July 20, 2022

NJBIZ unveils 2022 Healthcare Heroes

Two of our NJ HEROES TOO community and healthcare partners - Jazz for Prostate Cancer Awareness and Mariam Merced - were acknowledged as NJBIZ 2022 Healthcare Heroes in the organization and Public Health categories respectively. Congratulations to them!

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Community Engagement Virtual Salons (CEVS)

CEVS bring researchers together with patients, community members, and health care stakeholders to actively participate in cross-talk. It provides a forum for generating research questions, identifying evidence gaps, and defining outcomes meaningful to patients. To see a CEVS in action, take a look at the summary video featured below.

If you're interested in working with us, click here to learn more.

Upcoming Events

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

July 20, 5pm ET

Rutgers Global Health Institute is collaborating with Eastern Service Workers Association and other partner organizations to hold a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, from 5 to 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Trenton, 128 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ. Advance registration is requested. Call Florencia Modernel at 609-819-5071 to register.

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

July 26, 9am ET

Rutgers Global Health Institute is collaborating with partner organizations to hold a COVID-19 testing clinic on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, NJ. Attendees do not need to register in advance to be tested.

Funding Opportunities

Policies to Build and Sustain Economic Security and Wealth for Families and Communities of Color

Racial disparities in COVID-19 infections and deaths have brought to the forefront well-documented and longstanding inequities in family and community wealth and opportunity. Upending centuries of policy decisions that perpetuated racism will require significant transformation to elevate the voices of communities historically excluded from decision-making. The goal of this P4A call for proposals is to build the evidence base investigating how national, state, local, or private-sector policies and practices can reduce growing levels of racial inequality in wealth, and significantly improve the financial wellbeing and economic security of families and communities that have been systematically subject to disinvestment, and therefore are unable to enjoy a fair and just opportunity to be healthy.

The deadline for letters of intent is September 7, 2022.

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Community Resources

New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub: The State of New Jersey has put together a list of resources about the COVID-19 virus including testing sites, signs and symptoms, and FAQs about social services.

You can find community-based and local COVID-19 testing site locations and hours here.

Middlesex County residents can register for a free COVID-19 test at sites throughout the county. Appointments required. The sites provide saliva-based test kits developed at Rutgers University.

Visit New Jersey’s COVID-19 Vaccine Registration site to pre-register for the vaccine. New Jersey's Covid-19 Vaccine Appointment Call Center can be reached at 855-568-0545.

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