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Strengthen New Jersey's health care infrastructure by adopting best practices, inspecting and monitoring health care facilities and services, and improving the delivery system; EQUITY Strive to eliminate disparities in access to health care, treatment and clinical outcomes. DIVERSITY
Apr 1, 2024 · One program they are looking at is Health First Indiana, a new initiative expected to provide $75 million this year and $150 million in 2025 to support local public health workforce, prevention programs and other programs. Baston’s team is also looking at a California law adopted in 2022 that appropriates $300 million for public health this ...
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Financial challenges (57%) are the most common barriers to safe, desirable housing, in addition to discrimination of any kind (10%), costs associated with safer areas (8%) and lack of housing availability (2%). Women (24%), non-white, lower-income residents more likely to report housing barriers. Black (35%) and Hispanic (35%) residents are more th...
Hispanic residents (26%) are more than four times as likely as white parents (6%), nearly four times as likely as Asian residents (7%), and about one-and-a-half times as likely as Black parents (16%) to rate prenatal care as “fair” or “poor.” Black (30%) and Hispanic (30%) residents are nearly twice as likely as white residents (17%) and slightly m...
White residents (48%) are more likely than Black (40%), Hispanic (42%), and Asian (35%) residents to believe New Jersey’s health system was “not very” or “not at all” well-prepared for a public health emergency like COVID-19. Nearly half feel their local health department was not as prepared as it should have been for a public health emergency. His...
We can and must do better. Structural racism is not history. Unjust and unfair policies, practices, and norms underlie every aspect of society, enabling health inequities to persist despite medical advancements and investments intended to combat disparities. Systems and societal structures must offer everyone a fair chance to live healthy lives. It...
Inadequate funding for New Jersey’s public health infrastructure leads to inadequate staffing at state and local levels. Though local public health systems are generally responsive to their communities, New Jersey’s system lacks the capacity to achieve its core missions and accomplish such responsive tasks as managing COVID response activities.
Feb 3, 2021 · But in practical terms, the U.S. contributes significant funding and leadership resources to the World Health Organization. Historically, the U.S. has been the WHO’s largest donor. We are in the worst pandemic the world has seen in 100 years, and we will need all the world’s strongest resources to pull ourselves out of it.
May 19, 2023 · With deliberate coordination, investment, and the persistent pursuit of equity in all actions, we can transform New Jersey’s public health system into a robust and modern one that can help all people thrive. A Policy Agenda for a Healthier, More Equitable New Jersey recommends the state develop a public health infrastructure that centers ...
