Facebook Twitter Linkedin On November 14, the Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee and the Assembly Children, Families, and Food Security Committee heard testimony from invited speakers concerning the condition of child care in New Jersey and how the State’s child care industry can be sustained and expanded. Watch ACNJ testimonies. Winifred testifies on how […]
Category: Infants and Toddlers
Did you know asthma-related hospital visits are back on the rise?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Alena Siddiqui Data Analyst For more information on this topic or kids count data, contact Alena at asiddiqui@acnj.org Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs. Common asthma triggers are air pollution, secondhand smoke, physical exercise, and mold to name a few. Some common symptoms of asthma include shortness of breath, […]
Nurturing Growth: Who Supports Black Breastfeeding Mothers?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Guest: Toshira Maldonado, M.Ed., CPE, CD (CCI) Certified perinatal educator, full-spectrum doula, and co-founder of Most Beautiful W.O.M.B. Interviewer: Al-Nisa Murray, CLC, CHC, MPH Lactation consultant, co-chair of the Maternal Infant Health Group, and member of ACNJ’s New Jersey Parent Leadership Council Co-Authored by: Keith Haddad, Staff Writer and Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos, Outreach […]
Did you know Infant Mental Health is EVERYONE’S Business?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Diane Dellanno Senior Policy Analyst For more information on this topic, contact Diane at ddellanno@acnj.org Celebrate Babies Week is here! Join us, along with the NJ Association for Infant Mental Health (NJ-AIMH) and the Montclair State University Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health (CAECMH), as well as the Alliance […]
Child Care 101 Series: Family Child Care Vs Child Care Centers
Finding child care in New Jersey is challenging. This third video of the Child Care 101 series explores the difference between family child care and a child care center. View other videos in the Child Care 101 Series
