country, including Atlantic Health System,
that have successfully impacted the health of local residents.
The AAMC solicited videos from member hospitals to demonstrate the diverse efforts that aim to understand and eliminate health inequities. For more information about this project go to the AAMC website
here
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NJHC Professional Development Opportunity
Upcoming Webinar
Karin Gillepsie, Director, Changing Diabetes Policy, at NovoNordisk will be presenting a webinar on the Cities Changing Diabetes Initiative, on October 13th, from 2:00 - 3:00 pm.
If you are interested in attending, please register here.
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New reports have been added to the
Is your organization included in the NJHC Partner Resource Directory?
One of the benefits of partnering with the NJHC is increased access to information sharing and resources. If you would like to include your organization in our Partner Resource Directory, download, complete, and email the attached form to
Catherine Connelly.
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Plans for 2018 are underway at the NJHC
Submit your
nominations for 2018 Leadership Positions by Oct 13th
2018 Annual Funding Partner Campaign - Coming Soon!
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