Needs Assessment Archives - South Jersey Institute for Population Health

Initial Community Food Policy Research & Assessment for Atlantic City, New Jersey

by spark_nate | Apr 14, 2022

This project is the first step in a larger effort to introduce the idea of and support the development of a food policy council for Atlantic City. The project team proposes engaging with leadership from multiple key sectors in Atlantic City, including municipal...

Improving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Retention After Release From Incarceration

by spark_nate | Apr 14, 2022

Recently incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) carry a 10 to 40 times greater risk of opioid overdose death within the first few weeks after release compared to the general population. Yet, less than 5% of justice-referred individuals with OUD...

A Resident-Centered Affordable Housing Mobile Resource and Database

by spark_nate | Apr 14, 2022

Our project combines the computer programming expertise of Hopeworks, a community organization, with researchers from Rutgers-Camden and Rowan to address an ongoing problem that has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 crisis: finding affordable housing. While many people...

Transgender and Non-Binary Needs and Protective Factors: A Cross-Sectional Survey

by spark_nate | Apr 14, 2022

Approximately 0.44% of New Jersey (NJ) residents identify as transgender (NJTETF, 2019), with nearly 8,000 living in South Jersey (SJ). A recent global cross-sectional survey of transgender- and non-binary-identifying individuals (TGNB), reported that the...