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NIH Fellowship Grant Writing Series – Sign Up by September 1st!
NJ ACTS Workforce Core Under the guidance of a Grant Writing Coach, construct your NIH fellowship application this Fall. Who is this Writing Group for? PhD and MD/PhD students and Postdocs preparing NIH NRSA fellowship applications for the December 2022 or April 2023...
Most New Jersey Parents Support Depression Screening in Schools, But They Have Some Concerns.
A majority — more than 75 percent — of New Jersey parents of middle and high school students recognize the benefits of screening and early detection of depression risk in adolescents but many express concerns about potential unintended consequences of screening,...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core Available Services
Virtual Community Engagement Salon The NJ ACTS CEC Virtual Community Engagement Salons bring researchers together with patients, community members and health care stakeholders to actively participate in cross-talk — to incubate ideas for engagement in the...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Crystal's article in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health titled, "Self-Reported Cannabis Use and HIV Viral Control among Patients with HIV Engaged in Care: Results from a National Cohort Study." Cannabis use is highly...
Who Should Get Vaccinated First Where Supplies Are Limited? It Depends.
Nearly a year after many rich nations achieved widespread vaccination against COVID-19, many less affluent countries still face difficult choices about which groups of people should be the first to receive vaccines from a limited supply. Most of these nations appear...
Health Fairs Help Meet Diverse Community Needs.
On a Saturday in late June, Perth Amboy residents flooded Market Street in front of Iglesia Ciudad de Refugio, a local church. They came for free health services, such as blood pressure, diabetes, and body mass index screenings. Many also received COVID-19 vaccines,...
Major maternal health center gets financial jump-start
NJ’s death rates among nation’s highest as state pushes for change New Jersey ranks fourth from the bottom nationwide for its high maternal mortality rate — with 46.5 fatalities per 100,000 live births — and Black women are seven times more likely to die in...
‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care
An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention aims to spot problems before they worsen, affecting both a patient’s health and finances. . One of the more popular parts of the Affordable Care Act, which allows patients to get certain tests...