美国议程组织授予100万美元赠款，启动新泽西州首个公共卫生研究所
该研究所将在全国范围内率先成立，并将促进健康公平作为成立重点。
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) awarded a two-year, $1 million grant to Acenda, a statewide nonprofit organization based in Glassboro, to serve as administrative, operational, and strategic home for the development of New Jersey’s public health institute, the first nationwide with a mission to advance health equity. Today, 33 states are served by a public health institute; New Jersey’s would be the first to have advancing health equity as a founding priority.
“This is a remarkable development in the effort to establish a public health institute in New Jersey,” said Maisha Simmons, RWJF director of New Jersey Grantmaking. “A lot of dedicated advocates across the state worked hard for this moment to arrive. RWJF is proud to be a partner in helping all people in our home state live their healthiest life possible.”
“Acenda looks forward to working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and New Jersey’s health leadership to incubate an innovative and impactful public health institute that leads the nation in its focus on health equity,” said Acenda COO Melissa Fox.
The institute will promote collaboration and enhance capacity in New Jersey, where public health infrastructure and systems are strained by a lack of funding and capacity. It will play a key role in a reimagined public health system in the state, as recommended by a report released in March by RWJF, the Nicholson Foundation and the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), with the New Jersey Department of Health.
The report capped a 10-month planning process that engaged a wide range of key stakeholders from public health, healthcare, social services, and the faith community. The report found “two striking situations underscore the need for a public health institute in New Jersey: the state’s racial and ethnic inequities in health outcomes and underinvestment in the state’s public health infrastructure.” Both issues were exacerbated by the COVID pandemic and must be addressed in the public health institute’s development, the report stated.
“We look forward to continuing to explore how a public health institute will build upon New Jersey's progress in advancing health equity and innovations, helping to reduce New Jersey’s health disparities and addressing social determinants of health,” said New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli.
“A statewide convener that brings together multi-sector stakeholders around public health is essential to effectively address prevalent public health issues and truly achieve collective impact,” said Manuel Castaneda, community health director at New Brunswick Tomorrow. “I look forward to seeing Acenda Integrated Health fill the incubator role that will lead to the launch of New Jersey’s first public health institute.”
Acenda received the RWJF grant after a competitive proposal process. Among the organization’s strengths are its experience with advancing racial equity, focus on racial justice, extensive work with communities of color, and financial capability. Acenda is committed to reducing health disparities through a variety of public health-related initiatives, including reducing black infant and maternal morbidity and mortality. In many other states, institutes have successfully used an incubator organization to support their administrative and financial needs as they develop.
The incubator’s top priorities will include recruiting a diverse, multisector Board of Trustees to provide strategic guidance and oversight of the institute’s development, including hiring an executive director. The NNPHI will provide mentorship and ongoing guidance on strategic development, building partnerships, governance and other topics, as needed.
“The National Network of Public Health Institutes welcomes Acenda Integrated Health as incubator of a New Jersey public health institute,” said Erin Marziale, NNPHI senior director of Network Engagement. “Incubators are a best practice that enables emerging institutes to hit the ground running and demonstrate value quickly to key stakeholders, including historically-marginalized communities. As technical assistance and connectivity providers for public health institutes across the country, NNPHI looks forward to helping build a strong foundation for New Jersey’s efforts.”
New Jersey’s public health infrastructure and system have been strained for decades by lack of funding, insufficient coordination across health and related sectors, and the impact of social and economic determinants of health on New Jersey’s residents. New Jersey ranks 31st in the U.S. in state funding for public health, according to the Trust for America’s Health.
A report from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University found that New Jersey has the lowest median per capita state appropriation for public health among states examined in the report and only half the public health workforce per capita as neighboring Connecticut, Maryland, and Massachusetts.
The March report co-produced by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation identified four potential roles for a public health institute in New Jersey:
- Collaborate within communities to advance health equity through authentic relationships and support capacity building, using a social justice framework
- Function as an assertive, responsive, nimble fiscal and administrative entity to support public health initiatives and health equity
- Serve as a community-driven, trusted, and independent convener that leads the administrative, operational, and strategic efforts in the development of a public health institute
- Support and use an accessible, easy-to-use, modern data infrastructure
About Acenda Integrated Health
Acenda Integrated Health is a nonprofit organization dedicated to industry-leading prevention, treatment and wellness services compassionately delivered to ensure that every individual, family and community achieves their greatest potential. Acenda is at the forefront of innovative community-based services, providing over 100 health and social service programs throughout New Jersey. For more information, visit www.acendahealth.org. Follow Acenda on LinkedIn or Facebook @acendahealth.
