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Community Health Services and Health Education:

This Division provides health education services to the community via presentations to agencies, schools, churches and other locations as requested. Health Educators also disseminate literature and educate participants at health fairs.

We also participate in and plan numerous health fairs at various locations throughout the community. We offer free health screenings for glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol and body fat composition. Referrals are also made to the health providers as needed. Health information and literature is disseminated at all of our events. We also give away incentive items to the community to promote better health. We work with other agencies that provide information regarding their services and/or screenings such as vision and hearing screenings and body mass index.

We coordinate the Charles A. Smith Wellness Program for the employees of the City. Workshops on numerous topics are provided along with the screenings and literature. This program serves to provide education to encourage prevention and improve well being.

We also coordinate activities with the City’s HIV program, the W.I.C. (Women, Infant and Children’s) Program and the Environmental Health Division.

In addition, we are involved in the following:

Emergency Preparedness

UMDNJ Medical Student Interns

Blood Drive/Bone Marrow Donor Registry

Blood Pressure Outreach

Employee Wellness

Education
Screenings
Cardio Dance
Fitness and Nutrition Program

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
Holiday Pause, Drunk & Drugged Driving Awareness
MMHM (Minority & Multicultural Health Month Activities
Flu Shots
Assist Environmental w/lead cases interpret and do home visits
Translate materials for other departments into Spanish
Be in the Know Campaign
Work with Council Members on Health Fairs & Holiday Gift Distribution

For more information please contact:
City Hall
Community Health Services
1301 Bacharach Blvd., 4th floor
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Monday – Friday 9:00am-4:30pm
(609) 347-6442

Atlantic City Health Deparment
Environmental Services

This division is responsible for implementing the many public health programs, as mandated by the State of New Jersey Department of Health, including retail food establishment inspections, swimming pool inspections, plan reviews for retail food establishments, public health nuisance complaints, lead poisoning investigations, animal exposure investigations, Tobacco Age of Sale (TASE) enforcement program compliance inspections, Smoke Free Air Act complaint investigations, tattoo parlor inspections, massage parlor inspections, as well as other program activities.

We also conduct State Department of Environmental Protection mandated activities relating to the County Environmental Health Act (CEHA). These programs include air pollution control, safe drinking water and water pollution control, hazardous materials, noise control, solid waste control, and leaking underground storage tanks.

Additionally, we monitor the quality of our bathing beaches and back bays through the Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program.

For more information we are located in:

City Hall
Environmental Health
1301 Bacharach Blvd., 4th Floor
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Monday – Friday 9:00am-4:30pm
(609)347-5671

The following forms can be accessed through the websites provided:

Food Establishment Plan Review Application

New Jersey Smoke Free Air Act Complaint Forms:

NJDOH Program Activities

Recreational Bathing - Plan review and pre-operational inspections of all swimming pools and whirlpools in the city. Bacteriological sampling of all natural recreational bathing sites. Operational inspections, including complaint response and accident investigations, of all recreational bathing areas.

Food Surveillance - Plan review, pre- operational, and operational inspections of all retail food establishments in the city. Citizen and employee complaint response. Epiderniological investigations associated necessitated by potential foodbome illness outbreaks.

Occupational Health - Complaint response for all workers in the City of Atlantic City. Respond to complaints referred by NJDOH.

Public Health Nuisance-Respond and investigate all complaints regarding public health nuisances including social service cases and a small amount of housing complaints. Conduct sanitary surveys as necessary.

Body Art - Plan review, pre-operational, and operational inspections of all establishments offering tattoos, body piercing and permanent cosmetics.

T.A.S.E. — Tobacco Age of Sale Enforcement Program. Utilizing youths from the community to conduct random, unannounced investigations to determine underage tobacco sales. Partnering with Community Health Division to provide anti tobacco health education to Atlantic City youths.

Animal Control - Quarantine and release of animals involved in human exposures. Specimen collection of possible rabid animals. Conduct free anti rabies clinics annually.

Lead Poisoning - Investigation and environmental assessment of all childhood lead poisoning cases in Atlantic City. Responsible for oversight of remedial work conducted on dwellings determined to be lead hazards.

NJDEP Associated Program Activities

Noise: Respond to all complaints and insure abatement of all Complaints involving excessive noise.

Air: Respond to all complaints alleging violations of the States air Pollution regulations. Conduct inspections of dry cleaners, gas Stations and minor "B" sources.

Water: Pollution Investigate all complaints involving water pollution such as sewerage back ups and leaking underground storage tanks.

HazMat: Actual response and technical support to Fire Department at Haz Mat incidents.

Solid Waste: Respond to complaints and DEP referrals regarding violations of State solid waste regulations.