Believe in a Healthy Newark

believe in a healthy newark (bhn) coalition facilitates, develops and implements programming that seeks to create a culture of health in the south and west wards of newark. led by a diverse set of cross-sector partners, the steering committee was formed in 2014 and was awarded a 4-year new jersey healthcare initiatives communities moving into action grant in 2015. currently, the coalition partners to bridge the gaps in information and services in three impact areas: healthy homes, focused on lead poisoning and asthma reduction; food and fitness focused on access to healthy food and recreation; and adverse childhood experiences (aces) focused on awareness and education. the creation of the three impact teams has brought together a wide-ranging group of community-based organizations working in partnership to reduce disparities by addressing the social determinants of health.