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- ATLANTIC COUNTY -
- Atlantic City Department of Health and Human Services -
Health Officer: Kifle Mihrete
Health Officer Email: kmihrete@cityofatlanticcity.org.
Phone: 609-347-6871.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-347-5780
Municipalities Served:
ATLANTIC CITY - Atlantic County Division of Public Health -
Health Officer: Patricia Diamond
Health Officer Phone: 609-645-5935
Health Officer Email: diamond_patricia@aclink.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-909-7200 - Bergen County Department of Health Services -
Health Officer: Hansel Asmar
Health Officer Phone: 201-634-2600
Health Officer Email: hasmar@co.bergen.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-785-8500 - Englewood Health Department -
Health Officer: James Fedorko
Health Officer Phone: 201-568-3450
Health Officer Email: jfedorko@englewoodnjhealth.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-871-6400
Municipalities Served:
ENGLEWOOD - Fair Lawn Health Department -
Health Officer: Carol Wagner
Health Officer Phone: 201-794-5330
Health Officer Email: health@fairlawn.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-796-1400
Municipalities Served:
FAIR LAWN - Fort Lee Health Department -
Health Officer: Jill Scarpa
Health Officer Phone: 201-592-3500 x 1510
Health Officer Email: j-scarpa@fortleenj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-592-3700
Municipalities Served:
FORT LEE - Hackensack Department of Health -
Health Officer: Susan McVeigh
Health Officer Phone: 201-646-3965
Health Officer Email: smcveigh@hackensack.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-646-3965
Municipalities Served:
HACKENSACK
OLPH 11-30-2020 3 - Mid-Bergen Regional Health Commission -
Health Officer: Sam Yanovich
Health Officer Phone: 201-599-6290
Health Officer Email: sam.yanovich@njlincs.net.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-785-8505
Municipalities Served:
BERGENFIELD
BOGOTA
CARLSTADT
CLOSTER
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS
GARFIELD
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS
LEONIA
NEW MILFORD
RAMSEY
RIDGEFIELD PARK
RIVER EDGE
TENAFLY
WALLINGTON - N.W. Bergen Regional Health Commission -
Health Officer: Gina Marie Behre
Health Officer Phone: 201-445-7217
Health Officer Email: gbehre@nwbrhc.net.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-445-7217
Municipalities Served:
BOROUGH OF EMERSON
HILLSDALE
HO-HO-KUS
MAHWAH
MIDLAND PARK
MONTVALE
OLD TAPPAN
RIVER VALE
SADDLE RIVER
WALDWICK
WASHINGTON TWP (BERGEN CO.)
WESTWOOD - Palisades Park Health Department -
Health Officer: Branka Lulic
Health Officer Phone: 201-585-4105
Health Officer Email: blulic@ridgefieldboro.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-943-5210
Municipalities Served:
PALISADES PARK
RIDGEFIELD BORO - Paramus Board of Health -
Health Officer: Judith Migliaccio
Health Officer Phone: 201-265-2100 x 2300
Health Officer Email: jmigliaccio@paramusborough.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-674-0202
Municipalities Served:
PARAMUS
OLPH 11-30-2020 4
- Teaneck Department of Health and Human Services -
Health Officer: Ken Katter
Health Officer Phone: 201-837-1600 x 1500
Health Officer Email: kkatter@teanecknj.gov.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-837-2600
Municipalities Served:
TEANECK - Village of Ridgewood Health Department -
Health Officer: Dawn Cetrulo
Health Officer Phone: 201-670-5500 x 245
Health Officer Email: dcetrulo@ridgewoodnj.net.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-652-3900
Municipalities Served:
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
BURLINGTON - Burlington County Health Department -
Health Officer: Holly Cucuzzella
Health Officer Phone: 609-265-5548
Health Officer Email: hfunkhouser@co.burlington.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-267-8300
Municipalities Served:
BASS RIVER TWP
BEVERLY
BORDENTOWN CITY
BORDENTOWN TWP
BURLINGTON CITY
BURLINGTON TWP
CHESTERFIELD TWP
CINNAMINSON TWP
DELANCO TWP
DELRAN TWP
EASTAMPTON
EDGEWATER PK
EVESHAM TWP
FIELDSBORO
FLORENCE
HAINESPORT
LUMBERTON
MANSFIELD (BURLINGTON CO.)
