February 9, 2009
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In 2007, researchers at the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, conducted a telephone survey of 1,104 New Jersey residents regarding their opinions on health care reform.
December 16, 2008
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In the early 2000s, hospitals began taking steps to improve their organizational culture. They aimed to address several challenges, including patient dissatisfaction, nursing shortages and poor financial performance.
December 16, 2008
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In 2000, Meridian Health system, located in Neptune, N.J., was struggling to integrate the merger of three hospitals. Its patient and employee satisfaction scores were low.
November 24, 2008
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Health care providers and agencies in Bridgeton, N.J., launched the Mayor's Campaign for Healthier Bridgeton, a collaborative outreach effort to publicize health care services offered to the city's uninsured and underserved populations.
November 17, 2008
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Staff at UCLA conducted a health impact assessment to investigate how public markets affect the health of communities. As its study site, staff selected the 60-year-old Trenton Farmers' Market in Trenton, N.J.
October 17, 2008
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The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services created, implemented and evaluated HealthEASE—a coordinated health promotion program for older adults to change the way in which services are delivered locally.
October 17, 2008
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Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County worked to improve home care for frail older residents of Absecon Island, in New Jersey, who were being discharged from hospitals and other care facilities.
September 19, 2008
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The Freedom Foundation of New Jersey Inc., West Orange, N.J., carried out three programs encouraging girls in inner-city Newark, N.J., to abstain from illegal drugs and sexual relations.
August 22, 2008
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Family Connections launched a research-based outpatient treatment and training program for teenagers involved with alcohol, drugs and other high-risk behaviors.
July 28, 2008
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Beginning with a 1997 planning grant, RWJF created and supported the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, an initiative within the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research.
