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Article Quotes Nicholson's Raquel Mazon Jeffers on New Jersey Population Health Summit
An article published in NJ Spotlight covers New Jersey’s first Population Health Summit, convened on September 14, 2016 by the Department of Health (DOH). The article quotes senior healthcare program officer Raquel Mazon Jeffers, who called the Summit a “significant step” and praised the DOH leadership for convening the event.
Learn More: NJ Spotlight Health Affairs “Grantwatch” Blog Publishes Op-Ed by Nicholson Staff
In an Op-Ed for the Health Affairs “Grantwatch” Blog, Joan Randell and Raquel Mazon Jeffers describe the Foundation-supported NJ Pain Care Collaborative, and posit that adopting evidence-based pain care can not only reduce overprescribing of prescription pain medication, but also act as a catalyst for greater primary care transformation.
Learn More: Health Affairs