Health

Helping Kids Cope with Childhood Anxiety Disorder

July 9, 2013 Kids are known for being afraid of the usual round-up of scary things: spiders, the dark, monsters under the bed. Most of the time, kids outgrow these fears and move on to more rational concerns like paying rent, first dates and graduating from college.…

Community Foundation Congratulates Hoboken EMS on New Ambulance

July 1, 2013 The Community Foundation of New Jersey congratulates the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps on the debut of their new ambulance. The Corps sustained significant damage due to Hurricane Sandy, including the destruction of an earlier ambulance and large quantities of life-saving equipment.…

Searching for Solutions to NJ’s Growing Heroin Problem

June 18, 2013 The heroin problem in New Jersey has gone from bad to worse. As admission rates for heroin overdoses and fatalities continue to rise, law enforcement and communities are struggling to curb the dangerous upswing in heroin addiction throughout the state.…

Heroin Addiction in New Jersey: New Trends Create New Challenges

April 29, 2013 Is heroin in your neighborhood?  Recent data suggests there’s a good chance. Since 2010, heroin has become the most commonly cited drug for emergency department and drug treatment admissions in New Jersey.  Nationally, the rate of first-time heroin users has doubled in less than a decade, so says the U.S.…

Drug Abuse Takes a Turn for the Medicine Chest

April 29, 2013 We first shared the below story on prescription drug abuse in 2012.  But the success of “National Prescription Take Back Day” on April 27th caused us to revisit the issue.  Click here to read how several Morris County communities safely collected and disposed of potentially dangerous (if used incorrectly) prescription drugs – and how you can do the same in your community. …

Redefining & Ranking Health in NJ

March 27, 2013 Your county’s health status is now a matter of public record. A national study by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranks health by county, and the scores are in. For the fourth consecutive year, the healthiest county in New Jersey is Hunterdon County, followed by Morris, Somerset, Bergen and Middlesex counties.…

Needle Exchange Results are In

February 11, 2013 It’s a gritty political issue most relevant to some of New Jersey’s grittiest neighborhoods: providing clean syringes to drug users.  Proponents say that it is the most effective way to reach drug users and stop the spread of infectious disease. …

Honoring a Son to Help Kids Cope

February 8, 2013 The Todd Ouida Children’s Foundation was created following September 11, 2001 in order to celebrate Todd’s life and create a meaningful legacy. Born out of Todd’s own successful struggle with childhood anxiety, the mission of the foundation is to provide financial support for children’s mental health initiatives, raise awareness, and provide information for those seeking help.…

Johnson & Johnson: A Partnership for Better Health

In 1943, Robert Wood Johnson, the son of the founder of the company, wrote the Johnson & Johnson credo, which endures to this day. It reads, in part, “We must be good citizens — support good works and charities … We must encourage civic improvements and better health and education.”…