Mapping Maternal Health in New Jersey
Principal Investigator:
Muchomba, Felix
Investigator:
Cantor, Joel C.
Funding Agency:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), Policies for Action Program (P4A)
Project Dates:
2020
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2022
Contact Information:
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Status:
Past
In spite of its comparatively low poverty rate and high average income, NJ has the fourth highest maternal mortality rate with large geographic and racial/ethnic disparities. To conduct research addressing this issue, Rutgers Assistant Professor of Social Work Felix Muchomba received a highly competitive award from a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program intended to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in policy and law research among early career investigators. In this project Dr. Muchomba is using linked NJ birth and hospital utilization data to examine policy levers that have the potential to improve maternal health and reduce disparities. CSHP Director Joel Cantor serves as career mentor to Dr. Muchomba.