MAPLE SHADE
MEDFORD LAKES
MEDFORD TWP
MOORESTOWN
MT HOLLY
MT LAUREL
NEW HANOVER
NORTH HANOVER
PALMYRA
PEMBERTON
PEMBERTON TWP
RIVERSIDE
RIVERTON
SHAMONG
SOUTHAMPTON
SPRINGFIELD TWP (BURLINGTON CO.)
TABERNACLE
WASHINGTON TWP (BURLINGTON CO.)
WESTAMPTON
WILLINGBORO
WOODLAND
WRIGHTSTOWN
OLPH 11-30-2020 5
CAMDEN - Camden County Department of Health and Human Services -
Health Officer: Paschal Nwako
Health Officer Phone: 856-374-6000
Health Officer Email: paschal.nwako@camdencounty.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 856-783-1333
Municipalities Served:
AUDUBON
AUDUBON PARK
BARRINGTON
BELLMAWR
BERLIN BORO
BERLIN TWP
BROOKLAWN
CAMDEN
CHERRY HILL
CHESILHURST
CLEMENTON
COLLINGSWOOD
GIBBSBORO
GLOUCESTER CITY
GLOUCESTER TWP
HADDON HEIGHTS
HADDON TWP
HADDONFIELD
HI-NELLA
LAUREL SPRINGS
LAWNSIDE
LINDENWOLD
MAGNOLIA
MERCHANTVILLE
MT EPHRAIM
OAKLYN
PENNSAUKEN
PINE HILL
PINE VALLEY
RUNNEMEDE
SOMERDALE
STRATFORD
TAVISTOCK
VOORHEES TWP
WATERFORD TWP
WINSLOW TWP
WOODLYNNE
CAPE MAY - Cape May County Health Department -
Health Officer: Kevin Thomas
Health Officer Phone: 609-465-1187
Health Officer Email: thomas@co.cape-may.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: Office of Emergency Management 609-465-1190
Municipalities Served:
AVALON
CAPE MAY
CAPE MAY POINT
DENNIS TWP
LOWER TWP
MIDDLE TWP
NORTH WILDWOOD
OCEAN CITY
SEA ISLE
STONE HARBOR
UPPER TWP
WEST CAPE MAY
WEST WILDWOOD
WILDWOOD
WILDWOOD CREST
WOODBINE
OLPH 11-30-2020 6
CUMBERLAND - Cumberland County Department of Health -
Health Officer: Megan Sheppard
Health Officer Phone: 856-327-7602 x7602
Health Officer Email: msheppard@ccdoh.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 856-455-8500
Municipalities Served:
BRIDGETON
COMMERCIAL TWP
DEERFIELD
DOWNE TWP
FAIRFIELD TWP (CUMBERLAND CO.)
GREENWICH TWP (CUMBERLAND CO.)
HOPEWELL TWP (CUMBERLAND CO.)
LAWRENCE TWP (CUMBERLAND CO.)
