Public-Population Health

Community Conversations: Pandemic Perspectives, New Jersey’s COVID-19 Storytelling Project 

Posted in New Jersey Statewide, Public-Population Health

Authors: Kristin Curtis, Devon Ziminski, Carla Villacis, Martha Carey, Kiersten Westley Henson, Helen Ard, MA, Richard Duran, Amanda Ekelburg, Trista Harig, Joseph Mendoza-Martinez, Mary Mitsdarffer, Lili Razi, Benjamin Rudolph, Ummulkhayer Sameha, Priyal Shah, Michelle Lyttle Storrod This report provides overview, context, and summarized findings from participants in New Jersey who shared their personal experiences as… continue reading

Timing County Hospital Bed Shortfall during COVID-19 

Posted in New Jersey Statewide, Public-Population Health

Authors: Sarah R. Allred*^, Darren Spielman*, Kristin Curtis, Kristin Kelly, Sean T. McQuade^, Nathaniel J. Merrill,^ Benedetto Piccoli^, Ryan Pletcher, Shwetal Sharma, Carla Villacis, Ross Whiting, Aayush Yadav^, Doug Zacher, Devon Ziminski (* Corresponding authors, ^ Math modeling)  This follow-up brief updates the previous COVID-19 model and predicts when demand for hospital beds will first… continue reading

Regional Health System Shortfalls with a Novel COVID-19 Model 

Posted in All Southern NJ Counties, Public-Population Health

Authors: Sarah R. Allred, Sean T. McQuade, Nathaniel J. Merrill, Benedetto Piccoli, Darren Spielman, Carla Villacis, Ross Whiting, Aayush Yadav, Douglas Zacher, Devon Ziminski  Estimating when the peak need for hospital beds will occur, the number of available hospital beds in each county, and by how much the demand for hospital beds will exceed capacity… continue reading

CHNA: Executive Summary 

Posted in Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County, Public-Population Health

Authors: Sarah Allred, Ph.D., Population Health  Summarizing findings of the 2019 CHNA completed for the South Jersey Health Collaborative: Cooper University Health Care, Jefferson Health, Lourdes Health System, Virtua Health, Burlington County Health Department, Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, and Gloucester County Department of Health and Human Services.