NJHealthStudy

💬 Thanks to our Community Advisory Board member, Ivette Guillermo-McGahee, for sharing her perspective on the importance of the NJHealth Study.

Check out our summer NJHealth Highlights newsletter 🌞 sharing all the latest updates on the study including: ➤ volunteer survey progress ➤ spotlights on participants & researchers ➤ new data & more! 🔗 mailchi.mp/d919f79f7d75/n…

Were you one of our monthly lottery winners?🤞 Households that fully participated in the NJHealth Study research survey were entered into a lottery to win a gift card! Lisa is pictured mailing prizes to our 22 winners.🏅

Mara Sheftel @rutgersifh @RutgersCSHP recently shared her research using NJHealth Study data at the Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center @Rutgers_ADRD symposium! The study explored how social disconnection could contribute to cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s & dementia. 🧠 🩺

Where in NJ are our research assistants today? 📍Parsippany, Morris County! Our researchers can meet study participants at local locations, such as the Parsippany Library, to support them as they complete study activities.

NJHealth Study research assistants are out and about around the Garden State! Even in the snow ❄️ One of our RA's recently helped a study participant complete study activities at the Barnegat branch of the @oceancountylib. 📕📚

Using NJHealth data, Rutgers researchers found that non‑formal learning like structured courses outside of school or work is linked to beneficial plasma protein profiles tied to healthier aging. Read more in the preprint: medrxiv.org/content/10.648…

#CommunityCorner ➡ Tenisha Malcolm-Wint, one of the NJHealth Study's Community Advisory Board members, comments on the importance of our research.

📸 📍Another NJHealth Study sighting in the field! Our research assistant Melissa recently headed to the Marlboro library in Monmouth County, NJ to help a participant complete additional research study activities. ❄️ 🤝 @MonCoLibrary

Already took the NJHealth Study survey? You may be eligible to take part in additional study activities, such as playing fun memory games or providing a saliva sample. Your participation helps improve health in NJ & supports important research! Schedule your appointment today.

You may be eligible to participate in the NJHealth Study! Reach out to us or visit our website to learn more: njhealthstudy.rutgers.edu/en/study-parti…

Check out our winter NJHealth Highlights newsletter 📷 sharing all the latest updates on the study including: ➤ volunteer survey progress ➤ spotlights on participants & researchers ➤ optional activities ➤ new data & more! Read here: mailchi.mp/b89.../njhealt…

Watch as Dr. William T. Hu, MD, PhD, FAAN, Professor and Chief, Cognitive Neurology @RWJMS and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital shares how people from minority backgrounds are effected by Alzheimer's. @rutgersifh

Research is underway to explore factors that impact health and wellbeing. You can help! Learn more about the NJHealth Study: njhealthstudy.rutgers.edu/en/faq

Using NJHealth Study data, study co-investigator @MaraSheftel @RutgersCSHP presented research on social wellbeing and the risk of loneliness in immigrant groups at @geronsociety Annual Scientific Meeting #GSA2025.

Our team members attended KinderSmile Foundation's Community Health Event in Trenton this weekend to talk to attendees about our study. The event was held in partnership with @MercerStFriends and @ramusaorg to promote oral health & access to healthcare.

Learn about our study on how life events and stress affect health. Your input is valuable. Join us! njhealthstudy.rutgers.edu/en

NJHealth Study participant highlight 🌟↓

Check out our spring NJHealth Highlights newsletter 🌼 sharing all the latest updates on the study including: ➤ volunteer survey progress ➤ spotlights on participants & researchers ➤ preview of data ➤ new location & more! mailchi.mp/1bbcc7da765e/n…

Authors include: Joel Cantor, Dawne Mouzon, @williamhu43, Stephanie Bergren @HeyStephB, @MaraSheftel, Steven Cohen, Katherine Morton, Dinesh Mendhe, Margaret Koller & Paul Duberstein.

The NJHealth Study was designed to examine life stressors and learn how they influence health. Our design paper was published in @BMJ_Open - check it out! 🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3/e…