Members of The South Jersey Institute for Population Health will award a total of $230,000 to various organizations for research projects related to population health challenges in southern New Jersey.

The Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors Chief Executive Officer, Dana Redd, talked about the impact these grants will have on the community.   

“The mission and objective of these grants is to make South Jersey a better, more equitable place,” Redd said. “We will be getting these funds into the hands of scientists that will be making a difference in our community and enhancing the overall quality of life for our friends and neighbors.”                      

The 11 projects that were selected are related to health and health equity, and cover a wide range of populations including infants, mothers, adolescents, LGBTQ individuals, adults with intellectual disabilities, recently incarcerated individuals, housing insecure populations, food insecure populations and individuals with substance use disorders.

The projects target the cities of Camden, Glassboro, Salem and Atlantic City, along with several southern New Jersey counties. The projects cover an array of content including program implementation, mapping impact of drug use, digital equality, perinatal depression, health needs assessments, housing in Camden, food policy, data integration and the effects of COVID-19 on mental health.

About the South Jersey Institute for Population Health

The South Jersey Institute for Population Health (SJIPH) is focused on advancing collaborative research projects to improve health and wellbeing in southern New Jersey. SJIPH will focus on population health in South Jersey by addressing health disparities among underserved populations in both urban and rural communities. SJIPH will develop and deepen the network of relationships among the many entities, from schools and nonprofits, to government agencies and hospital networks, that work to improve health in the region. By supporting collaborations between this network of community stakeholders and the research expertise at Rowan University and Rutgers University-Camden, SJIPH will lay the groundwork for a robust research and data resource that can inform population health programs, research and policy needs in the future.