The digital platform from Chicago-based Prepared Health will launch at Jefferson’s Cherry Hill, Stratford and Washington Township hospitals.

The funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will support North Hudson Community Action Corp., a Federally Qualified Health Center with locations in Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties.

New Jersey leaders should pursue a broad range of policy options to expand opportunity so that everyone in the state—no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they make—can live the healthiest life possible, according to the results of a report released April 17 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Under the terms of the collaborative agreement, Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals will receive an exclusive license to commercialize Fibrocell’s lead gene therapy candidate in the United States.

In New Jersey, an estimated 3,000 kids under the age of 18 become smokers every year. It is also estimated that 143,000 youth under the age of 18 in New Jersey will eventually die prematurely from tobacco use.

"From prenatal care to immunizations to special health needs, this funding is crucial to improving health care services for low-income families throughout the state," N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez said.

The hospital's HIRE Learning Nurse Residency Program is the first acute care program in New Jersey, and the 86th in the nation, to be accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Practice Transition Accreditation Program.

While 61 percent of residents said they have given at least some thought to their end-of-life medical care just 30 percent have prepared documents detailing their desires, according to the latest New Jersey Health Matters poll from the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, in partnership with the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling.

“What we found should encourage even the busiest medical students and physicians,” said lead author Dr. Periel Shapiro, an MD candidate at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. “There are shorter, sustainable ways to bring meditation into your life, and they can help you reduce stress and depression and improve your medical study and practice.”

In his new role, Dr. Daniel Finch will lead the team that offers clinical urgent care psychiatric services as well as lead the development of business relationships and processes.

The all-cash deal is expected to help Somerset-based Catalent expand its capabilities to develop specialized and costly gene therapy treatments.