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24 Oct

Dispatches from the Field: The origins of Centering: Interview with Sharon Schindler Rising

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Posted October 24, 2024
"The Centering model is anchored by three components: healthcare, interactive learning, and community building." - Sharon Schindler Rising Interview with Sharon Schindler Rising Sharon Schindler Rising is a certified nurse-midwife, [...]
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26 Sep

New coalition will advance policies that benefit New Jersey’s young children and families

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Posted September 26, 2024

The Burke Foundation is a founding member of the First 1,000 Days Policy Coalition, founded to advance policies to support New Jersey’s families.

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Dr. K. Ron-Li Liaw
19 Sep

Dispatches from the Field: Exploring youth mental health with Dr. K. Ron-Li Liaw, Mental Health In-Chief, Children’s Hospital Colorado

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Posted September 19, 2024
"The further I am into my career it gets clearer to me just how much of a full societal effort it is to support youth mental health and well-being." - [...]
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Jessica Sager
1 Aug

Dispatches from the Field: Jessica Sager on building a backbone of support for family child care educators

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Posted August 1, 2024
"Family child care is a critical source of care for infants and toddlers. That's where most infants and toddlers are, and often it's where parents want them to be because [...]
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27 Jun

Dispatches from the Field: Dr. Bob Atkins tells us how community nursing changes lives

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Posted June 27, 2024
"A lot of people want to be nurses — they just don't know it yet. And we haven't done a good job of communicating to them, 'This is actually where [...]
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25 Apr

Dispatches from the Field: Supporting working families: An interview with Debra Lancaster, Rutgers Center for Women & Work

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Posted April 25, 2024
"If you can prevent a family from sliding into poverty or you can shore up families early on and position them well, they are much more likely to succeed and [...]
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4 Apr

Burke Foundation president honored at Children’s Home Society gala

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Posted April 4, 2024

James Burke was honored by the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey for support the Burke has provided to advance doula care.

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21 Mar

Dispatches from the Field: Rethinking community maternity care with Chanel Porchia-Albert

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Posted March 21, 2024
"In a very disjointed healthcare infrastructure, the doula is seen as this clothespin to bring all of it together." - Chanel Porchia-Albert Interview with Chanel Porchia-Albert Chanel is founder and [...]
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22 Feb

NJ Spotlight Opinion: In-home newborn care is essential

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Posted February 22, 2024

Op-ed highlights the value of New Jersey’s Family Connects universal home visiting program.

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18 Feb

Measuring the impact of CenteringPregnancy

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Posted February 18, 2024

Rutgers School of Public Health will be studying the impact of CenteringPregnancy on the health of mothers and babies.

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