Factors Influencing Asthma Self-Management and Disparities in Asthma Control among Adolescents from Low-Income Minority FamiliesAsthma is the most common chronic inflammatory disease of childhood with a disproportionately higher prevalence among adolescents of ethnic minority groups and socioeconomically marginalized groups compared to whites and high-income families.

Finances and Future Health: Understanding Barriers to First-Generation Student Utilization of Federal Work-StudySocial determinants of health are often outcomes of a core issue: poor financial health and literacy, which is at the core of most aspects of daily living.

Filipino American Women’s Health and Mental Health Needs AssessmentFilipino Americans experience significant health disparities such as having higher rates of depression, postpartum depression, and psychological trauma compared to other Asian subgroups.

Southern New Jersey Community Health Worker Coalition: A Demonstration ProjectA Southern New Jersey Community Health Worker Coalition project aims to create a standardized intake assessment and database to study the social determinants of health, identify disparities and other needs of clients served by CHWs in Atlantic County and ultimately throughout southern New Jersey.

Developing a Culturally Congruent Survey to Study Trauma, Gun Violence, and Health among Black Men in Southern New JerseyWe will develop and pilot a culturally congruent health survey that measures individual, community, and institutional adversities experienced by Black men injured by firearms in South Jersey.

Initial Community Food Policy Research & Assessment for Atlantic City, New JerseyWe seek to demonstrate the use of a food policy audit as a tool to increase transparency in local food system governance & to increase food equity.

Trauma Informed EducationWe seek to engage and partner with all school districts and parents across southern New Jersey to build awareness and responsiveness to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and traumatic stress in children/adolescents , to promote and improve youth mental health.

Improving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Retention After Release From IncarcerationWe seek to increase engagement in addiction care post-incarceration by better understanding factors associated with outpatient visit attendance after release.

Transgender and Non-Binary Needs and Protective Factors: A Cross-Sectional SurveyWe seek to conduct a medical and mental health needs assessment for Transgender & non-binary identifying adults in SNJ.

Snack, Chill & ChatTo implement a student-led, live virtual program for people with IDD to prepare and eat healthy snacks, interact with others and practice mindfulness activities.