The Believe in a Healthy Newark initiative started in 2015 with funding from the New Jersey Health Initiatives Building a Culture of Health in New Jersey – Communities Moving to Action program. As one of ten original grantees, we partnered with New Jersey Health Initiatives to develop projects that would address the social determinants of health that significantly contribute to health outcomes. The steering committee of BHN includes leaders from community-based organizations, academia, local government, health care organizations and philanthropy. After an initial planning year, we decided to develop three Impact Teams focusing on Food and Fitness, Healthy Homes and Adverse Childhood Experiences. During the past 5 years we have partnered with a number of community-based organizations to focus on lead poisoning, food insecurity and trauma. Since 2019, BHN has been funded by a generous grant from the United Way of Greater Newark. The mission of our coalition has been expanded because of the enormous challenge we all face as we seek to successfully address the COVID 19 pandemic. Our additional new mission is to do our part in helping the Greater Newark community remain healthy during this crisis.
Chief of Staff
Newark Department of Health and Community WellnessExecutive Director and CEO
NJ YMCA State Alliance Wellness/ NJ Partnership for Healthy KidsPresident and CEO
YMCA of Newark and VicinityCo-Executive Director
Victoria FoundationExecutive Director
Greater Newark Health Care CoalitionProfessor and Chair
Department of Urban- Global Public Health, Rutgers School of Public HealthDirector of Health
United Way of Greater NewarkVice Chancellor for Interprofessional Programs
Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences
Chair, BHN Steering Committee
Founding Editor and Executive Director
NJ Spotlight NewsAssociate Dean of Community Engagement and Public Health Practice; Associate Professor of Urban-Global Public Health
Rutgers University School of Public HealthPresident and CEO
La Casa de Don Pedro, IncExecutive director of Newark Emergency Services for Families, Inc.
President
Inventive Strategies, LLCPresident & CEO
United Way of Greater NewarkExecutive Director of Clinton Hill Community & Early Childhood Center, Inc.
Executive Director
New Jersey Local Initiatives Support CorporationExecutive Directorce
Newark Youth Career Pathways Program/Newark Alliance