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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CORE OVERVIEW
NJACTS draws leading academic, industry and community groups together to understand and address the health needs of New Jersey. Central to this is engagement with our community to ensure that our efforts respond to their priorities. Our goal is to conduct research with the New Jersey community, in the community and for the community, and yet, have impact beyond our state’s boundaries.
2020 Partnership and Innovation Accelerator Pilot Program
Featuring the RBHS Advancing Health Equity and Social Justice Pilot
Apply for up to $10k to facilitate collaboration with local
organizations on health research that benefits our communities.
LOI DUE: August 7th, 2020 | APPLICATION DUE: August 31st, 2020
Community Blog
How to Live in Our New Normal With COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread rapidly across many parts of the United States – breaking records for new cases every day – questions loom about what the future will look like. Martin Blaser, director of Rutgers’ Center for Advanced Biotechnology and...
Project Inspire
This online program provides educational lessons for children 10-12 years old about nutrition, healthy snacks and ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Your child will be able to: Build a healthy plate Identify healthier snacks Be physically active Learn the...
Tracking COVID-19 with a new app that assures user privacy
A team of Rutgers professors developed the COVID Nearby app to help monitor the spread of coronavirus with a guarantee of privacy to individuals reporting information. The app will also provide researchers with insights about the privacy preferences of individuals...
NJACTS Community Engagement Core COVID-19 Resources
The situation around the current spread of COVID-19 is changing rapidly. We have compiled resource links for the general community highlighting local resources across New Jersey, ways to get involved, and mental and physical wellness. Visit our COVID-19 page for...
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...
Coronavirus: Scientists rule out asthma as trigger for Covid-19 severity
Asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting Covid-19 or affect its severity, according to new research. The team from Rutgers University in the US found that people with asthma - even those with diminished lung function who are being treated...