The Burke Foundation’s Executive Director Atiya Weiss recently published an on NJ.com on recommendations to address NJ’s maternal mortality crisis. Weiss highlighted that 4 of every 5 maternal health dollars […]
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Child and Family Health Expert to join the Burke Foundation Board
The Burke Foundation is pleased to announce Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett as the newest member of our Board of Trustees. Dr. Boynton-Jarrett brings tremendous talent and expertise to the Board. She […]
Lessons From The Field: Offering Group Prenatal Care Via Telehealth During The COVID-19 Pandemic
The Burke Foundation team penned a blog post for Health Affairs on how Centering Healthcare Institute’s CenteringPregnancy prenatal care model adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic. CenteringPregnancy brings together eight to ten women of […]
NJ Statewide ACEs Action Plan Released
On Thursday, February 4, 2021, the Office of the Governor released a statewide action plan to promote resilience and address the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ACEs are stressful or […]
Atiya Weiss Contributes to NJ.com Op-Ed on Safer Childbirth Cities Initiative
The Burke Foundation’s Executive Director Atiya Weiss contributed to a new op-ed on NJ.com that shines a spotlight on the maternal mortality crisis affecting the US and addresses specific challenges […]
Executive Director Atiya Weiss Co-Authors Op-Ed on Adverse Childhood Experiences
The Burke Foundation’s Executive Director Atiya Weiss penned an op-ed on NJ.com about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), in collaboration with Curtland Fields, President and CEO of the Turrell Fund, and […]
A Simple Intervention for Rising C-Section Rates
“There might be fewer unneeded cesarean sections if doctors learned to keep mothers informed at every stage of labor.” The work of Dr. Neel Shah, Director of the Team Birth […]
The Benefits of Group Prenatal Care
“I ended up finding a community where I least expected it: at a medical office.” In a recent article featured on NPR, Jenny Gold describes her experience with a CenteringPregnancy […]
New Research Finds Preschool Programs Produce Intergenerational Effects
Professor James Heckman’s newest research, co-authored by Ganesh Karapakula, focuses on the life-outcomes of the original participants of the Perry Preschool Program from the 1960s. The Perry Preschool Program served […]
Foundation Partnership Highlighted on OneOnOne with Steve Adubato
Arturo Brito explains the partnership with the Turrell Fund and The Burke Foundation and how their goal is to raise awareness of the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs); Dr. […]
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