February is American Heart Month, a federally designated event, which is a great way to remind Americans to focus on their hearts and encourage them to get their families, friends and communities involved. Together, we can build a culture of health where making the healthy choice is the easy choice. Growth in web traffic 2018 vs 2017: Page views 2017: 1,932 2018: 4,273 *Increase of 121% Unique Page views 2017: 1,607 2018: 2,919 *Increase of 81.6%

Madison Little is always searching beyond what is in front of him; physically and intellectually. Throughout his youth, the senior from Crosswicks, New Jersey, received premium medical treatment as he suffered from a chronic illness. The experience got Little wondering about how he would have fared if he lived somewhere else.  Primarily, why wouldn’t someone elsewhere in the world, or in the United States, receive the same care he had?

New technology and a positive attitude help a Point Pleasant Beach woman fight breast cancer.

Film festivals, art galleries, museums, and cultural events give Rutgers students endless ways to have fun and explore—and expand—their interests. You can revel in the creativity of others, or you can be the one who’s working on a theater production or staging an art show.

Email deployed to mailing list in order to promote heart month events within the community and drive viewers to HMH Cardiovascular site for additional information and services. Campaign: Heart Month Events and HRA Deployed: February 7 at 6:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Subject Line: Get to the heart of the matter Total Emails Delivered: 42,764 Open Rate: 12.8% Number of People who Opened Email: 5,226 CTR: 1.8% Effective Rate: 14.5%

Editorial calendar for 2018 Heart Month. Content shared to HMH Instagram, Facebook, Twitter throughout month. 449 CV-related strategic messages were posted on social Over 423,000 consumers were reached through the over 400 CV-related strategic messages posted on social (+55.9%) $500 ($250 each) spent on boosted posts: Southern NJ post focused on promoting the Heart Health Risk Assessment Reached 11,888 consumers (+175%) Received 200 engagements Northern NJ post focused on promoting the Heart Health Risk Assessment Reached 10,431 consumers (+76.7%) Received 621 engagements (+54.8%) #HMHHasHeart statistics (Instagram, Twitter, FB) Nearly 60 users (number of users using the hashtag) Over 259,000 impressions (+123%) 67 Facebook Frame downloads

The first intercollegiate Ultimate Frisbee game ever is played at Rutgers behind the College Avenue Gym on the approximate location where the first football game was played exactly 103 years earlier.

Internal Team Member Step Challenge for Heart Month Summary: Hackensack Meridian Health will be kicking off our second annual Step Challenge for team members. One of the most important actions you can take toward maintaining a healthy heart is physical activity. To celebrate Heart Month, we invite you to increase the number of daily steps you take, and join us in achieving 50 million steps across the network. Materials: Internal communications ie. email and intranet posts, step challenge web page w/form submission, poster, flyer, plasma screen Results: Step Challenge Page Visits: 1,585 Steps: 52,140,334 (34m in 2017)

Internal page for team members. Heart Month page was regularly updated throughout February 2018 with news, announcements, and events.

Immunotherapy gives Jackson woman a healthy, active outlook with less time in the hospital.

With convenient locations throughout Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties, Meridian Center for Sleep Medicine locations are close to home, so you can feel at ease during your overnight sleep study.

Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH) is a universitywide initiative working to address the issues of hunger across the state of New Jersey. By bringing together the resources of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, RAH works to increase awareness of hunger, encourage activism and service to tackle hunger, stimulate research to assist those in need, and provide immediate relief through food drives and other events to raise money and collect food.

No matter what your situation, whether you’re a first-year student wondering about meal plans or a graduate student on the prowl for a late-night snack, Rutgers delivers with a bounty of delicious choices when you’re looking for a meal (or just something to satisfy the munchies).

With its five residential campuses, Rutgers University–New Brunswick offers students a variety of housing options. Each campus offers a distinct living experience, with choices ranging from large, lively residence halls to small, intimate houses. Wherever you decide to live, you’ll be a short walk or bus ride from classes, dining halls, cafés, libraries, and recreation facilities.