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N.J. still doesn’t collect data on sexual orientation, gender identity. Here’s why that’s a problem.
LGBTQ+ people appear to be at a heightened risk for COVID in comparison to the general U.S. population, according to a study conducted by Rutgers University in 2020. Specifically, individuals within the LGBTQ+ community including full-time workers, those not born in...
Millions Of Women Haven’t Rejoined The Workforce — And May Not Anytime Soon
Labor economists say it's hard to point to any single reason why 1.8 million fewer women are in the labor force than before the coronavirus pandemic or why in a country that's now facing labor shortages, so many women remain unemployed. Read the Full Article.
About One in Six New Jerseyans Say They Won’t Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Seventy-three percent of New Jerseyans say they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and while another 10 percent say they will likely roll up their sleeve for it, 16 percent remain unwilling, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. The large...
Bringing Equity to Implementation Incorporating community experience to improve outcomes
Implementation science—the study of the uptake, scale, and sustainability of social programs—has failed to advance strategies to address equity. This collection of articles reviews case studies and articulates lessons for incorporating the knowledge and leadership of...
In Missouri and Other States, Flawed Data Makes It Hard to Track Vaccine Equity
Throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort, public health officials and politicians have insisted that providing shots equitably across racial and ethnic groups is a top priority. But it’s been left up to states to decide how to do that and to collect racial and...
In church halls with N.J.’s effort to get vaccines to underserved populations
To combat vaccine hesitancies, Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy announced a series of “Grateful for the Shot” vaccination clinics in targeted neighborhoods through a block party-like, community atmosphere with a mix of food, music, and prizes. Read the...
What to Expect From COVID-19.
The dean of Rutgers School of Public Health discusses what the near future of the pandemic looks like. Throughout the country, states are opening up and lifting COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place for more than a year at a time when only about a third of...
RWJMS: NJ ACTS Resource to Enhance Clinician Training
RWJMS: NJ ACTS Resource to Enhance Clinician Training a virtual on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 3-4pm Presenter: Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr., MD - Vice Chancellor, Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science; Professor of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson...