James Burke was honored by the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey for support the Burke has provided to advance doula care.
Tag: health outcomes
Measuring the impact of CenteringPregnancy
Rutgers School of Public Health will be studying the impact of CenteringPregnancy on the health of mothers and babies.
2023 Community Champion: Maritza Raimundi-Petroski
"People are finally connecting the dots. They’re realizing that you can't address early childhood development without addressing trauma and systems of care that need improvement." - Maritza Raimundi-Petroski, Vice President, [...]
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2023 Community Champion: Juwana Montgomery
"They know, without a doubt, I'm going to love them and their babies." - Juwana Montgomery, Assistant Director, South Ward Healthy Beginnings Interview with 2023 Community Champion Juwana Montgomery Juwana [...]
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Dispatches from the field: Eliminating maternal health disparities in New Jersey
“New Jersey is on the road to becoming the safest and most equitable place in the nation to deliver and raise a baby, and I hope one day our country [...]
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Dispatches from the field: Pioneering midwife Jennie Joseph
“Unfortunately, midwifery hasn’t been integrated into the way of birth life in the United States. But in places where it’s normal and integrated, understood, and respected, midwifery as an autonomous [...]
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Dispatches from the field: Spotlighting the importance of fatherhood
“My hope from this work is that it helps fathers to see themselves out there in the bigger world and see that it’s not an anomaly — that investing your [...]
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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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New Jersey ACEs Collaborative Announces New Statewide Campaign
Effort aims to educate and train teachers and law enforcement on how to identify and reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) The New Jersey ACEs Collaborative today launched [...]
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