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Muazzam Toshmatova Wins Best Health Equity Paper

Muazzam Toshmatova Wins Best Health Equity Paper

Muazzam Toshmatova, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. Her paper, co-authored with Marina Lovchikova, titled “Immigration Enforcement and Health Insurance Choices: Evidence from Secure Communities,” won the ward in the Health Equity program area. The 13th annual conference was held June 16-19 in San Diego, California.

NJSPL – Advancing Perinatal Mental Health Equity in NJ

NJSPL – Advancing Perinatal Mental Health Equity in NJ

Disparities in perinatal mental health in New Jersey reflect the systemic gaps in equity, access, and infrastructure of the larger U.S. health care system. Policies to expand telehealth access, diversify the perinatal mental health workforce, address stigma, and reduce social and economic inequality are critical to advancing perinatal mental health equity.

Prof. Julia Sass Rubin: Advocate for Democracy

Prof. Julia Sass Rubin: Advocate for Democracy

“My passionate fight for a better democratic process of having our voices heard can be traced to initiatives by the Christie administration to slash funding for public education,” Julia Sass Rubin says.

Heldrich Report: NJ’s Energy-Efficiency Workforce Needs

Heldrich Report: NJ’s Energy-Efficiency Workforce Needs

The Heldrich Center, in partnership with the Built Environment and Green Building Group at the Center for Urban Policy Research, recently conducted a study to better understand and document community needs and areas for growth in training, recruiting, hiring, and retaining students, trainees, and workers from diverse backgrounds for the state’s energy-efficiency workforce.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Initiatives

The school is home to individuals from many cultures, races, nationalities, genders, identities, and life experiences and with different beliefs and values. The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy values diversityequityinclusion, and belonging (DEIB) and aims to improve and grow these efforts strategically by managing and assessing performance.

Congrats to the Class of 2024!

Congratulations to all of our graduates! We are thrilled to have you as our official alumni! All photos are now online — photos are free to download or your can purchase prints through our service. Missed our convocation? You can watch the recording on our website. VISIT THE GRADUATION PAGE FOR MORE INFO

Student Spotlight: Brandon Olivares, EJB Public Health ’24

“My family’s struggles with health inspired me to become more knowledgeable on how we have been affected by these experiences. Learning about infectious diseases and developing knowledge of how social factors affect the health of the population—paired with the personal experiences Dr. Mark Robson talked about in class—reeled me into wanting to learn more about community health.”