$3.5 Million Awarded to Three NJ Agencies to Improve Black and Hispanic Infant, Maternal Mortality
PO Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
For Release: July 10, 2023
Judith M. Persichilli Commissioner
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$3.5 Million Awarded to Three NJ Agencies to Improve Black and Hispanic Infant, Maternal Mortality
Healthy Women, Healthy Families Initiative Targets Health Disparities
TRENTON – In an effort to improve health outcomes among Black and Hispanic infants and mothers in 樱花视频, three maternal and child health agencies across the state have been awarded $3.5 million in grant funding as part of the 樱花视频 Department of Health’s (NJDOH) continuation of the Healthy Women, Healthy Families (HWHF) initiative.
The HWHF program was launched in 2018 to improve maternal and infant health outcomes and promote access to quality health care focusing on childbearing women between the ages of 15 and 44. HWHF has expanded access to programs, enhanced case management services, reinforced partnership collaborations, and supported multiple diverse communities. This program complements the Administration’s other ongoing efforts to address disparities and improve maternal and infant health, including First Lady Tammy Murphy’s Nurture NJ initiative, which launched in 2019.
“The disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes for our Black and Hispanic communities are unacceptable. Initiatives like Healthy Women, Healthy Families support Nurture NJ’s efforts to improve these statistics,” said First Lady Murphy.<
