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Who can ask about your vaccine status? Here’s what you need to know about HIPAA
HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, protects people’s private health information from being shared by certain health care entities without patient consent. The article interviews several health law experts about the relevance of HIPAA...
Family Literacy Program Helps Latino Children and Parents Get Ready for Kindergarten.
Starting kindergarten is a big deal for children and parents, and a lot is at stake when it comes to being ready for school. Far more than choosing a backpack and gathering supplies, “school readiness” includes children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical...
Pandemic drinking soars among Blacks, Hispanics, women with young children, study says
According to experts, the findings further underscore the racial disparities in health that the pandemic magnified. And they show the mental health impact of the pandemic on women — particularly those with young children — who have often shouldered greater...
Why Parents Shouldn’t Lie About Child’s Age To Get COVID Vaccine Early.
In the past weeks, reports have emerged indicating that some parents have been lying about the age of their children in order to get them vaccinated against COVID-19 before the new school year starts. Children under the age of 12 are currently not eligible for a...
BERD Mini-Methods Grant Information Session
Biostatistics Epidemiology and Research Design: Mini-Methods Grant Information Session - View flyer for more information. Register here! 9/15 @ 2:30pm Hosted by: Jason Roy, PhD, BERD Co-Director
How a Hospital and a School District Teamed Up to Help Kids in Emotional Crisis
Around the country, most kids who have mental health issues don’t get treatment. There’s a shortage of providers who work with children and it can take months to get an appointment… Without timely access to care, many kids end up with worsening symptoms and eventually...
These U.S. Cities Are Requiring Proof of Vaccination for Indoor Activities.
As COVID-19 cases around the country continue to increase, some major cities are taking matters into their own hands by requiring vaccines for certain indoor activities. San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Thursday, August 12, that people in the city must...
1st Annual NJ ACTS Symposium: ABSTRACTS Deadline Extended until 8/26/21
We invite abstracts from the Rutgers, Princeton, and NJIT research communities. Abstracts will be reviewed by the session co-chairs and two abstracts will be selected for presentations and others for the poster session. In addition, there is a special category for NJ...