James Burke was honored by the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey for support the Burke has provided to advance doula care.
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NJ Spotlight Opinion: In-home newborn care is essential
Op-ed highlights the value of New Jersey’s Family Connects universal home visiting program.
Measuring the impact of CenteringPregnancy
Rutgers School of Public Health will be studying the impact of CenteringPregnancy on the health of mothers and babies.
NJ Spotlight News Opinion: Healing initiative for schools needs help to keep going
Op-ed highlights the value of New Jersey’s Healing-centered schools project.
Opinion: NJ urgently needs equitable family leave policies
Paid family leave reduces infant and under-5 mortality. NJ’s policy is a good start but should include more workers.
Executive Director Atiya Weiss Authors Op-Ed on NJ’s Maternal Mortality Crisis
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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Dispatches from the field: Building systems of support for children and families
“Our report talks about reciprocity, which means that for Early Relational Health to grow, we must understand not only the benefit of these relationships to children but also to caregivers [...]
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Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss Chosen for 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellowship
Atiya Weiss joins class of 19 changemakers committed to reinventing systems so all children and families thrive. Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss is among 19 leaders chosen for a [...]
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Aspen Institute Announces 2021 Ascend Fellows
Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss Selected as a 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow Fellows use the full power of community to change learning, care, and economic systems to produce [...]
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Dispatches From the Field: The Call for Law Enforcement to Address ACEs
“When I looked at a lot of the situations police dealt with, I recognized that the interventions we were doing were important and should continue, but if I was true [...]
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