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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 data shows young people need to take social distancing seriously
New data from across the globe shows young people who are tested for COVID-19 have a higher rate of positive results and could be spreading the virus among each other -- and to older or more vulnerable people. Glenn Fennelly (NJMS) explains that because children,...
Online Autocompletes Are More Likely to Yield COVID-19 Misinformation in Spanish than in English
Online autocomplete results for COVID-19 related information are more likely to yield misleading results if the user types in Spanish than in English, according to a new Rutgers report. The difference may harm Spanish speakers by connecting them with misinformation...
2020 Advancing Health Equity and Social Justice Pilot Grant!
Our Partnership and Innovation Accelerator Pilot (PIAP) Program grant featuring the Chancellor's Advancing Health Equity and Social Justice Pilots is now live! The Chancellor, Senior Vice Chancellors, and Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion (VCDI) at Rutgers...
Rutgers Experts Discuss What a “Good Death” Means During Pandemic
During the COVID-19 public health care crisis, as thousands of people are dying in hospitals without loved ones, two Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy & Aging Research experts discuss death, dying and end-of-life care during the global...
Participants Needed for Study Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Families
Are you the parent of a child (ages 2-50) with Autism or ADHD, or a neurotypical child? We want your help! Reasons for this study: • To look at the effects of COVID-19 on parents and families of children with Autism and ADHD and neurotypical children. • Apply...
What to know about the coronavirus and summertime activities
With the Fourth of July just around the corner and many states and communities relaxing coronavirus restrictions, the warm sunny weather beckons. But infectious-disease experts warn that the virus remains a threat as we return to travel, swimming, barbecues, ice cream...
How the Pandemic Affects Adolescent and Young Adults’ Sexual and Reproductive Health
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young adults because of social distancing as well as limited access to contraceptive and abortion care, according to a sexual and reproductive health researcher at the Rutgers...