MAURICE RIVER
MILLVILLE
SHILOH
STOW CREEK
UPPER DEERFIELD - City of Vineland -
Health Officer: Robert Dickinson
Health Officer Phone: 856-794-4000
Health Officer Email: rdickinson@vinelandcity.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 856-691-4111
Municipalities Served:
VINELAND
ESSEX
- Bloomfield Department of Health and Human Services -
Health Officer: F Michael Fitzpatrick
Health Officer Phone: 973-680-4024
Health Officer Email: mfitzpatrick@bloomfieldtwpnj.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-680-4141
Municipalities Served:
BLOOMFIELD
CALDWELL
GLEN RIDGE
MOUNTAIN LAKES (MORRIS CO.) - East Orange Department
of Heath -
Health Officer: Victor Kuteyi
Health Officer Phone: 973-266-5480
Health Officer Email: victor.kuteyi@eastorange-nj.gov.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-518-3969
Municipalities Served:
EAST ORANGE
OLPH 11-30-2020 7 - Essex County Health Department -
Health Officer: Maya Lordo
Health Officer Phone: 973-571-2800
Health Officer Email: mlordo@dchs.essexcountynj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-988-2528
Municipalities Served:
No municipalities are covered - Essex Regional Health Commission -
Health Officer: Carrie Nawrocki
Health Officer Phone: 973-251-2059
Health Officer Email: cnawrocki@hudsonregionalhealth.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-445-2454
Municipalities Served:
No municipalities are covered - Irvington Health Department -
Health Officer: Rochelle Evans
Health Officer Phone: 973-416-7760
Health Officer Email: healthofficer@irvingtonnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-399-6600
Municipalities Served:
IRVINGTON - Livingston Health Department, Millburn Health Department -
Health Officer: Louis Anello
Health Officer Phone: 973-535-7961
Health Officer Email: lanello@livingstonnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Numbers: 973-535-7961
Municipalities Served:
LIVINGSTON
MILLBURN - Maplewood Health Department -
Health Officer: Candice Davenport
Health Officer Phone: 973-762-8120
Health Officer Email: cdavenport@twp.maplewood.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-762-3400
Municipalities Served:
MAPLEWOOD
OLPH 11-30-2020 8 - Montclair Health Department -
Health Officer: Susan Portuese
Health Officer Phone: 973-509-4970
Health Officer Email: sportuese@montclairnjusa.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-744-1234
Municipalities Served:
CEDAR GROVE
MONTCLAIR
NUTLEY
VERONA - Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness -
Health Officer: Vacant / Temporary: Louis Anello
Health Officer Phone: 973-733-7600 x233
Health Officer Email: lanello@livingstonnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-733-7600
Municipalities Served:
NEWARK - City of Orange Township -
Health Officer: Vincent DeFilippo
Health Officer Phone: 973-266-4073
Health Officer Email: vdefilippo@ci.orange.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-266-4111
Municipalities Served:
BELLEVILLE
ORANGE - Township of South Orange -
Health Officer: John Festa
Health Officer Phone: 973-378-7715 x 7710
Health Officer Email: jfesta@southorange.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-763-3000
Municipalities Served:
SOUTH ORANGE - West Caldwell Health Department -
Health Officer: William Wallace
Health Officer Phone: 973-226-2303
Health Officer Email: bwallace@westcaldwell.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-226-2300
Municipalities Served:
FAIRFIELD (ESSEX CO.)
NORTH CALDWELL
WEST CALDWELL
OLPH 11-30-2020 9 - West Orange Health Department -
Health Officer: Theresa De Nova
Health Officer Phone: 973-325-4120
Health Officer Email: tdenova@westorange.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-325-4000
Municipalities Served:
ESSEX FELLS
WEST ORANGE
Note:
Roseland Boro (See Morris County - East Hanover Health Department)
GLOUCESTER - Gloucester County Department of Health and Senior Services -
Health Officer: Annmarie Ruiz
Health Officer Phone: 856-218-4101
Health Officer Email: aruiz@co.gloucester.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 856-589-0911
Municipalities Served:
CLAYTON
DEPTFORD
EAST GREENWICH
ELK TWP
FRANKLIN TWP (GLOUCESTER CO.)
GLASSBORO
GREENWICH TWP (GLOUCESTER CO.)
HARRISON TWP (GLOUCESTER CO.)
LOGAN
MANTUA
MONROE TWP (GLOUCESTER CO.)
NATIONAL PARK
NEWFIELD
PAULSBORO
PITMAN
SOUTH HARRISON
SWEDESBORO
WASHINGTON TWP (GLOUCESTER CO.)
