December Wed, 2021
New Report: Public Health Observations and Attitudes in New Jersey
Rutgers scholars Jeanne Herb and Ashley Koning have released “Enhancing Local Public Health Capacity in New Jersey: Opportunities for Modernization,” a new report that assesses challenges and opportunities of local public health in New Jersey.
November Sun, 1986
TOXIC WASTES IN NEW JERSEY: PUBLIC CONCERN IS ON THE RISE; MOST OPPOSE TREATMENT PLANT IN OWN COMMUNITY
After declining somewhat over the past several years, public concern over the problem of toxic and chemical wastes is on the rise again in New Jersey, according to the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll, The number of New Jerseyans who say they are personally “very concerned” over this issue has increased to nearly 7-in-10, while four-in-every-five residents continue to say that toxic waste cleanup is a “very serious” problem in the state. Two-thirds of New Jerseyans feel toxic wastes pose a direct threat to their family’s health.
October Sun, 1986
NEW JERSEYANS SEE DRUG ABUSE AS SERIOUS PROBLEM; PUBLIC SUPPORTS DRUG TESTING FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS
Nearly 80 percent of New Jerseyans feel the problem of illegal drug abuse in the state is “very serious,” and a clear majority supports the idea of mandatory drug testing in the workplace, according to the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll
March Sun, 1986
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME: NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS FAVOR ALLOWING CHILDREN WITH AIDS TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL; PUBLIC VERY AWARE, FAIRLY CONCERNED, BUT ONLY PARTLY INFORMED ABOUT THE DISEASE
Over 80 percent of the New Jersey public feels that children with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, should be allowed to attend schools, according to the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll. There is some disagreement, however, on whether these children should be allowed to attend regular classes or if they should be taught separately.