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Broken Promises to the People of Newark: A Historical Review of the Newark Uprising, the Newark Agreements, and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School's Commitments to Newark.
Franklin, Rosy C; Behmer Hansen, Ryan A; Pierce, Jean M; Tsitouras, Diomedes J; Mazzola, Catherine A.
  • Franklin RC; New Jersey Pediatric Neuroscience Institute, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA.
  • Behmer Hansen RA; New Jersey Pediatric Neuroscience Institute, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA.
  • Pierce JM; Health Professionals and Allied Employees, Emerson, NJ 07630, USA.
  • Tsitouras DJ; American Association of University Professors, Biomedical and Health Sciences of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
  • Mazzola CA; Department of Neurosurgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 18(4)2021 02 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1090328
ABSTRACT
Many have referred to the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis and intertwined issues of structural racism as "twin pandemics". As healthcare workers in Newark, New Jersey, a city heavily affected by the twin pandemics, we recognize that health workforce changes must be grounded in our community's recent history. The objective of this essay is to briefly describe the relationship between organized medicine, state and local leaders, and the people of Newark. We begin with a discussion of Newark in the 1950s and 1960s its people experienced poor socioeconomic conditions, terrible medical care, and the many sequelae of abhorrent racism. Plans to establish a New Jersey Medical School in Newark's Central Ward also threatened to displace many residents from their homes. We then describe the Newark Agreements of 1968, which formalized a social contract between the state, business leaders, and people of Newark. In part, the Medical School committed to indefinitely promoting public health in Newark. We share progress towards this goal. Finally, we document key healthcare administrative decisions facing our community today. Stakeholder opinions are shared. We conclude that the Newark Agreements set an important standard for communities across the country. Creative solutions to healthcare policy may be realized through extensive community collaboration.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Schools, Medical / Public Health / Health Promotion Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph18042117

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Schools, Medical / Public Health / Health Promotion Type of study: Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph18042117