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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday July 12, 2020 ( 19 items )  

Acta Paediatrica Journal Issues Research Articles in August 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 11 -- Acta Paediatrica, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers neonatal, developmental, child health, environment and psychosomatic pediatrics from the Foundation Acta Paediatrica, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 edition: ACTA PAEDIATRICA PERSPECTIVES: * Psychopathological problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic and possible prevention with music therapy A DIFFERENT VIEWS: * Paediatric ethical issues during th  more

American Journal of Industrial Medicine Issues Research Articles in August 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 11 -- The American Journal of Industrial Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features occupational and environmental health and safety, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2020 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Demographic considerations in analyzing decedents by usual occupation * Association between longest-held occupation and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits receipt * Hematologic malignancy in tanker crewmembers:  more

Applied Psychology-Health & Well Being Journal Issues Research Articles in July 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 9 -- Applied Psychology-Health and Well Being, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features clinical, health, counseling, educational, sport, cross-cultural and environmental psychology from the International Association of Applied Psychology, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2020 edition: Original Articles: * The Effects of Goal Framing on Energy Drink Consumption: The Moderating Role of Temporal Framing * Does Listening to Music Reg  more

BAYADA is Recognized for Client Satisfaction With SHPBest Awards and Hospice Honors Elite Awards
MOORESTOWN, New Jersey, July 7 -- BAYADA Home Health Care issued the following news: BAYADA announced that six of its home health offices were recognized for excellence in client satisfaction with SHP(TM) Best Awards from Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP), while four of BAYADA's hospice offices were honored as Hospice Honors Elite Award winners in the HEALTHCAREfirst by ResMed 2020 Hospice CAHPS Honors Elite Awards program. The annual SHPBest program was created to acknowledge home health ag  more

Black, Indigenous & People of Color Mental Health Matters Even More During the COVID-19 Pandemic
MERCERVILLE, New Jersey, July 7 -- The New Jersey Association for Mental Health and Addiction Agencies issued the following news release: The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted a gap in the accessibility to treatment for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, compared to the general population. The APM Research Lab has independently compiled mortality data for Washington D.C. and 45 states. The data suggests that Black individualsexperience the highest overall mortality ra  more

Council on American-Islamic Relations-NJ Signs Joint Letter Supporting Lawsuit Challenging New Jersey's 'Ballot Line' System
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, July 7 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on July 6: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) joined a coalition of organizations in support of a lawsuit brought byProgressive Democrats of New Jersey challenging the constitutionality of New Jersey's "Ballot Line" system. The lawsuit filed today in the United States Court for the District of New Jersey challenges the constitutionality   more

Did You Miss Recent Public Funds Public Schools Webinars? They Are Now Available Online
NEWARK, New Jersey, July 7 -- Public Funds Public Schools issued the following news: Public Funds Public Schools (PFPS) recently launched a webinar series on timely topics related to private school vouchers. You can now access recordings of these informative presentations on the PFPS website. The first installment in PFPS's webinar series, "Public Education: The Cornerstone of Democracy," featured Professor Julie Fisher Mead from the University of Wisconsin. Her presentation provided a concret  more

Diversity & Distributions Journal Issues Research Articles in August 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 7 -- Diversity and Distributions, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features conservation of biodiversity, application of island biogeographic principles, developing paradigms, models and frameworks for risk assessment, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2020 edition: BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH: * Temporal homogenization of functional and beta diversity in bird communities of the Swiss Alps * Unusual but consistent latitudinal patterns i  more

Diversity & Distributions Journal Issues Research Articles in July 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 30 -- Diversity and Distributions, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features conservation of biodiversity, application of island biogeographic principles, developing paradigms, models and frameworks for risk assessment, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2020 edition: BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH: * Quantifying spatiotemporal occupancy dynamics and multi-year core-use areas at a species range boundary * Projecting changes in the distributio  more

Federal Court Hearing on Child Welfare Progress in New Jersey: Release of CSSP Monitoring Report for the Charlie and Nadine H V. Murphy Sustainability and Exit Plan
NEWARK, New Jersey, July 9 -- The Center for the Study of Social Policy issued the following news release: On Monday, July 13th, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP), Federal Court Monitors for the Charlie and Nadine H. v. Murphy child welfare reform litigation, will release a new monitoring report documenting improvements that New Jersey's Department of Children and Families (DCF) has made toward meeting the requirements of the Sustainability and Exit Plan (SEP) negotiated as part   more

