The New Jersey Department of Human Services announced it has awarded 18 grants to help communities across the state develop and/or implement inclusive initiatives that support the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities where they live, work, learn and play. The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Disability Services (DDS) has […]
DDS, grants, IHC, inclusive healthy communities, NJDHS
The client for this fall 2020 Bloustein resilience studio course is the state OPA and the studio focus is on supporting OPA’s effort to incorporate resilience into the Plan Endorsement process pursuant to Executive Order 89. The studio will accomplish this objective by working with two towns in Monmouth County undergoing Plan Endorsement by supporting […]
Atlantic Highlands, Climate, Executive Order 89, Keansburg, studio
Lowrie, K., Mayer, H. and Greenberg, M. (2020), Communicating about Contaminated Site Cleanup using Coordinated and Consistent Metrics: Opportunity and Challenge for the U.S. Department of Energy. Risk Analysis. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13611
2020, contaminated sites, Greenberg, Lowrie, Risk Analysis, risk communication, USDOEFAQs for the Inclusive Healthy Communities Planning Grant will be posted within five business days of receipt. Final submissions for FAQs are due by 5:00 pm on October 28. The final FAQ responses will be posted by 5:00 pm on November 4, 2020. ________________________ Q1. Can a “team member” that will attend the TA be […]
DDS, DHS, FAQ, grant, IHC
The New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Disability Services (DDS) has engaged the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy to manage the first round of the Division’s new Inclusive Healthy Communities (IHC) Grant Program. Visit the DDS grants website. Read the DHS IHC Grant Announcement Press Release. Learn more about […]
2020, Alexander, DDS, DHS, grant, Herb, IHC, inclusive healthy communities, Malone
Jeanne Herb of the Bloustein School’s EAC Group will be a speaker on the upcoming Pew Charitable Trusts’ Coastal Habitat Learning Series. Ms. Herb will be joined by Lisa Auermueller of the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve to present their work on the state’s “A Seat at the Table” initiative to develop guidance, […]
Auermueller, environmental justice, Herb, Pew, Seat at the Table, social justice
Burger, Johanna, Michael Greenberg and Karen Lowrie, editors. July 9, 2020. Environmental Justice and Social Injustice: Ethnic, Racial, Economic and Other Marginalized People and Communities. Risk Analysis Journal. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1111/(ISSN)1539-6924.environmental-justice-social-injustice This virtual issue provides a compendium of papers from the 1980’s through the present that examine some of the risks and disadvantages that people and communities […]
2020, Burger, COVID, environmental justice, Greenberg, Lowrie, Risk Analysis, social injusticeThis virtual issue provides a compendium of papers from the 1980’s through the present that examine some of the risks and disadvantages that people and communities experience as a result of environmental injustices. Environmental injustice is one form of social injustice that refers to the disproportionate exposure of some individuals and groups to environmental hazards […]
2020, Burger, COVID, environmental justice, Greenberg, Lowrie, Risk Analysis, social injustice
With a nation rattled by a public health emergency, a deep recession that has left thousands jobless, and growing signs of climate change, it may be time for bold new ideas to address those crises. Read this NJSpotlight opinion piece co-authored by EAC Executive Director Jeanne Herb that summarizes discussions at a recent virtual convening. https://www.njspotlight.com/2020/07/op-ed-covid-19-racial-injustice-and-climate-change-require-a-bold-approach-not-incrementalism/
Climate, COVID, Herb, NJCAA, racial injustice