Administration and Finance > Health and Social Services

Division of Health
510 Watchung Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-753-3092

Public Health is mostly involved in Preventive Medicine links, the knowledge and skills of clinical medicine with the special skill sets of medical management and population health.

It aims to:

• Promote and preserve health and longevity in individuals and populations
• Enhance quality in health care systems and eliminate health disparities
• Facilitate early diagnosis with screening and education
• Use epidemiology and biostatistics to improve the quality of life
• Focus on prevention rather than cure

The Health Departments is:

• Preventing epidemics and the spread of disease
• Protecting the community against environmental hazards
• Preventing injuries
• Promoting and encourage healthy behaviors
• Responding to disasters and assist communities in recovery

Essential Services Provided by Health Departments

• Monitor health status to identify community problems
• Diagnose and investigate health problems and hazards
• Inform, educate and empower communities about health issues
• Mobilize community partnerships to identify and resolve problems
• Develop policies and plans that support community health efforts
• Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and provide safety
• Link those in need to personal health and health care services when not otherwise available
• Assure a competent public health workforce
• Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of health services
• Investigate and employ innovative solutions to health problems

Programs administered under this Division include

• Animal Control
• Communicable Disease Services
• Healthy Mothers - Healthy Babies Program
• Project Alert - Dudley House
• Vital Statistics
• W.I.C. Program
• Bilingual Day Care