Abstract
A Health Approach to Municipal Decision-Making: The Gold Star in Health
Highlights
As the COVID pandemic has put a renewed focus on public health infrastructure, people have a renewed appreciation for the important role that the government plays in building and supporting good health outcomes
Launched in 2009, Sustainable Jersey (SJ) is a network and movement of municipalities, schools and school districts working collectively to bring about a sustainable New Jersey, and acting with state agencies, non-profit organizations, foundations, academia and industry
Each working group brought dozens of additional content experts to the table in order to develop new standards, update existing Sustainable Jersey “actions”, and identify available resources to help local governments implement these initiatives in communities across the state
Summary
As the COVID pandemic has put a renewed focus on public health infrastructure, people have a renewed appreciation for the important role that the government plays in building and supporting good health outcomes. Collaborative Effort to Improve New Jersey’s Health Recognizing that municipalities needed direction on health issues, in 2019, Sustainable Jersey organized a cross-sector task force of more than 80 stakeholders and experts in public health, health care, social service, prevention, mental health, housing and planning.
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