Follow Salem Podcast Talks Community Health With Paul DiLorenzo, Executive Director Salem Health And Wellness Foundation

Follow Salem Podcast host Dean Johnson, Editor-in-Chief of Follow South Jersey, sits down with Paul DiLorenzo, Executive Director of Salem Health and Wellness Foundation. Photo credit: Christian Oberly.

SALEM, N.J. — On this week’s Follow Salem Podcast, we talk with Paul DiLorenzo, Executive Director of the Salem Health and Wellness Foundation. The foundation supports non-profit organizations with community health related initiatives, and, since its founding in 2002, has awarded nearly $59 million in grants.

DiLorenzo has worked with several service organizations over the past 40 years including the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance, Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative Center for States among others. He has been with the Salem Health and Wellness Foundation since October, 2022.

On this episode, hear about several health related topics such as specific work the foundation supports and social determinants of health that include housing, transportation, food access, education, job opportunities, literacy skills, and environmental factors.

Watch Episode 7 of Follow Salem Podcast below or listen on Spotify by clicking here.


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