Community Health Initiatives

Through the Department of Communtiy Affairs, partnerships between the University, its schools and units and various institutions, community and faith-based organizations, are initiated and cultivated. The Department serves as a point of access to the many educational programs, collaborations and community service initiatives provided by UMDNJ to the communities statewide as part of its overall mission for community service.

Camden City Healthy Futures Committee

The Mission of the Camden City Healthy Futures Committee is to develop and maintain a sustainable system of communication and collaboration in healthcare planning, program/service development and implementation. Through this process, the committee will advance evidence-based recommendations for services improvement, policy development, and advocacy. The committee members include:

1. African-American Advisory Commission
2. Association for Children of New Jersey
3. CamCare Health Corporation
4. Camden Area Health Education Center (Camden AHEC)
5. Camden Community Recovery/Environmental Justice Coalition
6. Camden County Department of Health and Human Services
7. Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School
8. City of Camden
9. Community Planning and Advocacy Council
10. Cooper Hospital University Medical Center
11. Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Camden City
12. Hispanic Family Center of Southern New Jersey, Inc.
13. Lourdes Health System
14. Medical Mission Sisters
15. N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection - Div. of Air Quality Evaluation
16. NJ Dept. of Health and Senior Services – Asthma Awareness & Education Program
17. Planned Parenthood of Southern New Jersey
18. Rowan University Urban and Public Policy Institute
19. Rutgers University - Camden
20. Rutgers University – Walter Rand Institute for Public Policy
21. The South Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance
22. University of Medicine and Dentistry o New Jersey:
    • Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities
    • Department of Government and Community Affairs
    • New Jersey Dental School
    • Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    • School of Health Related Professions
    • School of Nursing
    • School of Osteopathic Medicine
    • School of Public Health
23. Union Organization for Social Service
24. Virtua Health System
25. Weisman Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital
    

Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities at UMDNJ

TThe Office has had a key role in the establishment the Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities at UMDNJ‚ a statewide initiative created to foster ongoing research that will result in a better understanding of the social, economic and cultural causes of the disparities that exist between various racial and ethnic groups. Through various projects, the Institute seeks to identify strategies to address and eliminate health disparities in the State of New Jersey.

The goals and objectives of the Institute are achieved through a cooperative effort among the UMDNJ schools and the Department of Urban and Community Development. Additional information concerning the Institute may be obtained by contacting:

Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities at UMDNJ
65 Bergen Street‚ Room 1346
Newark‚ New Jersey 07107
(973) 972–4382 Phone
(973) 972–5545 Fax