Public Health Nursing Services

Perinatal Program
-home visits provided to pregnant women to monitor health status, educate, and familiarize with community resources

Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education Center
Food Safety for Moms-To-Be
Your Baby Eats the Fish You Eat
 
Breastfeeding — Best For Baby. Best For Mom.
Breastfeeding Helpline 1-800-994-9662
~Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., EST
~Trained Breastfeeding Peer Counselors from the National Women's Health Information Center can help with common breastfeeding questions on
issues ranging from nursing positions to pumping and storage, and provide support to make breastfeeding a success.
Breast Pumps
Breastfeeding Legislation in New Jersey 
Breastfeeding Resource Guide (PDF format)
Monmouth / Ocean Breastfeeding Consortium of New Jersey
 
Do It For Your Baby -Information about Pertussis
 

Well Child and Adolescent Program
-physical examinations and immunizations available for infants, children and adolescents through age 18, including kindergarten and college entry, sports, working papers, and camp physicals
-Cost: $10.00
 

Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future

 

 

 

Make a vaccination schedule for your child (6 years of age and under)
Questions parents ask about baby shots
Vaccines and Autism
MMR Vaccine Does Not Cause Autism: Examine the evidence!
Reliable Sources of Immunization Information: Where to go to find answers!
Vaccine Education Center
Kids Need Flu Vaccine, Too!
Frequently Asked Questions About Pediatric Influenza Immunization

Surrounding Our Kids with the Opportunity for Physical Activity
Surrounding Our Kids with Clean Air
Surrounding Our Kids with Safety

Healthy Family Parenting (HFP) is an educational service offering various
family and parenting programs led by a Certified Health Education Specialist
and trained Parenting Educator




Women Infants and Children Supplemental Food Program (WIC)
-provides nutritious foods, information on healthy eating and referrals for health care to pregnant and breast feeding women, infants and children under 5

NJ WIC


Diabetes Education
-counseling, information and referral
-safe disposal of insulin syringes


Lead Poisoning Prevention
-early detection of childhood lead poisoning for children ages 6 months to 5 years through screening, referral, treatment and follow-up
-prevention education

Lead Poisoning Prevention
LeadSafeNJ

Communicable Disease
-investigation, education and follow-up of infectious diseases
-HIV/AIDS education, counseling and referrals
-tuberculosis testing and follow-up

Ocean County Health Department HIV Counseling and Testing
New Jersey's Rapid Testing Sites

Adult Immunizations
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Meningococcal
Pneumococcal
Tetanus
Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
Influenza

What Vaccines Do YOU Need?


Adult Health Promotion
Blood pressure screening, risk factor assessment, and health education

Long Beach Island Health Department
11601 Long Beach Boulevard
Haven Beach
2nd Wednesday --10:00AM -12 noon

Beach Haven Borough Hall
Engleside & Bay Avenues
1st Monday --10:00AM -12 noon

Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library
217 S Central Avenue
Ship Bottom
1st Tuesday --11:00AM -12 noon

Harvey Cedars Borough Hall
76th & Long Beach Boulevard
3rd Tuesday --9:30AM -10:30AM

Barnegat Light Borough Hall
10 W 10th St
3rd Tuesday --11:00AM -12 noon

What Is High Blood Pressure?


Lifestyle Intervention Program
with a Certified Diabetes Educator

Nutrition Counseling
Physical Activity Motivation
Blood work Review-Goals for Control