WENONAH
WEST DEPTFORD
WESTVILLE
WOODBURY
WOODBURY HEIGHTS
WOOLWICH
HUDSON - Bayonne Health Department -
Health Officer: Vincent Rivelli
Health Officer Phone: 201-858-6100
Health Officer Email: bayonnehealthdept@aol.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-858-6900
Municipalities Served:
BAYONNE CITY
OLPH 11-30-2020 10 - Guttenberg Health Department -
Health Officer: Janet Castro
Health Officer Phone: 201-392-2084
Health Officer Email: jcastro@northbergen.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-868-3300
Municipalities Served:
GUTTENBERG - Harrison Health Department -
Health Officer: Janet Castro
Health Officer Phone: 973-268-2441
Health Officer Email: jcastro@northbergen.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-392-2100
Municipalities Served:
HARRISON (Hudson Co.) - Hoboken Health Department -
Health Officer: Nancy Tarantino
Health Officer Phone: 201-420-2012
Health Officer Email: ntarantino@hobokennj.gov.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-420-2100
Municipalities Served:
HOBOKEN - Hudson Regional Health Commission -
Health Officer: Carrie Nawrocki
Health Officer Phone: 201-223-1133
Health Officer Email: cnawrocki@hudsonregionalhealth.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Numbers: 201-223-1133
Municipalities Served: No municipalities are covered - Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services -
Health Officer: Shatrughan Bastola
Health Officer Phone: 201-547-6800
Health Officer Email: sbastola@jcnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 856-469-1263
Municipalities Served:
JERSEY CITY
OLPH 11-30-2020 11 - Kearny Department of Health -
Health Officer: Kenneth Pincus
Health Officer Phone: 201-997-0600 x 3505
Health Officer Email: kpincus@kearnynj.org.
Agency Website: www.kearnynj.org
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-997-0600
Municipalities Served:
EAST NEWARK
KEARNY
Secaucus Health Department -
Health Officer: Janet Castro
Health Officer Phone: 201-392-2084
Health Officer Email: jcastro@northbergen.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-330-2060
Municipalities Served:
SECAUCUS - Township of North Bergen -
Health Officer: Janet Castro
Health Officer Phone: 201-392-2084
Health Officer Email: jcastro@northbergen.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-392-2100
Municipalities Served:
NORTH BERGEN - Union City Health Department -
Health Officer: Janet Castro
Health Officer Phone: 201-348-5608
Health Officer Email: jcastro@northbergen.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-220-8048
Municipalities Served:
UNION CITY
- Weehawken Health Department -
Health Officer: Vincent Rivelli
Health Officer Phone: 201-319-6054
Health Officer Email: bayonnehealthdept@aol.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-863-7800
Municipalities Served:
WEEHAWKEN
OLPH 11-30-2020 12 - West New York Health Department -
Health Officer: Vincent Rivelli
Health Officer Phone: 201-295-5070
Health Officer Email: vinnierivelli@aol.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 201-295-5000
Municipalities Served:
WEST NEW YORK
HUNTERDON - Hunterdon County Department of Health -
Health Officer: Karen DeMarco
Health Officer Phone: 908-788-1351
Health Officer Email: kdemarco@co.hunterdon.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-788-1351
Municipalities Served:
ALEXANDRIA TWP
BETHLEHAM TWP
BLOOMSBURY
CALIFON
CLINTON TOWN
CLINTON TWP
DELAWARE TWP
EAST AMWELL TWP
FLEMINGTON
FRANKLIN TWP (HUNTERDON CO.)
FRENCHTOWN
GLEN GARDNER
HAMPTON BORO (HUNTERDON CO.)
