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Need Amid Plenty: Richest US Counties Are Overwhelmed by Surge in Child Hunger
The financial fallout of COVID-19 has pushed child hunger to record levels. The need has been dire since the pandemic began and highlights the gaps in the nation’s safety net. This article features a family trying to make ends meet in Bergen County. Read the Full...
How to live with the Delta mutant, according to disease experts – NFL Sports.
Delta variants are mainly Suppressing the coronavirus competition.. Delta, Is more than twice as contagious as previous coronavirus strains, Is a major variant that infects people in the United States, And dozens of other countries.. People infected with Delta, Carry...
Like 9/11, COVID-19’s toll set to shape a generation
The two crises — which will likely shape generations of New Jerseyans — share certain commonalities when it comes to public health. Both disasters prompted unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression, especially for those intimately involved in the response,...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...
NJ ACTS Special Populations Core 2021 Webinar Series, September 21st at 1pm
Using Genetics to Do Social Science: Inside the Social Genomics Revolution, 9/21 from1-2pm Presented by: Dalton Conley, PhD Henry Putnam University Professor of Sociology Princeton University The cost of genetic information has been dropping at a rate faster than...
Rutgers Global Health Institute Student Council – Opportunity Available
Many students throughout Rutgers are interested in health-related experiences, and not just students in "traditional" health majors. The Rutgers Global Health Institute Student Council, which is universitywide and is directly affiliated with our institute, is...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Geller's from the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data) titled, “Mining Concepts for a COVID Interface Terminology for Annotation of EHRs.” COVID-19 has turned into the greatest healthcare challenge since the Spanish flu pandemic,...
Why this Covid news could finally get us back to normal.
Pfizer announced Monday that data from recent trials suggests that children 5-11 have a safe and effective response to its Covid-19 vaccine. The news holds the hope to herald a new phase in our battle to end the public health crisis caused by the coronavirus in the...