Jane's House of Inspiration (JHOFI)

03/11/2023

Join JHOFI’s founder and president, Dr. Qiana Brown, for her virtual symposium sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Bayview Social Work Department. Registration and CEU details below.

Assistant Professor Qiana Brown will be speaking at the sixth annual Ritenour-Callum Symposium on theme of . Register: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rg0mkO2cRT6zhro-uvYS-Q

01/27/2023

COPStudy Update: We're recruiting people to participate in a research study led by Dr. Qiana Brown, Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. Are you a resident of Camden County, NJ? Do you want to help prevent opioid use disorder (OUD) in Camden County? If so, participate in this research study examining best practices for testing wastewater (e.g., water that goes down sinks, showers, toilets or other home or business drains) to monitor opioid use to help reduce the prevalence of OUD in Camden County communities. See the attached flyer for study details and contact information.

10/19/2022

Dr. Qiana L. Brown, JHOFI's founder, will speak at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's virtual, 2-day, "2022 National Conference on Alcohol and Other Substance Use in Women and Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment and Recovery" on Thursday, 10/20. Register for free here: https://eventbrite.com/e/2022-national-conference-on-alcohol-other-substance-use-in-women-girls-tickets-367873990007

Harmful substance use in women and girls is an issue that takes a community effort. The 2022 National Conference on Alcohol and Other Substance Use in Women and Girls welcomes all attendees, from healthcare providers and researchers to community leaders and education professionals. Registration closes on the 19th! Join the conversation: bit.ly/NIAAAconference

10/10/2022

Update: Dr. Qiana Brown, JHOFI's founder and assistant professor at Rutgers School of Social Work, is recruiting people to join the community-academic-police-partnership (CAPP) Advisory Board for the she's leading. Learn more about the study below and consider joining her team!

Do you live in New Jersey? Do you want to be part of an awesome community-driven study to help prevent opioid use disorder (OUD)? If so, consider joining Dr. Qiana Brown, JHOFI's founder and assistant professor at Rutgers University School of Social Work, in this effort. She is leading an NIH-funded community-based participatory research study to help prevent OUD in Camden County, NJ. She's recruiting people to join a community-academic-police-partnership (CAPP) Advisory Board to help inform the development and implementation of a New Jersey State Police (NJSP)-led wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) opioid use surveillance pilot program.

Wastewater is water that goes down drains (e.g., toilet or other home or business drains) that contains urine and f***s, for example. Wastewater can be used to monitor certain diseases and health behaviors like opioid use and can help prevention experts like social workers and public health professionals determine whether a neighborhood needs OUD prevention resources. The CAPP Advisory Board will determine the potential benefits, risks and unintended consequences of using WBE for opioid use surveillance and ensure that the NJSP-led WBE opioid use surveillance pilot program is informed by the community and designed and implemented to benefit and not harm communities in need.

To learn more about the study or to join the CAPP Advisory Board review the attached flyer and contact Dr. Brown's graduate research assistant (see the flyer for the contact information). This study is a collaboration between University School of Social Work, University School of Engineering and the Jersey State Police (and is funded by NIH/NCATS/NJ ACTS award UL1TR003017).

05/17/2022

Congrats to Dr. Qiana Brown, JHOFI’s founder and Assistant Professor at Rutgers University School of Social Work (SSW), on her innovative ! The is partnership between faculty at the Rutgers SSW, School of Engineering, the New Jersey State Police and communities to prevent opioid use disorder using wastewater-based epidemiology.

Dr. Qiana L. Brown, Assistant Professor at Rutgers School of Social Work, was awarded a $10,000 NIH/NCATS/CTSA pilot award through the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translation Science (NJ ACTS – a Rutgers-led NCATS/CTSA program hub). Read more about her accomplishment here: https://socialwork.rutgers.edu/news-events/news/new-faculty-research-aims-build-innovative-partnership-prevent-opioid-use-disorder

04/25/2022

JHOFI's founder, Dr. Qiana Brown, discusses her newly funded aimed at preventing opioid use disorder in Camden County, New Jersey through wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). She will collaborate with community members and colleagues from Rutgers University School of Social Work, Rutgers University School of Engineering and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) to ensure that an innovative, NJSP-led WBE opioid use surveillance pilot program is tailored to the needs of the community and consumers of opioid prevention services.