Hispanic Federation Board Elects Banco Popular EVP Chinea As Chairman
NEW YORK, July 10 -- The Hispanic Federation issued the following news release: Hispanic Federation announces the election of Manuel Chinea of Popular Bank as chairman of the organization's board of directors. Chinea is Chief Operating Officer of Popular Bank, a division of Popular, Inc., a leading financial institution with over $52 billion in assets and operations in Puerto Rico, the mainland U.S. and the Virgin Islands. Popular Bank has operations in New York, New Jersey and South Florida.   more

Journal of Applied Toxicology Issues Research Articles in August 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 11 -- The Journal of Applied Toxicology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it publishes articles on mechanistic, fundamental and applied research on toxicity of drugs and chemicals at the molecular, cellular, tissue, target organ and whole body level, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 edition: REVIEW ARTICLES: * Benzene and its effects on cell signaling pathways related to hematopoiesis and leukemia RESEARCH ARTICLES:   more

Journal of Personality Issues Research Articles in August 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 7 -- The Journal of Personality, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on personality and behavior dynamics, development and individual differences in the cognitive, affective and interpersonal domains, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2020 edition: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: * Within-person variability in curiosity during daily life and associations with well-being * The role of personality in retirement adjustment: Longitudinal evid  more

New Jersey Association of Mental Health & Addiction Agencies: BIPOC Mental Health Matters Even More During COVID-19 Pandemic
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 7 -- The New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies issued the following news release: The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted a gap in the accessibility to treatment for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, compared to the general population. The APM Research Lab has independently compiled mortality data for Washington D.C. and 45 states. The data suggests that Black individualsexperience the highest overall mortality rates a  more

New Jersey School Boards Association's COVID-19/School Restart Center: Arts Ed Guidance, Electronic Procurement, New Sample Policies
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 11 -- The New Jersey School Boards Association issued the following news release: New additions to the NJSBA COVID-19/School Restart Center include guidance on arts education, an update on electronic procurement, and new NJSBA sample policies to implement New Jersey's "Road Back" plan. September Ready Fall 2020 Guidance for Arts Education (https://www.artsednj.org/wp-content/uploads/NJ-September-Ready-Arts-Ed-Guidance.pdf) A comprehensive, 126-page document from Arts   more

Open Space Institute: Statement on Northern New Jersey Greenway Project
NEW YORK, July 7 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following statement: The Open Space Institute, with the support of many local and regional partners, including the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition and the September 11th National Memorial Trail, is actively working with Norfolk Southern Rail Corporation to acquire nearly nine miles of out-of-use trackbed and right-of-way for a greenway-related project in Essex and Hudson Counties. As Norfolk Southern has recently begun their process to   more

Physicians for Reproductive Health: SCOTUS Birth Control Ruling Harmful
NEW YORK, July 10 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following statement on July 9 by Board Chair Kristyn Brandi: The Supreme Court ruled in Little Sisters of the Poor vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of New Jersey that employers can control what birth control people can access. * * * "Today's Supreme Court decision lets stand harmful Trump administration rules weakening access to birth control. As a result of today's ruling, a person could lose birth control coverage  more

Transboundary & Emerging Diseases Journal Issues Research Articles in July 2020 Edition
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 7 -- Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features pathogenesis, epidemiology, statistical modeling, diagnostics, biosecurity issues, genomics, vaccine development and rapid communication of new outbreaks, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2020 edition: RAPID COMMUNICATIONS: * Absence of Hepatitis E virus circulation in wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus ) and Iberian hares (Lepus granatensi  more

Transportation Labor Applauds Senators Who Call for $32 Billion for America's Transit Systems
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The AFL-CIO's Department of Transportation Trades issued the following statement by President Larry Willis applauding Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, and a group of 26 Senators for urging Senate leadership to prioritize $32 billion in emergency support for the nation's public transit systems amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis: "We applaud Sen. Robert Menendez and 26 of his Senate colleagues for recognizing the true costs the Coronavirus pandemic has had on our nation  more