Camden Healthy Start

07/22/2025

1 in 13 people in the U.S. suffers from asthma. While asthma cannot be cured, it can be managed. Effective asthma management isn’t just about medication, it’s about education, access and ongoing support. Asthma control is achievable but starts with informed, engaged professionals.

🌐Learn more about asthma ➡️ https://bit.ly/44fsEmX

07/22/2025

¿Interesado en aprender cómo el ambiente impacta la salud infantil?

El Estudio de Niños de Nueva Jersey está dedicado a comprender cómo el ambiente influye en el crecimiento y desarrollo infantil.

🌐Aprende más en ➡️ njks.rutgers.edu



The New Jersey Kids Study

The New Jersey Kids Study is a statewide initiative that aims to better understand the many factors influencing healthy childhood growth and development as well as risk factors for childhood disease.

07/22/2025

¿Interesado en aprender cómo el ambiente impacta la salud infantil?

El Estudio de Niños de Nueva Jersey está dedicado a comprender cómo el ambiente influye en el crecimiento y desarrollo infantil.

🌐Aprende más en ➡️ njks.rutgers.edu



The New Jersey Kids Study

07/22/2025

Camden Healthy Start is proud to present: 'Partnering With Confidence in the Birth Journey.'

This FREE training opportunity is open to all expecting fathers and support persons. There are three opportunities to attend:

🗓️Saturday, August 2, 2025
🗓️Saturday, September 6, 2025
🗓️Saturday, October 8, 2025
🕰️ 10am-2pm
📍The Cooperative, 808 Market Street, 3rd Floor, Camden, New Jersey 08102

🌐Click on this link to register ➡️ https://bit.ly/44STf9w

Join us for an engaging and informative presentation and learn how to support your partner through the journey of pregnancy and delivery. Facilitated by the national birth justice organization, Ancient Song, this training will prepare you for your role as a supportive and confident birth partner.

📬For more information, email LaTina Gaines ➡️ LGaines@thecooperative.org or
📱Call/text ➡️ 609-828-7251.

07/22/2025

Interested in learning how the environment impacts child health?

The New Jersey Kids Study is dedicated to understanding how the environment shapes child growth & development.

🌐Learn more at ➡️ njks.rutgers.edu

07/20/2025

🥵From our partners at Cooper University Health Care '7️⃣ Signs of Heat Stroke.'

🌐Click on this link for tips on avoiding heat-related illnesses this summer ➡️
https://bit.ly/4nrRRmZ

With temperatures soaring into the 90s and beyond, it’s important to know the signs of heat stroke – a life-threatening emergency that requires immediate medical attention. Children, older adults, and people with chronic health conditions are especially vulnerable in extreme heat. Para leer

07/19/2025

🚗☀️Parked cars get hot, fast – and so do your children.

❗Always check the back seat before leaving your car.

✋Stop
👀Look
🔑Lock

07/19/2025

Black Maternal Mental Health Week, which is observed from July 19 – 25, raises awareness of maternal mental health issues affecting Black women during pregnancy, childbirth and after.

From the March of Dimes: 40% of Black women experience maternal mental health symptoms, nearly twice the rate of all women.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), mental health conditions - such as depression, anxiety, death by su***de and substance use disorders - are the leading causes of maternal mortality.

Perinatal mood disorders are one of the leading complications of pregnancy and childbirth.

Racial disparities are well documented in the diagnosis and treatment of maternal mental health issues.

Perinatal mood disorders can affect any woman, yet Black women often face stress and health disadvantages that increase their likelihood.

🌐Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dYDBOn

07/18/2025

Pregnancy-related deaths can occur up to a year after pregnancy, and most of these deaths are preventable.

Many women feel their concerns are not heard. Be the one to listen. It could help save a life.

🌐As a health care professional, you can help prevent maternal mortality ➡️
https://bit.ly/CDCHearHerProviders

07/18/2025

The New Jersey Kids Study wants to see a world where every child can achieve their dreams.

A healthy start in life is the first step to success.

🌐Learn more at ➡️ njks.rutgers.edu

07/18/2025

El Estudio de Niños de Nueva Jersey quiere ver un mundo donde cada niño pueda alcanzar sus sueños. Un comienzo saludable en la vida es el primer paso hacia el éxito.

🌐Obtén más información en ➡️ njks.rutgers.edu



The New Jersey Kids Study

07/17/2025

The Cooperative recently hosted a town hall meeting, welcoming existing community partners and some new friends to our Camden office.

We wish to thank those who came out for their enthusiasm and sincere interest, as they learned about The Cooperative and our many program offerings. We look forward to further developing fruitful partnerships and cultivating new professional relationships.

We plan to host more of these town hall events across South Jersey in the coming months. If you would like to join us, or even host us at your facility, please let us know.

We can't wait to make new connections and strengthen our existing relationships as we endeavor to connect South Jersey families to healthy futures.


Wellpoint

07/13/2025

🤰From our partners at Inspira Health - 'Calm Parent, Healthy Baby: Understanding the Effects of Stress on Pregnancy.'

🌐Click on this link to learn ways to minimize stress and promote a healthy pregnancy ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dQmJZX

It’s normal to feel some level of stress during pregnancy, but chronic stress can result in a number of health risks, affecting you and your baby. Here’s what to know and how you can reduce stress while pregnant.

07/12/2025

From our partners at Virtua Health - 'Real Talk! Mind Over Mama: Prioritizing Your Mental Health.'

