Micro to Macro The Future of the Raritan Friday, June 8, 2018 Kathleen G. Ludwig Global Village Learning Center, Rutgers Douglass Campus, New...
Events
EAC Karen Lowrie co-facilitates PHCI workshop in southern NJ
Karen Lowrie co-facilitated a workshop on May 9 at the Rutgers Atlantic Cape campus with Leigh Ann Von Hagen as part of the Planning Health...
Micro to Macro: The Future of the Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony – 10th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
Micro to Macro The Future of the Raritan Friday, June 8, 2018 Kathleen W. Ludwig Global Village Learning Center, Douglass Honors College, New...
Bloustein School hosts Dr. Brian Smedley – March 27
Bloustein School hosts Dr. Brian Smedley March 27 lecture on “Place, Race and Poverty: Advancing Health Equity in New Jersey and Nationally.” Event...
Bloustein School joins Sustainable Jersey and New Jersey League of Conservation Voters in hosting Mayor’s Climate Summit
Bloustein School joins Sustainable Jersey and New Jersey League of Conservation Voters in hosting Mayor's Climate Summit Learn more about it here: ...
Join EAC for HIA: Incorporating Health into Planning & Decision-Making – Feb 23
Join EAC for an upcoming training course, Health Impact Assessment: Incorporating Health into Planning and Decision-Making, offered through the...
Bloustein School Co-sponsors Sustainable Jersey Mayors Climate Summit – February 3
Bloustein School co-sponsors Sustainable Jersey Mayors Climate summit. February 3, 2018. Read more or register:...
Bloustein School hosts Dr. Thomas Burke – January 30
Bloustein School hosts Dr. Thomas Burke January 30, 2018 lecture on “Adapting to Change: Environmental Science and Policy in the Age of Trump....
GPS & Drone Workshops co-sponsored by CRSSA
Are you interested in learning how to use your smartphone or tablet as a GPS or GIS data collector while you’re out in the field? Are you curious...
Save the Date – First Consortium Meeting of Academic Year
Join us for lunch and to kick off another great year of working with other Rutgers faculty, staff and students on Raritan related research,...
Recent Products
Research Summary of State Policies for Increasing Access to Nature for People with Disabilities
First, we discuss federal policies that increase public recreation access to the outdoors, in order to understand how states have used this context to inform their own efforts to increase outdoor access. Using policy examples from twelve states (Alaska, California,...
Access to Nature for People with Disabilities: Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities
This white paper explores the physical and mental health benefits of outdoor recreation and nature, focusing on those with disabilities. The paper has four sections. Section 1 examines the physical health benefits of access to outdoor recreation and nature, such as...
Implementing the energy transition: lessons from New Jersey’s residential solar industry
Abstract A desire to shift from fossil fuels to non-carbon-emitting energy sources has become an imperative supported by national, state, and local policies. In the U.S., a diverse array of policies at multiple levels of government have helped the solar industry...
Effect of heatwaves on PM2.5 levels in apartments of low-income elderly population. A case study using low-cost air quality monitors
Abstract Heatwaves are known to result in negative health effects in general and especially in vulnerable populations. At the same time, the effect of high outdoor temperatures on indoor air quality is largely unknown. To start filling this knowledge gap, we recruited...