Local Monkeypox Response

For our local Monkeypox response, HealthierJC is partnering

with HyacinthNJ to offer limited Jynneos vaccines by appointment only.

Please call to inquire about your eligibility at 201-706-3480

Monkeypox & What You Need to Know per the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

• CDC is tracking an outbreak of monkeypox that has spread across several countries that don’t normally report monkeypox, including the United States.
• The monkeypox virus is spreading mostly through close, intimate contact with someone who has monkeypox.
• You can take steps to prevent getting monkeypox and lower your risk during sex.
• CDC recommends vaccination for people who have been exposed to monkeypox and people who are at higher risk of being exposed to monkeypox.
• If you have any symptoms of monkeypox, talk to your healthcare provider, even if you don’t think you had contact with someone who has monkeypox.
• CDC is urging healthcare providers in the United States to be alert for patients who have rash illnesses consistent with monkeypox.

For more info, go to: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/index.html

Find Help with the HealthierJC Social Services Portal!

Do you find it difficult or overwhelming to search for basic resources like Healthcare Services, Food or Housing?

If you answered yes, then we are here to help! We partnered with Find Help (formerly the company Aunt Bertha) to better connect our residents to the services they need.

Presenting  Find Help –a social services search engine to connect you to the resources you need, right here in Jersey City.

Just enter your Zip Code and start exploring!

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Thank you for visiting our HealthierJC Partner Portal!

For live updates on health events & communicable disease response,

be sure to follow us on Twitter at #HealthierJC 

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Congratulations to our first round of mini-grantees!

Alzheimer’s New Jersey – $2,500 Award
Character Enrichment Society – $2,500
Church World Services – $2,500
Farms in the Heights – $2,500
Haven Community Respite – $840
Jackson Hill Main Street Management Corporation – $2,500
Riverview Neighborhood Association – $2,500
Safe Streets JC – $2,500
Samuel R. Shelton VFW Post 2294 – $2,500
Sgt. Anthony Park Neighborhood Association – $2,500
Women Rising – $2,050

To learn more about how these partners will use their grant awards to address Jersey City’s Urgent Health Priorities, visit our award section https://healthierjc.com/grant-awards/