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January 13, 2020

FLU SEASON IN FULL SWING IN OCEAN COUNTY AS NUMBER OF INFLUENZA CASES RISE STATEWIDE

  It’s Still Not Too Late to Get Vaccinated   (Toms River) – Flu activity is on the rise in New Jersey, joining the rest of […]
December 16, 2019

SENATOR ROBERT W. SINGER AWARDED LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBER OF THE YEAR!

  The Christopher Saccenti Award is given by the New Jersey Local Boards of Health Association   (Toms River) – Senator Robert W. Singer was recently […]
December 3, 2019

MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SEASONAL FLU & FLU VACCINES.

 SORTING OUT THE FACTS FROM THE MYTHS   OCHD Shares “Just the Facts” Surrounding the Flu and Vaccines   (Toms River) – Can a flu vaccine […]
November 19, 2019

TIPS TO QUIT! HOW TO STOP SMOKING & STAY SMOKE FREE DURING THE HOLIDAYS!

November 21 is the Great American Smokeout   (Toms River) – November 21 is the Great American Smokeout; a time we encourage smokers to kick the […]
November 13, 2019

OCHD WORKING TO GAIN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR ON-GOING DIABETES PREVENTION & EDUCATION CAMPAIGN!

  (Toms River) – The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) has something special to celebrate for National Diabetes Month. The agency is working hard to gain […]
September 26, 2019

VAPING CRISIS QUICKLY EMERGING AS NEWEST PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT!

  OCHD Joins Nationwide Investigation into Recent Outbreak of Severe Lung Injury Associated with Vaping Products   (Toms River) – The number of lung injuries associated […]
September 11, 2019

HEALTH DEPARTMENT UNVEILS 2019-2020 FLU/PNEUMONIA CLINICS SCHEDULE!

  OCHD OFFERING MORE THAN 60 CLINICS FOR RESIDENTS (Toms River) – Coming off of one of the worst flu seasons in decades, the Ocean County […]
September 9, 2019

OCEAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOSTING 3RD ANNUAL LATINO HEALTH FAIR!  

Free Event is Offering Free Health Screenings & Services   (Toms River) – The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) is wrapping up the summer season in […]
August 28, 2019

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YOUR CHILD’S VISION-RELATED LEARNING ISSUES!

 AUGUST IS CHILDREN’S VISION AND LEARNING MONTH   (Toms River) – Seeing is believing when we take a look at the soaring number of students with […]