Culture of Health Prize
Trenton won the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's prize, the first New Jersey community ever to win.
Health and environment
Health & Environment.
Cleaner air, healthier neighborhoods, and a city that takes climate and public health seriously — from lead cleanup to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize.
Accomplishments
What Mayor Reed delivered.
Cleaning up East Trenton
The city worked with the EPA to clean lead-contaminated soil at two parks, a library, and school grounds, and the Historic Potteries site joined the federal Superfund list.
A neighborhood health clinic
The city's first neighborhood clinic opened on Olden Avenue, offering vaccines, checkups, and podiatry and mental health services.
More trees
A forestry plan cut the tree maintenance backlog 60 percent in its first year, and new state funding will plant 700 more trees.
Brownfields
EPA awarded Trenton a $300,000 Brownfields assessment grant in 2021 and selected the city for $500,000 in 2026.
Serving vulnerable residents
$4 million in federal funds helped house 545 people, most of them youth and veterans.
Clean transportation
Five electric school buses, electric shuttles, and new charging stations.
COVID response
The Health Department led the city's vaccination and testing effort and delivered protective equipment to homes.