HIGH BRIDGE
HOLLAND
KINGWOOD
LAMBERTVILLE
LEBANON
LEBANON TWP
MILFORD
RARITAN TWP
READINGTON TWP
STOCKTON
TEWKSBURY
UNION TWP
WEST AMWELL TWP
MERCER - East Windsor Health Department -
Health Officer: Vacant / Temporary: Kristin Reed
Health Officer Phone: 609-443-4000 ext. 216
Health Officer Email: publichealth@mercercounty.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-448-5678
Municipalities Served:
EAST WINDSOR TWP - Ewing Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Kristin Reed
Health Officer Phone: 609-883-2900 x7691
Health Officer Email: kreed@ewingnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-209-5136
Municipalities Served:
EWING TWP
OLPH 11-30-2020 13 - Hamilton Township Division of Health -
Health Officer: Christopher Hellwig
Health Officer Phone: 609-890-3828
Health Officer Email: chellwig@hamiltonnj.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-581-4000
Municipalities Served:
HAMILTON TWP (MERCER CO.)
- Hopewell Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Dawn Marling
Health Officer Phone: 609-737-0120
Health Officer Email: dmarling@hopewelltwp.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-737-3100
Municipalities Served:
HOPEWELL TWP - Lawrence Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Carol Chamberlain
Health Officer Phone: 609-844-7090
Health Officer Email: cchamberlain@lawrencetwp.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-896-1111
Municipalities Served:
LAWRENCE TWP (MERCER CO.) - Mercer County Division of Public Health -
Health Officer: Kristen Reed
Health Officer Phone: 609-278-7165
Health Officer Email: publichealth@mercercounty.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-890-3820
Municipalities Served:
No municipalities are covered - Princeton Health Department -
Health Officer: Jeffrey Grosser
Health Officer Phone: 609-497-7608
Health Officer Email: jgrosser@princetonnj.gov.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-921-2100
Municipalities Served:
PRINCETON
OLPH 11-30-2020 14 - City of Trenton, Department of Health and Human
Services -
Health Officer: Yvette Graffie-Cooper
Health Officer Phone: 609-989-3242 x 171
Health Officer Email: ygraffie-cooper@trentonnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-789-7737
Municipalities Served:
TRENTON - West Windsor Health Department -
Health Officer: Jill Swanson
Health Officer Phone: 609-936-8400
Health Officer Email: jswanson@westwindsortwp.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-799-1222
Municipalities Served:
HIGHTSTOWN BORO
ROBBINSVILLE TWP
WEST WINDSOR TWP
Note:
Hopewell Boro (See Somerset County - Montgomery Township Health Department)
Pennington Boro (See Somerset County - Montgomery Township Health Department)
MIDDLESEX - Edison Department of Health and Human Services -
Health Officer: Lester Jones, Jr.
Health Officer Phone: 732-248-7476
Health Officer Email: les.jones@co.middlesex.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-248-0900
Municipalities Served:
EDISON
OLPH 11-30-2020 15 - Middlesex County Office of Health Services -
Health Officer: Lester Jones, Jr.
Health Officer Phone: 732-745-3100
Health Officer Email: les.jones@co.middlesex.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-745-3271
Municipalities Served:
CARTERET
CRANBURY
DUNELLEN
EAST BRUNSWICK
HELMETTA
HIGHLAND PARK
JAMESBURG
METUCHEN
MIDDLESEX BORO
MILLTOWN
MONROE TWP (MIDDLESEX CO.)
NEW BRUNSWICK
NORTH BRUNSWICK
OLD BRIDGE
PERTH AMBOY
PISCATAWAY
PLAINSBORO
SAYREVILLE
SOUTH AMBOY
SOUTH PLAINFIELD
SOUTH RIVER
SPOTSWOOD
South Brunswick Health Department
Health Officer: Lester Jones, Jr.
Health Officer Phone: 732-329-4000 x 7237
Health Officer Email: les.jones@co.middlesex.nj.us.
