Rutgers Receives $10 Million to Address Health Disparities Through Community Partnerships

Rutgers is launching a new initiative to improve the health and quality of life in economically disadvantaged communities dealing with food insecurity, high unemployment, low high school graduation rates and shrinking household income.  The Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH) is part of a larger university-wide commitment to join community-based organizations with university researchers, teachers and students. Participants will come together to find ways to improve health outcomes by focusing on social determinants of health and working where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age.  Read the Full Article.