New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute

11/07/2025

🔔 ICYMI: The is headed to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities 2025 Conference — Booth 107! Explore ways to enhance your program, support community wellness, and start or expand your MWC. Visit us during the conference to learn more: http://bit.ly/NJHCQIMWC

11/06/2025

, it’s time to grow your with this year’s MWC Activities Agenda! The MWC has helped towns across New Jersey become healthier places to live, work, and play since its inception. Let’s keep the momentum going. Explore how we can support your community: https://njhcqi.info/mwcactivities2025

11/05/2025

November is 💙 Home care workers, such as Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aides, Direct Support Professionals, and Certified Nurse Aides, are the backbone of our long-term care system. Join us in recognizing their vital role and in advocating for the fair wages, training, and respect they deserve. Learn more: www.EssentialJobsNJ.org

11/04/2025

📣 The is headed to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities 2025 Conference — Booth 107! Mayors, stop by to learn new strategies to strengthen your MWC, engage your community, and help residents live their healthiest lives. Come visit us at our booth and discover how you can launch or grow your MWC today. To learn more, visit: http://bit.ly/NJHCQIMWC

11/03/2025

⏰ Join us TODAY at 1:15 p.m. for “Social Work Perspectives on Advance Care Planning in Aging.” Don’t miss this conversation with experienced panelists and special guest Lori Feldstein of the Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey on the new Medicaid Palliative Care benefit.

Featured panelists:
❇️Joan Ordille, DSW, LCSW – Hospice & Palliative Care, Rutgers University School of Social Work
❇️Tracey Arnauer, MSW, LCSW – Community-Based Practice, Holy Name
❇️ Molly Fischer, LCSW – Private Practice

Moderated by:
❇️Lauren Snedeker, DSW, LSW, Rutgers University School of Social Work
❇️ Katie Bisaha, New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute

Register now: https://njhcqi.info/regcoylwebinar

10/30/2025

Join us for a webinar hosted in partnership with the Hub for Aging Collaboration at the Rutgers School of Social Work. This event will explore advance care planning(ACP) in aging-focused social work and how it is practiced in different settings. The event will feature a moderated panel discussion wi...

10/30/2025

The 2025 MWC Champion of Health Award recognizes outstanding individuals within New Jersey communities who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing health and wellness. 🏅Mayors, help us celebrate these champions and submit your application by November 3rd by 5 PM. Learn more and apply today: https://njhcqi.info/2024champion

10/29/2025

Calling all NJ Mayors: Strengthen your program by using our MWC Activities Agenda, a comprehensive toolkit to help you engage your residents and boost community wellness year-round. ✨ Get started today: https://njhcqi.info/mwcactivities2025

10/27/2025

Mayors: Nominate a local leader or community member who has gone a long way to advance health and wellness in your town. 🏆 Applications for the 2025 Health Champion Award are due by November 3rd by 5 PM. Submit your application today: https://njhcqi.info/2024champion

10/27/2025

💡Grant Opportunity for MWC Communities and Partners: USAging is offering grants of up to $35,000 to support initiatives that reduce isolation and foster meaningful social connections.

The is sharing this opportunity to help communities take action against social isolation — a critical factor in overall health and well-being. With this support, towns can expand proven programs that bring older adults and caregivers together in meaningful ways.

Applications are due by December 3rd.

🔗 Learn more:

USAging’s Strengthening Social Connection in Communities (SSCC) is seeking applicants for 12-month seed grants, not exceeding $35,000 each, for up to 10 organizations within the Aging Network.   Two grantees must be located in western New York, specifically in one of the following counties: Alleg...

10/24/2025

There’s still time to register for our “Social Work Perspectives on Advance Care Planning in Aging” webinar happening on Monday, November 3rd, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Learn how advanced care planning shows up across social work settings, gain practical tools to support clients, and hear from special guest Lori Feldstein (Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey) on the new Medicaid Palliative Care benefit and opportunities for social workers in community-based palliative care.

✨Open to students and professionals in social work and health care.

Register here & secure your spot: https://njhcqi.info/regcoylwebinar

Rutgers University School of Social Work Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey

10/23/2025

In our new , Fay Cobb Payton, PhD, MBA, Executive Director of the Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS) at Rutgers University—Newark, discusses how IDRIS is advancing ethical, interdisciplinary research at the intersection of AI, technology, and health.

🔗 Read the full interview: https://njhcqi.info/takefive10232025