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Angry Customers, More Work and Longer Hours Strain Pharmacists
Pharmacists and technicians, who have played a critical role in administering Covid-19 tests and vaccines, say they are burned out nearly two years into the pandemic. Nearly two years into the pandemic, pharmacists and technicians across the nation are under intense...
“COVID Motherhood Penalty” Set Working Moms Back
Working mothers have suffered greatly during this pandemic. Many left the workforce or put advancements on hold while educating/caring for remote students or struggling to find childcare. According to new research by the National Women’s Law Center, post-pandemic job...
Join NJ ACTS Special Populations Core on April 12th
NJ ACTS Special Populations Core 2022 Seminar Series Re-Centering Evidence-Based Treatments Among Indigenous Communities Presented by: Katherine (Kait) Hirchak, PhD Assistant Professor Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Washington State University Dr. Hirchak is a...
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...
Rutgers Releases Study on Marijuana Usage to Help Guide State Policy.
The New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University has released a first-of-its-kind report examining health, education and law enforcement factors related to marijuana usage. It’s intended to be used as a baseline to measure the impact of legalization and identify...
Upcoming Special Populations Seminar – “Engaging Underserved Communities in Clinical Trials” Tuesday, March 8!
This seminar provides an overview of the HIV and COVID-19 Clinical Trials conducted at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Research With A Heart. Content provided includes the importance of strategic community engagement and their learned successes and challenges during...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Halkitis' article in Culture, Health, & Sexuality titled, "'Why aren't you on PrEP? You're a gay man': reification of HIV 'risk' influences perception and behaviour of young sexual minority men and medical providers." Public health models and...
Ready for Another Pandemic Malady? It’s Called ‘Decision Fatigue’
Faced with a stream of difficult choices about health and safety during a global pandemic, we may experience a unique kind of burnout that could deeply affect our brains and our mental health. Read the Full Article.