AP Photo/Seth WenigSherrill will be sworn in as New Jersey’s 57th chief executive in Newark on Tuesday
AP Photo/Seth WenigSherrill will be sworn in as New Jersey’s 57th chief executive in Newark on Tuesday

Murphy discussed maternal health initiatives, FIFA World Cup
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)Long-term Family Connects NJ funding unsettled as state expected to reckon with federal cuts
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)The nurses visit new mothers at home within two weeks of hospital discharge

The Family Connects NJ model encourages us as advocates to highlight health disparities and work to find solutions to minimize their impact
(NJ Spotlight News)The site of the facility in Trenton has not yet been made public

Optimism about new approach to addressing poor maternal and infant health in the region
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Murphy always said her interest in maternal health had nothing to do with politics
(Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative)Family Connects NJ is already changing lives of new mothers and babies in five counties, administration wants to expand its reach

Everyone benefits when society invests in families at the earliest, most essential stages of a child’s life
NJ Spotlight NewsNJ Spotlight News series looks at challenges and possible solutions
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)NJ Spotlight News series looks at New Jersey challenges and possible solutions
John MooneyThe impact of new home-visit program is palpable, nurses involved say
(NJ Spotlight News)Family Connects NJ, now in five counties, will expand to the entire state

The program will start in five counties before being expanded statewide