Becoming a mom is a beautiful journey, but it can also feel overwhelming. During and after pregnancy, your psychological well-being is just as important as your physical health.

🌐Click on this link to watch as Virtua experts talk about mental health for pregnant and postpartum moms—answering questions, offering mental health tips, discussing signs of perinatal mood disorders, and sharing when to seek help. Plus, you'll hear from a mother who shares her experience with postpartum depression—and how she overcame it ➡️ https://bit.ly/4n3D4P5

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Becoming a mom is a beautiful journey, but it can also feel overwhelming. And for the record, your psychological well-being is just as important as your phys...

07/12/2025

🔌Need help with your electric bill?

New Jersey electric companies will suspend shutoffs for non-payment from July through September for eligible customers.

Additionally, customers will receive $30 bill deferments on July and August electricity usage. The deferred fees will be spread out over six months beginning on September statements.

🌐Find out if you qualify for assistance ➡️ https://www.nj.gov/bpu/assistance/programs/

Did you know that if you are having trouble affording your energy bills, there are many options for help? Even if you do not qualify for lowincome status?

07/11/2025

🦁🐯🐻Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Well, maybe not all those creatures - but some of them, for sure!

The Cooperative's Early Intervention Service Coordination team recently gathered for team building activities at the Cape May County Park/Zoo.

Staff separated into teams of colleagues with whom they don't typically work - and had to complete a scavenger hunt.

The weather was great and the welcoming staff at the Zoo were terrific.

The Cooperative's President & CEO joined the team for the fun!



New Jersey Early Intervention - Southern Region Southern New Jersey Regional Early Intervention Collaborative

07/11/2025

"At 32-weeks pregnant, I was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia."

Learn how U.S. Olympian, Allyson Felix, survived a potentially life-threatening, pregnancy-related complication with the help of her support system.

🌐 story ➡️ https://bit.ly/3yvGnts

07/10/2025

To our professional community - the State of New Jersey will be hosting its Inaugural Oral Health Conference entitled: 'Advancing Well-Being Through Oral Health.'

🗓️Thursday, August 7, 2025
🕰️8am-5pm
📍Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 50 College Road East, Princeton
🌐Click on this link to register ➡️ https://eventsites.apps4org.com/home
📬 Questions? Email: OralHealth@doh.nj.gov

The State of New Jersey's Inaugural Oral Health Conference: Advancing Well-Being Through Oral Health aims to bring together oral healthcare advocates, community and faith-based organizations, healthcare workers, government officials, public health professionals, policymakers, and health leaders throughout New Jersey to advance strategies to improve oral health and overall, health in the state.

07/10/2025

The Cooperative's Healthy Women, Healthy Families program is proud to support 'Baby Talk Tuesday!'

🗓️Tuesdays
🕰️11am
📍Inspira Health Medical Center Vineland, 1505 West Sherman Avenue, 2 East Conference Room, Vineland, New Jersey 08360
📱Call 856-641-7509 for more information.

Baby Talk Tuesday is a supportive, weekly in-person gathering designed specifically for new parents. This nurturing environment provides an opportunity for parents to come together, share experiences and seek guidance from knowledgeable facilitators. During these sessions, participants can discuss various topics related to newborn care, breastfeeding, postpartum adjustments and parenting challenges.

07/10/2025

All of us at The Cooperative and our Cooperative Cares initiative extend our gratitude to the National Association of University Women, Inc. for their generous and thoughtful donation of diapers, wipes, formula and gift cards to support new and expecting families in Camden County and across South Jersey!

This donation will provide comfort and improve access to essential items for families in the communities we proudly serve, and The Cooperative is grateful for this investment and partnership. Together, we really are connecting South Jersey families to healthy futures.

🌐Learn more about Cooperative Cares and how you can make a difference ➡️
https://www.thecooperative.org/cooperativecares

07/09/2025

We care deeply about Black maternal health.

So, our staff invests lots of time in our community, learning about factors that contribute to Black maternal health outcomes.

We were proud to participate in 'Advancing Awareness into Action: 2025 Black Maternal Health Summit' at Camden County College's Camden campus, hosted by Public Health Jawn, New Jersey Birth Equity Funders Alliance and New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute.

Together, we're committed to improving outcomes for Black birthing individuals and their babies.

07/09/2025

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.

It is a time to bring awareness to the unique challenges that racial and ethnic minorities in the United States face when it comes to mental illness.

In 2020, fewer than one in every two African American adults got care for mental health.

In 2018, Asian Americans were 60 percent less likely to receive mental health treatment than non-Hispanic Whites.

Obstacles for many include a lack of health insurance, less access to treatment and stigma.

Mental illness can affect women of all races and ethnicities. Show your support this month and beyond by learning more about mental health.

🌐You can also use and share the resources found on this link to help spread awareness about mental health in your communities and families ➡️
https://bit.ly/3XQg0cv

07/08/2025

Asthma remains one of the most common chronic conditions affecting children and adolescents. However, many patients still struggle with symptom control.

As healthcare professionals, educators and public health leaders, we play a vital role in:
✅Empowering patients with self-management skills
✅Identifying environmental and psychosocial triggers
✅Reducing preventable emergency room visits and hospitalizations
✅Collaborating with schools, families and community organizations to implement Asthma Action Plans

Investing in asthma education can lead to fewer exacerbations, better quality of life and long-term health benefits for our youth.