Healthier Somerset

July 31, 2018  |  Melissa Feltmann, Healthier Somerset A community is defined as, “a group of people living in the same place.” But what makes a community desirable to its members? The answer to that question, in part, can be found in the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). Yet, most are not familiar with the CHIP and what

myCentralJersey.com William L. Wilson, Healthier Somerset March 5, 2018 To develop healthy communities, social determinants of health such as transportation, education, access to healthy food and economic opportunities need to be addressed.  This requires the use of innovative approaches to implement policy change and reform. Healthier Somerset’s Building Bridges to Better Health (BBBH) initiative in

myCentralJersey.com William L. Wilson, Healthier Somerset January 29, 2018 In February, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset in Somerville will kick off a community health needs assessment (CHNA) of Somerset County. Partnering with Healthier Somerset, researchers will begin to gather data on the needs of community residents by compiling existing data and conducting telephone surveys,

myCentralJersey.com Rebecca Perkins, Healthier Somerset December 25, 2017 Healthier Somerset recognized 11 municipalities for their support of farmers markets and “Complete Streets” at the coalition’s Annual Meeting and Recognition breakfast Dec. 19. Farmers markets and Complete Streets were the focus of Healthier Somerset’s 2016-2017 New Jersey Healthy Communities Grant for Bridgewater, Green Brook and North Plainfield. North Plainfield was