Supporting Effective, Community-Informed Food Security Screening Protocols in NJ Health centersHousehold food insecurity (FI) presents unique challenges for low-income parents and other guardians of children (hereafter, parental caregivers). Recent years have seen increased attention to the role that hospitals, including federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), can play in screening for FI, as well as connecting families to food security-related resources. However, low-income parental caregivers may […]

The Association between Age and Breast Cancer- Are Young Women in New Jersey at Risk?Each year in New Jersey approximately 7000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) and more than 1000 women die from the disease, making it the second greatest cause of cancer mortality for women in the 1 state, after lung cancer. Low-income and uninsured women have a significantly greater risk of late stage diagnosis and […]

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.

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.

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.

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.

Southern New Jersey Perinatal Population Health Data HubWe seek to reduce disparities in access to culturally appropriate, evidence-based preventive interventions and treatments for perinatal mood disorders and optimize relational health and well-being of moms and infants up to 6 months of age.

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.