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Upcoming Conference - Advancing Health Literacy: Strategies to Improve Patient Safety and Health Outcomes
April 19, 2012 by Diane Hagerman

Is New & Noteworthy:  Yes NJHI grantee, Northern New Jersey Maternal Child Health Consortium, is hosting a conference on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 entitled "Advancing Health Literacy: Strategies to Improve Patient Safety and Health Outcomes." The conference will be held at Bergen Community College from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The goal of this conference is to enhance participants' knowledge about challenges of low health literacy, current approaches to measuring health literacy, and the importance of effective physician-patient communication to improve health outcomes. …

Philadelphia Area and Camden Healthcare Nonprofits Invited to Apply for $40,000 IMPACT Awards
March 13, 2012 by Diane Hagerman

The GlaxoSmithKline 16th Annual Impact Awards recognize community-based nonprofits that provide access to healthcare for the underserved. Up to ten organizations in nine Pennsylvania counties and in the City of Camden will be awarded $40,000 each. The application deadline is Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Click the link below for complete details. …

Former NJHI grantee, South Jersey Hospital, highlighted on RWJF Web site
November 7, 2011 by Diane Hagerman

South Jersey Hospital's S.T.E.P.S. for Kids program, funded through NJHI from 2008 through 2010, focused on helping overweight children and their parents in Vineland, NJ combat obesity and learn to lead healthier lifestyles. …

Report: Overall, dental access for New Jersey children improved between 2001 and 2009, but gaps remain
October 26, 2011 by Diane Hagerman

A recent Facts & Findings produced by the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, titled New Jersey Children without Dental Services on 2001 and 2009, provides good news about dental care among New Jersey children, reflecting recent efforts by providers and health plans. This publication is the latest in a series of reports generated from the Center's New Jersey Family Health Survey, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. …

NewPublic Health Q & A with RWJF's Abbey Cofsky regarding Public Health and Community Benefit
October 26, 2011 by Diane Hagerman

Non-profit hospitals are required to provide a “community benefit” to qualify for tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service. To date, many hospitals have generally fulfilled this requirement by providing charity care to uninsured and underinsured individuals. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes provisions for expanded community benefit opportunities with the assumption that the law will decrease the need for charity care in the future. …

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