Agency Website: www.sbtnj.net
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-329-4000
Municipalities Served:
SOUTH BRUNSWICK - Woodbridge Township Health and Human Services -
Health Officer: Dennis Green
Health Officer Phone: 732-855-0600
Health Officer Email: dennis.green@twp.woodbridge.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-634-4500
Municipalities Served:
WOODBRIDGE
MONMOUTH - Colts Neck Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Thomas Frank
Health Officer Phone: 732-462-5470 x 109
Health Officer Email: tfrank@coltsneck.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-462-4343
Municipalities Served:
COLTS NECK
OLPH 11-30-2020 16 - Freehold Health Department -
Health Officer: Margaret Jahn
Health Officer Phone: 732-294-2060
Health Officer Email: mjahn@twp.freehold.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Numbers: 732-577-8700
Municipalities Served:
FREEHOLD BORO
FREEHOLD TWP
WALL TWP - Long Branch Department of Health -
Health Officer: Sidney Johnson
Health Officer Phone: 732-571-5665
Health Officer Email: sjohnson@longbranch.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-222-1000
Municipalities Served:
LONG BRANCH - Manalapan Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Keith Levine
Health Officer Phone: 732-446-8345
Health Officer Email: health@twp.manalapan.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-446-4300
Municipalities Served:
MANALAPAN - Monmouth County Board of Health -
Health Officer: Christopher Merkel
Health Officer Phone: 732-431-7456
Health Officer Email: christopher.merkel@co.monmouth.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-431-7456
Municipalities Served:
ABERDEEN
ALLENTOWN BORO
ASBURY PARK CITY
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS BORO
AVON-BY-THE-SEA BORO
BELMAR BORO
BRADLEY BEACH BORO
EATONTOWN
ENGLISHTOWN BORO
FARMINGDALE BORO
HAZLET
HIGHLANDS
HOLMDEL
HOWELL TWP
KEANSBURG
KEYPORT
LAKE COMO BORO
MANASQUAN
MARLBORO TWP
MATAWAN
MILLSTONE TWP
NEPTUNE CITY
NEPTUNE TWP
OCEANPORT
RED BANK
ROOSEVELT BORO
SHREWSBURY TWP
UNION BEACH
UPPER FREEHOLD
OLPH 11-30-2020 17 - Monmouth County Regional Health Commission # 1 -
Health Officer: David Henry
Health Officer Phone: 732-493-9520
Health Officer Email: dhenry@mcrhc.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-493-9520
Municipalities Served:
ALLENHURST
BRIELLE
DEAL
FAIR HAVEN
INTERLAKEN
LITTLE SILVER
LOCH ARBOUR VILLAGE
MIDDLETOWN
MONMOUTH BEACH
OCEAN TWP (MONMOUTH CO.)
RUMSON
SEA BRIGHT
SEA GIRT BORO
SHREWSBURY BORO
SPRING LAKE BORO
SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS
TINTON FALLS
WEST LONG BRANCH
MORRIS - East Hanover Health Department -
Health Officer: Carlo DiLizia
Health Officer Phone: 973-888-6035
Health Officer Email: health.dept@easthanovertownship.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-887-0432
Municipalities Served:
EAST HANOVER TWP
PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS
ROSELAND BORO (ESSEX CO.) - Lincoln Park Health Department -
Health Officer: Kathleen Skrobala
Health Officer Phone: 973-694-6100
Health Officer Email: kathys@bolp.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-270-2040
Municipalities Served:
LINCOLN PARK - Madison Health Department -
Health Officer: F Michael Fitzpatrick
Health Officer Phone: 973-593-3079
Health Officer Email: mfitzpatrick@bloomfieldtwpnj.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-593-3000
Municipalities Served:
CHATHAM TWP
CRANFORD
MADISON BORO
SPRINGFIELD TWP (UNION CO.)
OLPH 11-30-2020 18 - Montville Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Aimee Puluso
Health Officer Phone: 973-331-3316
Health Officer Email: apuluso@montvillenj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-257-4300
Municipalities Served:
MONTVILLE - Morris County Office of Health Management -
Health Officer: Carlos Perez, Jr.
