Projects in Immigrant Health Literacy

Health Literacy Initiative
2009
Status: Closed
Grant Recipient: AtlantiCare, Inc. (Atlantic, NJ) (Cape May, NJ)
Description:

To improve the health literacy of immigrants in Atlantic and Cape May Counties, AtlantiCare has taken a two-pronged appr…

Pathways to Health
2009
Status: Closed
Grant Recipient: Bergen County Community Action Partnership, Inc. (Bergen, NJ)
Description:

Focusing on the low-income, uninsured immigrant population in Bergen County, Bergen County Community Action Partnership …

Trenton Latino Health Literacy Partnership
2009
Status: Closed
Grant Recipient: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton (Mercer, NJ)
Description:

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Trenton has a dedicated literacy coordinator focusing on embedding health literacy …

New Jersey Baby Basics Program
2009
Status: Closed
Grant Recipient: Gateway NW Maternal and Child Health Network (Essex, NJ)
Description:

With a focus on pregnant immigrant women receiving prenatal services at participating prenatal clinics or participating …

Refugee Health Literacy Initiative
2009
Status: Closed
Grant Recipient: International Rescue Committee (Union, NJ)
Description:

Partnering with the Neighborhood Health Services Corporation's Elizabeth Port Community Health Center (E-Port), a provid…

Ironbound Newark Latino Health Literacy Initiative
2009
Status: Closed
Grant Recipient: Ironbound Community Corporation (Essex, NJ)
Description:

This project focuses on Latino immigrants in the Ironbound section of Newark, NJ with low levels of health literacy and …

Health Education Literacy Program (HELP)
2009
Status: Closed
Grant Recipient: North Hudson Community Action Corporation (Morris, NJ)
Description:

North Hudson Community Action Corp. has created the very informed patient (VIP) program to improve the health literacy o…

Nuestra Salud
2009
Status: Closed
Grant Recipient: Northern NJ Maternal/Child Health Consortium (Bergen, NJ)
Description:

In partnership with the Hispanic Institute for Research and Development, the Northern NJ Maternal/Child Health Consortiu…

Project HELP (Health Education Literacy Project)
2009
Status: Closed
Grant Recipient: Rutgers University (Camden, NJ)
Description:

The Health Education Literacy Project (HELP) works directly with 200 parents/caregivers and their infant/toddler/pre-sch…

Project HOLA (Health Outreach and Literacy Awareness)
2009
Status: Closed
Grant Recipient: Zufall Health Center (Morris, NJ)
Description:

Zufall Health Center has partnered with the Morris County Organization of Hispanic Affairs to develop and implement a he…