Service Providers

Thank you for joining us as we work toward achieving Nurture NJ’s mission to make New Jersey the safest, most equitable place in the nation to deliver and raise a baby. On this page, you will be able to find the recommended activities and associated resources to aid you and your fellow service providers along the way in implementing the plan.

Click on the STEP below that represents where you are in the process of supporting Nurture NJ.

If you are just beginning, click on Step-1.
If you have been implementing your NNJ action areas for more than three months, click on Step-2.
If you are more than six months into implementation, click on Step-3.
Finally, if you have been working on Nurture NJ initiatives more for than nine months, click on Step-4.

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

These recommendations apply to you if you are one of the following:

Employees
Food Systems
Regional Health Hubs
Social Service Providers
Task Forces
Transportation

We are thrilled to work in community with you. Welcome aboard!

Recommendation 4.2

Through a statewide communications campaign, promote a fundamental shift in ideology around the role of life course experiences, and environmental and social exposures on the health of women and infants.

Activities to Begin in Support of 4.2

Service providers should read and discuss the key themes and topics of the Nurture NJ Strategic Plan, including the effect of racism on health, the need for transformative change to achieve racial equity.

Tools, Resources and Models

II.1, Colorado Health Equity Assessment Tool
II.2, Assessing Organizational Racial Justice
New Jersey ACES Report The report details challenges health providers and stakeholders face to address ACEs in New Jersey and lays out opportunities and actions for a statewide response.

Recommendation 2.1

State departments and agencies, in partnership with the private sector, nonprofits, community leaders, and funders, should develop an infrastructure for community-level power- and knowledge-building in communities with high Black maternal and infant mortality. These activities can be done in coordination with the place-based pilots in Recommendation 3.1.

Activities to Begin in Support of 2.1

Participate in community organizing to listen to Black women’s experiences, develop policy recommendations, and key public messages.

Tools, Resources and Models

Nurture NJ Strategic Plan Companion Document: A Deeper Dive into Data and Key Concepts.

Recommendation 8.1

Regional health hubs should work collaboratively with state departments and agencies, private funders, community/grassroots groups, and academic leaders on a landscape analysis in the state’s Black maternal and infant health hotspots. This work will inform the development of the place-based pilots described in Recommendation 3.1.

Activities to Begin in Support of 8.1

Service providers should participate in the partnership and familiarize themselves with the other available services—or lack thereof—in their immediate region to serve women and infants, including preventive health care, transportation, healthy food choices, and secure economic opportunities. Getting to know the regional layout and identifying gaps will help to ensure long-term multisector collaboration for place-based initiatives.

Recommendation 7.2

The Department of Human Services and Department of Health should ensure access to affordable, equitable, and integrated behavioral healthcare at all times over the life course.

Activities to Begin in Support of 7.2

Service providers should pledge to decrease the stigma around substance abuse treatment and focus on facilitating and normalizing recovery to promote good health.

Tools, Resources and Models

III.4 IHI-Recover Hope/ Change the Narrative Pledge

Recommendation 8.4

Develop multi-sector efforts to address the specific issue of transportation access for women.

Activities to Begin in Support of 8.4

Service providers should work with state and federal government departments and agencies on fair, transparent solutions to federal and state rules (known as “anti- kickback” regulations) that prevent providers from advertising free or reduced transportation or offering such services to new patients.

Recommendation 4.6

Ensure understanding of the importance of human-centered and trauma-informed care practices and expand use among all program planners and providers (health and non-health).

Activities to Begin in Support of 4.6

Providers of essential services, who are critically important interface for pregnant women and women with young children, should commit to learning the principles of trauma-informed practices, which promote a culture of safety and empowerment, and help to build resilience in women and children even later in life.

Tools, Resources and Models

SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach
CDC: 6 Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Approach
New Jersey ACES Report The report details challenges health providers and stakeholders face to address ACEs in New Jersey and lays out opportunities and actions for a statewide response.