Health

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The Department is responsible for public health protection and service. It has regulatory, planning, and policy responsibilities as well as oversight responsibilities for health care institutions. It is responsible for many aspects of public health, including hospital financing, multicultural and minority health, environmental laboratory services, and preparedness for the health related aspects of terrorism.

The Department was one of the thirteen departments established under the Constitution of 1947. The Department was reorganized in 1996 to become the Department of Health and Senior Services, but was reorganized again in 2012 to become the Department of Health. Some programs and services for seniors were transferred to the Department of Human Services at this time.

Authorizing law(s) and reorganization plans: Chapter 444 of the Laws of 1948; Reorganization Plan 001-1996; Reorganization Plan 003-2005; Chapter 17 of the Laws of 2012

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Annual Reports of the Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
Communicable Disease Service
Community Conversations: New Jersey’s COVID-19 Storytelling Project
Community Conversations: New Jersey’s COVID-19 Storytelling Project is a statewide collective ethnography to gather and transform the personal accounts of New Jersey residents, especially those who have faced increased marginalization or greater risk as a result of the pandemic, into the building blocks of a more resilient, compassionate and Healthy New Jersey.
Family Health Services
Laboratory test results on the quality of bottled drinking water for the New Jersey
Miscellaneous reports and publications
Office of Health Care Quality Assessment
Office of Minority and Multicultural Health
Policy and Strategic Planning, The Office of
The Office of Policy and Strategic Planning oversees the Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, Health Information Technology, and Quality Improvement.
Public Health Services
Public Health Services is responsible for the Office of the State Epidemiologist/Environmental and Occupational Health Services, Division of HIV/AIDS, TB and STD Services , Division of Family Health Services ,Division of Public Health Infrastructure, and Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness.
Regulatory documents
Senior Services and Health Systems
Senior Services and Health Systems oversees the Division of Aging and Community Services, Division of Health Facilities Evaluation and Licensing, Division of Senior Benefits Utilization & Management, and the Office of Health Care Financing.
Workplace Health and Safety
YouTube Videos