Recent Posts in Health Equity

Nov 20, 2024 - In Health Equity RWJBarnabas Health Offers Name Change Services For Transgender and Non-Binary Community Members

Livingston, NJ, November 20, 2024 – RWJBarnabas Health is pleased to offer the Name Change Clinic, providing transgender and non-binary community members legal advice, services and guidance to legally affirm their names. RWJBarnabas Health, in partnership ...

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Nov 8, 2024 - In Health Equity RWJBarnabas Health Partners with First Lady of New Jersey Tammy Murphy at Orange Family Festival

The First Lady of New Jersey, Tammy Murphy, hosted the Orange Family Festival at Orange High School last month. Members of the community attended the event featuring health screenings and information provided by the RWJBarnabas Health team, helping us ...

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Oct 15, 2024 - In Health Equity Collaborating for Healthier Communities

Multiple programs work to improve quality of life in ways that affect outcomes. At RWJBarnabas Health, building and sustaining a healthier New Jersey means more than caring for the sick and injured. It also means working with local communities to address ...

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Sep 24, 2024 - In Health Equity New Community Garden Opens in South Toms River to Help Feed Local Families, Provide Residents with Nutrition Education

Community Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health and Sadie Vickers Resource Center cut the ribbon on a new community garden that is expected to produce thousands of pounds of fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs to help feed families in need in Ocean County. The ...

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Aug 13, 2024 - In Health Equity RWJBarnabas Health and Saint James Health Celebrate National Health Center Week, Open New Health Center at Newark’s East Side High School

Part of ‘Our Healthy Newark’ initiative to increase access, improve health outcomes in vulnerable populations NEWARK, NJ, August 8, 2024 – Saint James Health Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health, opened a new ...

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Aug 13, 2024 - In Health Equity Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Mexican Consulate Partner to Offer Health Care Programs

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and the Mexican Consulate in New Brunswick, NJ, have entered into a formal agreement to provide access to health care services, health prevention and educational initiatives, and health screening services to ...

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Aug 1, 2024 - In Health Equity Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Partners with Mexican Consulate to Offer Preventive Health Care Programs

(New Brunswick, NJ - August 1, 2024) – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, and the Mexican Consulate in New Brunswick, NJ, have entered into a formal agreement to provide access to health care services, health ...

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Jul 2, 2024 - In Health Equity RWJBarnabas Health Awarded Funding to Become First in NJ to Embed SNAP Navigators in Hospitals to Help Tackle Hunger, Improve Health Outcomes

Grant from NJ Food Security Initiative will support navigators to assist with SNAP enrollment in all 12 system hospitals Newark, NJ – July 2, 2024 – RWJBarnabas Health has announced that it was awarded a grant from the New Jersey Food Security Initiative ...

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Jul 1, 2024 - In Health Equity Rutgers Football Players Visit Hannah’s Kitchen

Every week throughout the school year, children ages 8-12 from the Greater Newark area gather in Hannah’s Kitchen at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center for fun, hands-on cooking lessons to learn how to prepare their own nutritious and healthy foods. ...

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