Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Grantmaking and Collaboration in the State
November 1, 2012 | Report
A report describes recent programs RWJF supports, and how RWJF’s grantmaking in the state has become more strategic and collaborative.
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New Jersey Health Initiatives
National Program
To support innovative community-based projects in New Jersey that address one or more of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's interest areas in health and health care.
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in New Jersey Through a Home Visitation Program
July 14, 2010 | Program Result
Evidence-based home visitation refers to voluntary programs that meet federally mandated requirements for family-focused services - prenatally through early childhood - delivered in the home environment.
New Jersey Health Initiatives
November 22, 2011 | Program Result
New Jersey Health Initiatives supports innovative projects by nonprofit, community-based organizations to improve the health and health care of the state's residents.
Growing a Healthier City, One Garden at a Time
December 28, 2009 | Story
Father William Weiksnar, Vianca Salcedo and Alex Checo take a break from their work to smile for a photo. Increasing access to healthy foods is a key component of the Foundation’s strategy to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic. And nowhere is th ...
Client Case Example #2: BD, Age 16, Montclair, N.J.
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
BD was getting picked on at school because he stuttered. This sidebar tells how the Brotherhood Health Initiative helped put BD on the path toward growing social confidence and skills, which helped him make more friends both in and out of school.
Client Case Example #3: JJ, Age 13, Newark, N.J.
November 13, 2009 | Program Result
This sidebar tells how project staff helped JJ begin to take responsibility for his life, be less disruptive at school, and earn money for the things he wanted through household chores and odd jobs for neighbors.
Consortium Training Program for Home Health and Nursing Assistants Scores High on Completion, Certification and Retention Rates
May 30, 2009 | Program Result
The Somerset County Training Consortium conducted a training course aimed at expanding the number of certified home-health aides and certified nurse assistants available to provide direct care in home, assisted living and nursing home settings.
Publicizing Health Care Services Available to Uninsured and Underserved Populations in Three Cumberland County (N.J.) Communities
November 24, 2008 | Program Result
Health care providers and agencies in Bridgeton, N.J., launched the Mayor's Campaign for Healthier Bridgeton, a collaborative outreach effort to publicize health care services offered to the city's uninsured and underserved populations.
HealthEASE Program Provides Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Activities for N.J. Seniors
October 17, 2008 | Program Result
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services created, implemented and evaluated HealthEASE—a coordinated health promotion program for older adults to change the way in which services are delivered locally.