Health Officer Phone: 973-631-5484
Health Officer Email: cperez@co.morris.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-285-2900
Municipalities Served:
BOONTON TWP
DENVILLE
HANOVER TWP
HARDING TWP
MENDHAM TWP (MORRIS CO.)
MORRIS PLAINS BORO
MORRISTOWN
- Township of Morris Health Department -
Health Officer: Kevin Breen
Health Officer Phone: 973-326-7390
Health Officer Email: kbreen@morristwp.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-539-0777
Municipalities Served:
MORRIS TWP - Mount Olive Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Trevor Weigle
Health Officer Phone: 973-691-0900
Health Officer Email: tweigle@mtolivetwp.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-691-0850
Municipalities Served:
DOVER
MINE HILL
MT ARLINGTON BORO
MT OLIVE
NETCONG TWP
WHARTON BORO
OLPH 11-30-2020 19 - Pequannock Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Thomas Cantisano
Health Officer Phone: 973-835-5700
Health Officer Email: tcantisano@peqtwp.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-835-1700
Municipalities Served:
BLOOMINGDALE (PASSAIC CO.)
FLORHAM PARK BORO
KINNELON
PEQUANNOCK
RIVERDALE - Randolph Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Mark Caputo
Health Officer Phone: 973-989-7050
Health Officer Email: mcaputo@randolphnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-795-0931
Municipalities Served:
RANDOLPH
ROCKAWAY BORO
ROXBURY TWP - Rockaway Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Peter Tabbot
Health Officer Phone: 973-983-2848
Health Officer Email: pt1@njlincs.net.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-625-4000
Municipalities Served:
BOROUGH OF BUTLER
JEFFERSON TWP
ROCKAWAY TWP
TOWN OF BOONTON
VICTORY GARDENS BORO - Washington Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Cristianna Cooke-Gibbs
Health Officer Phone: 908-876-3650
Health Officer Email: ccooke-gibbs@wtmorris.net.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-876-3232
Municipalities Served:
CHESTER TWP
WASHINGTON TWP (MORRIS CO.)
Note:
Chester Boro (See Morris County - Bernards Township Health Department) Long Hill Twp (See Morris County - Bernards Township Health Department)
Mendham Boro (See Morris County - Bernards Township Health Department) Mountain Lakes (See Essex County - Bloomfield Department of Health and Human Services)
OLPH 11-30-2020 20
OCEAN - Long Beach Island Health Department -
Health Officer: Daniel Krupinski
Health Officer Phone: 609-492-1212
Health Officer Email: dkrupinski@lbihealth.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 609-494-3322
Municipalities Served:
BARNEGAT LIGHT
BEACH HAVEN
HARVEY CEDARS
LONG BEACH
SHIP BOTTOM
SURF CITY - Ocean County Health Department -
Health Officer: Daniel Regenye
Health Officer Phone: 732-341-9700
Health Officer Email: dregenye@ochd.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-341-9700
Municipalities Served:
BARNEGAT TWP
BAY HEAD
BEACHWOOD
BERKELEY TWP
BRICK TWP
EAGLESWOOD TWP
ISLAND HEIGHTS
JACKSON TWP
LACEY TWP
LAKEHURST
LAKEWOOD
LAVALLETTE
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TWP
MANCHESTER
MANTOLOKING
OCEAN GATE
OCEAN TWP (OCEAN CO.)
