At ‘League’ Conference, Mayors Wellness Campaign Brings Towns Together
As one of the largest municipal gatherings in the nation, the New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference offers a unique opportunity for face-to-face networking and exploring developments in New Jersey’s local government. Each year, the Quality Institute team looks forward to convening mayors and community leaders for our panel, “Bringing Wellness to Your Community,” as…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Joel C. Cantor, ScD
The Center for State Health Policy, a member of the Quality Institute’s Education Council, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Center works to provide rigorous research and to inform and support sound health care policy in New Jersey and around the nation. Can you describe the one area where the Center has the greatest…Read More…
Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign Awards $127,500 To 11 New Jersey Towns
Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign Awards $127,500 To 11 New Jersey Towns Funded By Walmart, Grants Support Mental Health Programs, Education TRENTON, New Jersey — The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC) has awarded a total of $127,500 in grants to 11 New Jersey communities to support community mental health initiatives and…Read More…
Thirty-One New Jersey Hospitals Earn an “A” on the Fall 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Thirty-One New Jersey Hospitals Earn an “A” on the Fall 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade New Jersey Ranks 5th Nationally for Percentage of A hospitals Leapfrog Reports Nationally in Healthcare-Associated Infections, Hand Hygiene, and Medication Safety TRENTON — November 15, 2024 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential…Read More…
New era for midwifery in New Jersey?
Decades after NJ was among first states with graduate-level midwifery training, options expand for students November 12, 2024 | Lilo H. Stainton, Health Care Writer Shirley White-Walker was a divorced, single mother working full time as a nurse in 1974 when her best friend, recently hired as a faculty member at a new graduate midwifery program in…Read More…
Sharing Innovations for Aging in America
One of the best parts of my job is getting to learn from our members. Parker Health Group, a member of the Quality Institute’s Leadership Council, has been quietly providing high level quality care to older adults in Central New Jersey for over 100 years. Parker’s CEO, Roberto Muñiz, is the current President of LeadingAge,…Read More…
Take Five Interview with Rashara Fuller, Ph.D., MA., LPC
The City of Plainfield has an active Mayors Wellness Campaign. Last year, Plainfield received a $20,000 grant through the Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign Mental Health Initiative, funded by Walmart. How did Plainfield determine there was a need to focus on the mental health of its residents? As a city, we’re coming back from…Read More…
Murphy’s Last Chance Budget to Fix State’s Health Care Spending Focus
Around this time each year, state agencies, preparing for the next fiscal year budget, start communicating their needs to the Governor’s office and the Office of Management and Budget. That means now is the time — indeed, the last time — for Gov. Murphy to leave a legacy of reformed health care spending designed to support the…Read More…