NJ: Jennie Blakney

PRONOUNS: she, her, hers

REGION: Reg 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI)

EMAIL: jennie.blakney@doh.nj.gov

ROLE: SAHC

TITLE: Coordinator, Health Projects 3/ State Adolescent Health Coordinator/ GLS Principal Investigator

POSITION FUNDING SOURCE: Title V/Maternal and Child Health block grant, PREP grant, SRAE grant, Other Position Funding Source Garrett Lee Smith Tribal/State Youth Suicide Prevention Grant

LOCATION IN DOH: Title V/Maternal and Child health

GRANTS MANAGED: Title V/MCH block grant (AH specific components), PREP, SRAE, Other Grants (write-in) School Health, Pediatric Mental Health, MCH Adolescent Health Professional Services (NJAAP) Mercer County Traumatic Loss Coalition and Garrett Lee Smith Tribal/State Youth Suicide Prevention Grant

NPMs MANAGED: NPM #9: Bullying

EXPERTISE/RESPONSIBILITIES: Abstinence education, Health equity, Healthy relationships, Mental health, Nutrition/physical activity, Positive Youth Development, Risk and protective factors (resilience | strengths | assets), School health, Sexuality education, Social determinants of health, STIs/HIV/AIDS, Suicide prevention, Teen parenting, Teen pregnancy prevention, Youth engagement, Youth leadership/YABs