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Jackie Roman is a healthcare reporter at NJ.com and The Star-Ledger. She covers a range of topics within health and wellness, including mental health, public health initiatives, and patient care, with a particular focus on harm reduction efforts and community-based healthcare programming in New Jersey. Jackieโs work has been featured in various publications, including Governing, MSN, and Yahoo News.