03/16/2022

Join 's founder, Dr. Qiana Brown, for a webinar on cannabis use legalization and prenatal cannabis use, Thursday, 3/17 at 12p EST. Register below:

Assistant Professor Dr. Qiana L. Brown will discuss the possible unintended consequences for pregnant women of legalizing cannabis use and walk attendees step-by-step through a conceptual model she developed with Deborah Hasin during the March 17 event Possible Unintended Consequences for Pregnant Women of Legalizing Cannabis Use. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1pv8T8D6QLSBmkUmKMHm8w

03/05/2022

Join Dr. Qiana Brown, JHOFI's founder, on Monday, 3/7/22 for an international presentation on , & .

08/25/2021

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/covid-pandemic-changed-methadone-treatment-addiction-79422346?fbclid=IwAR0CytFCWeDy9GFeomL_a2fNVvYcwCrUjBYrCFqSKP_ubCOK1enSGd_7P-o

Here’s one more lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic: It appears safe to relax restrictions on methadone, the oldest and most stigmatized treatment drug for opioid addiction

08/25/2021

Memories 🙂

https://www.facebook.com/jhofi/photos/a.10151609267209923/10151890306849923/?type=3

It's always a good day to serve at Jane's House of Inspiration!

07/13/2021

Airing now! Tune in!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZgi78jxB4c

Dr. William Latimer speaks with Dr. Qiana L. Brown, Assistant Professor & Director of the SURE MatCH Group at the Center for Prevention Science at Rutgers Sc...

07/12/2021

Community Television’s interview with ’s founder, Dr. Qiana Brown, airs 7/13 . Dr. Brown discusses prenatal cannabis use, , repealing policies that criminalize prenatal substance use in favor of treatment and her journey to science. Tune in (details below)‼️

🔹Optimum Channel 67, FiOS 2133
🔹Bronxnet.tv: https://www.bronxnet.org
🔹YouTube: https://youtu.be/TZgi78jxB4c

Dr. William Latimer speaks with Dr. Qiana L. Brown, Assistant Professor & Director of the SURE MatCH Group at the Center for Prevention Science at Rutgers Sc...

06/03/2021

In a Rutgers Today article, JHOFI’s founder, Dr. Qiana L. Brown, discusses cannabis use legalization and health and social equity for pregnant and non-pregnant reproductive-age women who use cannabis: https://www.rutgers.edu/news/cannabis-legalization-could-lead-health-disparities-women-reproductive-age

Rutgers faculty, staff, and students can schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments at campus locations in Piscataway/New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden.

05/11/2021

Please spread the word to those in need! There is a food distribution event AND free COVID-19 vaccine clinic this Saturday, May 15 from 10AM-12PM. Please enter through the BCIT campus, located at 695 Woodlane Road in Westampton. The event is a drive-up only. Please keep your windows closed and wear a mask.

05/09/2021

“One of my fondest childhood memories would have to be picking dandelions for my late mother, Jane.” - Dr. Qiana Brown, Founder - Jane’s House of Inspiration.

05/09/2021

Happy Mother’s Day!

05/08/2021

JHOFI’s founder, Dr. Qiana L. Brown, was appointed to the NJ Governor’s STEM Scholars Advisory Council!

Assistant Professor Qiana L. Brown was appointed to the NJ Governor's STEM Scholars Advisory Council, comprised of STEM professionals from academia, government, and industry, who have made a commitment to the program’s mission: to mentor, educate, and inspire students in STEM in the state.