New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Kipen's article in Indoor Air titled, "Portable air cleaners and residential exposure to SARS-CoV-2 aerosols: A real-world study." COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 remains a deadly pandemic, and new variants such as Delta (B.1.617.2) and especially...
Why 1 in 20 heart attacks in cities are linked to ‘noise pollution’.
Life in the big city can break hearts — but living in the concrete jungle also can dramatically increase your risk of suffering a literal heart attack, a new study out of Rutgers’ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has revealed. One in 20 heart attacks occurring in...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Martin's article in the JAMA Network Open titled, "Characteristics, Outcomes, and Severity Risk Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children in the US National COVID Cohort Collaborative." As of January 2022, SARS-CoV-2 had infected more...
How COVID is helping us move away from white-centered clinical trials to reach more patients.
Rutgers researchers made a startling discovery when the pandemic curtailed routine medical visits: Going virtual to test cutting-edge therapies reached more diverse patients. Clinical trials test the effectiveness and safety of new medications or devices. Yet the vast...
Join NJACTS Community Engaged Scholarship Symposium on June 14th
You are invited to attend the 2022 Community Engaged Scholarship (CES) Symposium on June 14th from 9:00am – 4:00pm. At this Rutgers University-wide forum, we are showcasing cutting-edge scholarship across Rutgers and beyond. We are soliciting abstracts for poster and...
Nursing school enrollments jump. But it’s not nearly enough for an industry in crisis.
Medical facilities across New Jersey and the U.S. are eager — and even desperate — for more nurses. It’s a problem long in the making and pushed to the brink by the coronavirus pandemic, which has left medical workers burned out and traumatized after two harrowing...
Take a lesson from George W. Bush: Fund global COVID aid.
Despite all the talk of returning to normalcy, covid is still a global public health emergency. Some countries are seeing a spike in cases even as they’ve fallen in the United States. So time for Congress to confront the next big challenge of this pandemic:...
NJ launches website to teach financial skills
Improving financial literacy seen as help to closing economic gaps New Jersey often ranks among the states where the gap between rich and poor has grown the widest, according to U.S. census data, and while it’s not a panacea, academic studies have shown that improving...
Health-care workers of color report a dual pandemic in new study by Rutgers researcher.
As a young Black nurse, Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins saw it all. Staffers of color denied leadership roles and promotions, and believing that they were being held to higher standards. The automatic assumption that they had a lesser education. Patients assuming that a...
21PHirst Signature Series Webinar on Mapping Value: Structural Racism and Health Consequences – Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 11:30am-12:45pm
Join the Rutgers School of Public Health for “Mapping Value: Structural Racism and Health Consequences,” presented by Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway on Thursday, May 5, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. EST. How do we measure our values and what are...