Our Mission
In partnership with our community we are committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and a clean and safe environment. We are dedicated to advocate for and to provide leadership in assuring consistent, quality healthcare in our community.
We are guided by the following principles:
- To assess the priority needs and wants of the community we serve through comprehensive health planning;
- To inform and educate residents about public health issues;
- To encourage people to Atake responsibility for their own and their neighbors' health;
- To utilize a team approach in achieving our mission;
- To commit to problem solving utilizing a systemic approach;
- To promote a work environment which fosters creativity, innovation, respect, sense of caring, commitment, trust, quality and dependability
News Articles
April 3, 2018
Each April since 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) has sponsored Alcohol Awareness Month to increase public awareness and understanding, reduce […]
April 3, 2018
The Ocean County Health Department is pleased to report the successful implementation of a multiple clinic program which facilitated the distribution of KI pills (Potassium Iodide), […]
April 3, 2018
The Ocean County WIC Program continues its annual celebration of National Nutrition Month at the Ocean County Mall-County Connection, located near JC Penney in Toms River, […]
Services
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services
- Intoxicated Driver Resource Center
- Municipal Alliances
- Prescription Drop-Off Boxes
- Animal Facilities
- Pet of the Week
- Chronic Disease Screening Services
- Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
- Health Education – Chronic Disease Impacting Programs
- Community Health Assessment and Planning
- Community Health Improvement Plan
- Annual Report
- Health Education
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Planning
- Environmental – Consumer Health
- Environmental – Environmental Health
- Restaurant Inspections
- Water Results/ Beach Closures
- Communicable Disease
- Clinic Services
- Flu FAQs
- Flu and Pneumonia Vaccination Schedule
- Immunization Information for Parents Regarding Pre-School and School-Age Children
- Child Development Services
- Childhood Blood Lead Exposure Prevention
- Dental Coordination
- WIC
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