Improving Your Health
We want everyone to enjoy long, healthy lives. That is why we offera full range of clinical services, health screenings and wellness information. We also offer diabetes education, mammogram prescriptions and flu shots. To help area children get off to a healthy start, we provide teen-parent counseling and health screenings to qualified children and pregnant women. All these services are offered at low or no cost.

Caring for Our Environment
Our health professionals are committed to creating safe and healthy environments wherever you go in Atlantic County. From restaurants to rodents, street fairs to swimming pools, we inspect and investigate potential health hazards. We also provide trusted information on the important environmental issues that can affect you and your family.

Giving a Helping Hand
Through specialized community programs, we coordinate prevention and treatment services for drug and alcohol abuse, referrals and education for DWI offenders and worksite health screenings. We also help pregnant and parenting teens raise healthy babies, stay in school and develop healthy, lifelong habits.

Promoting Health and Wellness
Whether you’re looking for tips to help you quit smoking or searching for strategies to prevent Lyme Disease and West Nile Virus – our health experts are here to give you the information you need on the issues you care about. We also work with groups in many local communities, providing resources to improve health throughout the region.

Protecting Our Community
Despite today’s uncertain world you can rest assured that county health officials are working to protect your community and ensure your safety. We have teamed up with national, state and local authorities to actively prepare for health emergencies, investigate and control contagious disease outbreaks and provide fast and accurate information to residents.

Tracking and Controlling Health Hazards
Using sophisticated information technology systems, we track and report on disease outbreaks and monitor a variety of potential health hazards. Our communication networks allow us to instantly relay information on health issues and alerts to organizations and individuals throughout the county.