" data-isabstract="false" class="cmp-text">新泽西州普林斯顿大学为了使新泽西成为一个更健康、更公平的州，我们今天迈出了重要的一步综合保健将作为启动该州第一家公共卫生研究所的“孵化器”组织。
罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会(RWJF)向位于格拉斯伯勒的全州非营利组织Acenda提供了一笔为期两年的100万美元赠款，作为新泽西州公共卫生研究所发展的行政、运营和战略基地，这是全国第一家以促进卫生公平为使命的机构。今天，33个州有公共卫生机构;新泽西州将是第一个把促进医疗公平作为首要任务的州。
他说:“在新泽西州建立公共卫生研究所的努力中，这是一个显著的进展玛莎·西蒙斯，RWJF新泽西拨款部主任．“整个州有很多热心的倡导者为这一刻的到来而努力工作。RWJF很自豪能成为帮助我们州所有人过上最健康生活的合作伙伴。”
Acenda首席运营官梅丽莎·福克斯表示:“Acenda期待与罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会和新泽西州的卫生领导层合作，孵化一个创新和有影响力的公共卫生研究所，引领全国关注卫生公平。”
该研究所将促进新泽西州的合作并加强其能力，该州的公共卫生基础设施和系统因缺乏资金和能力而紧张。它将在该州重新构想的公共卫生系统中发挥关键作用3月份发布的一份报告由RWJF、尼科尔森基金会和国家公共卫生研究所网络(NNPHI)与新泽西州卫生部合作。
该报告结束了为期10个月的规划过程，该过程涉及来自公共卫生、医疗保健、社会服务和信仰社区的广泛关键利益攸关方。该报告发现“两种惊人的情况强调了在新泽西州建立公共卫生机构的必要性:该州在健康结果方面的种族和民族不平等以及该州公共卫生基础设施的投资不足。”报告指出，COVID大流行加剧了这两个问题，必须在公共卫生研究所的发展中加以解决。
新泽西卫生局局长Judith Persichilli说:“我们期待着继续探索公共卫生机构如何在新泽西推进卫生公平和创新方面取得进展，帮助减少新泽西的健康差距，解决健康的社会决定因素。”
新不伦瑞克省明天社区卫生主任曼努埃尔·卡斯塔内达说:“全州范围的召集人将公共卫生领域的多部门利益相关者聚集在一起，这对于有效解决普遍存在的公共卫生问题和真正实现集体影响至关重要。”“我期待着看到Acenda Integrated Health担任孵化器的角色，这将导致新泽西州第一家公共卫生研究所的成立。”
在经过竞争性提案程序后，Acenda获得了RWJF的奖助金。该组织的优势包括其推进种族平等的经验、对种族正义的关注、与有色人种社区的广泛合作以及财政能力。《议程》致力于通过各种公共卫生倡议，包括减少黑人婴儿和产妇的发病率和死亡率，缩小保健差距。在许多其他州，研究机构已经成功地利用孵化器组织来支持他们在发展过程中的行政和财务需求。
孵化器的首要任务将包括招募一个多元化、多部门的董事会，为研究所的发展提供战略指导和监督，包括聘请一名执行董事。NNPHI将根据需要就战略发展、建立伙伴关系、治理和其他主题提供指导和持续指导。
NNPHI网络参与高级主管Erin Marziale说:“国家公共卫生研究所网络欢迎Acenda综合健康作为新泽西州公共卫生研究所的孵化器。“孵化器是一种最佳实践，它使新兴机构能够开始运作，并迅速向关键利益相关者(包括历史上被边缘化的社区)展示价值。作为全国公共卫生机构的技术援助和连接提供商，NNPHI期待为新泽西州的努力奠定坚实的基础。”
几十年来，由于缺乏资金，卫生和相关部门之间的协调不足，以及健康的社会和经济决定因素对新泽西州居民的影响，新泽西州的公共卫生基础设施和系统一直处于紧张状态。据统计，新泽西州的公共卫生经费在全美排名第31位信任美国的健康．
一个报告罗格斯大学爱德华·j·布鲁斯坦规划与公共政策学院的研究人员发现，新泽西州的人均公共卫生拨款中位数在报告所调查的各州中最低，人均公共卫生人力只有邻近的康涅狄格州、马里兰州和马萨诸塞州的一半。
这份由罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)联合撰写的报告指出了新泽西公共卫生机构的四个潜在角色:
- 在社区内开展合作，利用社会正义框架，通过真正的关系和支持能力建设，促进卫生公平
- 作为一个自信、反应迅速、灵活的财政和行政实体，支持公共卫生倡议和卫生公平
- 作为社区驱动、可信赖和独立的召集人，领导公共卫生机构发展的行政、业务和战略工作
- 支持和使用可访问的、易于使用的现代数据基础设施
关于Acenda综合健康
Acenda综合健康是一家非营利组织，致力于提供行业领先的预防、治疗和健康服务，以确保每个人、家庭和社区实现最大的潜力。Acenda是创新社区服务的前沿，在新泽西州提供100多个健康和社会服务项目。欲了解更多信息，请访问www.acendahealth.org．在LinkedIn或Facebook上关注acendahealth。
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