A collaborative effort between DEP and the New Jersey State Office of Innovation, the Transportation Needs Index is a data-driven analysis tool that highlights areas where high demographic needs intersect with limited transit access, helping to identify areas for potential transportation investments. These locations include those where transportation may not be meeting the needs of all residents, especially for populations traditionally underserved by transportation services or left out of transportation decisions in the past.

The U.S. Occupational & Physical Therapy Services Market size was valued at USD 49.19 USD Billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 85.40 USD Billion by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.2 % during the forecast period. Occupational Therapy Services help individuals in the recovery of everyday activities with their bodies and their surroundings while Physical Therapy Services assist people in regaining normal body functions. OT concentrates on the development of fine hand coordination and cognitive capabilities during general activities such as dressing or cooking PT targets the strengthening and improvement of mobility and flexibility through exercise and manual therapy. Among the key features include: Individual Education Programs, accommodations and assistive technology, and physical and occupational therapy. These services are used in different facilities for instance hospitals and clinics and even at the patients’ homes. The strategies that the current US market trends have mentioned show rising demands for aging populations, rising therapeutic technologies, and rising awareness of the overall health approach. Recent developments include: February 2023 - Select Medical Corporation entered into a joint venture agreement with AtlantiCare to meet the rising demand for in-patient and outpatient rehabilitative care by establishing an in-patient hospital and 13 outpatient physical therapy centers in Southeastern New Jersey., September 2022 - U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. acquired a six-clinic physical therapy practice in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The company expanded its market presence through this acquisition and strengthened its market position., June 2022- Upstream Rehabilitation Inc. acquired Crescent Physical Therapy services provider in South Carolina. With this acquisition, the company aimed to grow and expand its services in more underserved communities in the state., February 2022 - Athletico Physical Therapy acquired Pivot Health Solutions, an onsite health and occupational health service provider. Through this acquisition, the company strengthened its market presence in the country's eastern region., December 2021 - ATI Physical Therapy acquired Auburn Physical Therapy, comprising four clinics in East Central Michigan. With this acquisition, the company strengthened its position in Michigan with its presence in more than 85 locations.. Key drivers for this market are: Growing Prevalence of Psoriasis to Boost Treatment Demand. Potential restraints include: Reimbursement Capping for Therapies to Impede Market Growth. Notable trends are: Increasing Number of Hospitals and ASCs Identified as Significant Market Trend.

MY-Health is a cross sectional study where a population-based sample of 5,500 adult cancer patients were be recruited for a mailed survey (with telephone follow-up of non-responders) to evaluate the equivalence of PROMIS measures across socio-demographic and clinical sub-groups. Patients diagnosed with any of seven cancers were eligible (female breast cancer, uterine and cervical cancers, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, non- small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) to ensure a wide age range of adults (ages 21-84) with varying treatment experiences and potential symptoms. MY-Health focused on seven domains that are important to cancer outcomes and that are relevant to other chronic diseases: pain, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, fatigue, social function, and physical function. Since MY-Health is a “validation” study focusing on minorities and the underserved, racial/ethnic minorities drawn from 4 registries in 3 states (California, New Jersey, Louisiana) were oversampled Study Aims Use item-response theory (analysis of Differential Item Function (DIF)) to evaluate the measurement properties of PROMIS item banks across age and race/ethnic groups from a population-based sample of cancer patients. Evaluate the ability of PROMIS measures to detect differences in population-based patient outcomes across age, race-ethnicity, and cancer sub-groups defined by type, stage/severity, comorbidity, treatments, and disease phase (known-groups, construct validity). Evaluate the responsiveness of measures to detect clinically meaningful changes in selected health-related quality of life domains. To estimate cancer-specific population norms by patient age, severity, and other clinically important characteristics.