Rutgers Health researchers have assessed not only the direct effects of Nurture NJ – the statewide initiative launched in 2019 by First Lady Tammy Murphy to improve maternal and infant health and reduce racial disparities in health outcomes – but the indirect effects as well. 

Jamie Tam, Ph.D., M.P.H., has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy as an associate professor. She has also joined the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies as core faculty.

Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, received the J. Michael McGinnis Leadership Excellence Award from the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science.

Paul A. D’Avanzo, Ph.D., has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy as an assistant professor.

Living near green spaces before and during pregnancy as well as in early childhood is associated with a reduced risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, according to Rutgers Health researchers.

Mandy Goldberg, Ph.D, M.P.H., has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology as an assistant professor.

Tamara Taggart is joining the Rutgers School of Public Health as the inaugural Perry N. Halkitis Endowed Chair for Advancing LGBTQ+ Public Health. 

Rutgers Health report highlights improvements in care following Nurture NJ policy initiatives.