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Atlantic Health System - Healthy Communities
In 2014, Atlantic Health System launched Healthy Communities, an initiative dedicated to improving health equity through culturally specific health services and community-based care coordination. The initiative also makes it easier for communities to lead healthy lifestyles by investing in built environment and policy change through Healthy Communities Grants for local communities working to promote healthy eating and active living.
What is it?
In 2014, Atlantic Health System launched Healthy Communities, an initiative dedicated to improving health equity through culturally specific health services and community-based care coordination. The initiative also makes it easier for communities to lead healthy lifestyles by investing in built environment and policy change through Healthy Communities Grants for local communities working to promote healthy eating and active living.
Who is it for?
Underserved communities in Northern New Jersey.
Why do they do it?
Healthy Communities supports eliminating health disparities as part of its disease-prevention and health-promotion efforts.
Impact
Culturally specific health outreach workers provide health education and community-based care coordination to 8,000 individuals each year. Healthy Community grants funded eight local communities in 2014, with projects including walkability audits and the creation of walking paths and community gardens. In 2015, in partnership with the New Jersey Healthy Communities Network, 10 to 15 additional grants will be provided to communities throughout the Atlantic Health System service area.
Contact: Ashley Anglin, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Healthy Communities
Telephone: 908-522-5355
Email: ashley.anglin@atlantichealth.org
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