PINE BEACH
PLUMSTEAD
POINT PLEASANT
POINT PLEASANT BEACH
SEASIDE HEIGHTS
SEASIDE PARK
SOUTH TOMS RIVER
STAFFORD
TOMS RIVER TWP
TUCKERTON
PASSAIC - Clifton Health Department -
Health Officer: John Biegel, III
Health Officer Phone: 973-470-5760
Health Officer Email: jbiegel@cliftonnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-470-5911
Municipalities Served:
CLIFTON
LITTLE FALLS TWP
PASSAIC
OLPH 11-30-2020 21 - City of Passaic - Health Services -
Health Officer: John Biegel, III
Health Officer Phone: 973-365-5603
Health Officer Email: Jbiegel@cliftonnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-365-5603
Municipalities Served:
PASSAIC - Passaic County Department of Health -
Health Officer: Charlene Gungil
Health Officer Phone: 973-881-4396
Health Officer Email: charleneg@passaiccountynj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-725-2491
Municipalities Served:
HALEDON
WANAQUE
WOODLAND PARK - City of Paterson, Division of Health -
Health Officer: Paul Persaud
Health Officer Phone: 973-321-1277
Health Officer Email: ppersaud@patersonnj.gov.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-321-1277
Municipalities Served:
HAWTHORNE
NORTH HALEDON
PATERSON
PROSPECT PARK
TOTOWA - Ringwood Health Department -
Health Officer: Kathy Skrobala
Health Officer Phone: 973-962-7079
Health Officer Email: kathys@bolp.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-962-7079
Municipalities Served:
RINGWOOD - Wayne Health Department -
Health Officer: Maryann Orapello
Health Officer Phone: 973-694-1800 x 3313
Health Officer Email: orapellom@waynetownship.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-694-0600
Municipalities Served:
POMPTON LAKES
WAYNE
OLPH 11-30-2020 22 - Township of West Milford Department of Health -
Health Officer: Charlene Gungil
Health Officer Phone: 973-728-7000
Health Officer Email: charleneg@passaiccountynj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-728-2720
Municipalities Served:
WEST MILFORD
Note:
Bloomingdale (See Morris County - Pequannock Township Health Department)
SALEM - Salem County Department of Health -
Health Officer: Robert Dickinson
Health Officer Phone: 856-935-7510
Health Officer Email: robert.dickinson@salemcountynj.gov.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 856-769-1955
Municipalities Served:
ALLOWAY
CARNEYS POINT
ELMER
ELSINBORO TWP
LOWER ALLOWAYS
MANNINGTON
OLDMANS
PENNS GROVE
PENNSVILLE
PILESGROVE
PITTSGROVE
QUINTON
SALEM
UPPER PITTSGROVE
WOODSTOWN
SOMERSET - Bernards Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Lucy Forgione
Health Officer Phone: 908-204-2520
Health Officer Email: lforgione@bernards.org.
Agency Website: www.bernardshealth.org/
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-766-1122
Municipalities Served:
BERNARDS TWP
BERNARDSVILLE BORO
CHESTER BORO (MORRIS CO.)
LONG HILL TWP (MORRIS CO.)
MENDHAM BORO (MORRIS CO.)
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BORO
OLPH 11-30-2020 23 - Branchburg Health Department -
Health Officer: Vanessa Freire
Health Officer Phone: 908-526-1300
Health Officer Email: vanessa.freire@branchburg.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-526-3830
Municipalities Served:
BRANCHBURG - Bridgewater Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Vacant / Temporary: Kevin Sumner
Health Officer Phone: 908-725-5750
Health Officer Email: ksumner@middlebrookhealth.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-725-5750
Municipalities Served:
BRIDGEWATER - Hillsborough Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Siobhan Spano
Health Officer Phone: 908-369-5652
Health Officer Email: sspano@hillsborough-nj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-369-4323
Municipalities Served:
HILLSBOROUGH
MILLSTONE BORO - Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission -
Health Officer: Kevin Sumner
Health Officer Phone: 732-968-5151
Health Officer Email: ksumner@middlebrookhealth.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-753-1000
Municipalities Served:
GREEN BROOK TWP
WARREN TWP
WATCHUNG - Montgomery Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Stephanie Carey
Health Officer Phone: 908-359-8211
Health Officer Email: scarey@twp.montgomery.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-359-3222
Municipalities Served:
HOPEWELL BORO (MERCER CO.)
MONTGOMERY
PENNINGTON BORO (MERCER CO.)
ROCKY HILL (SOMERSET CO.)
OLPH 11-30-2020 24 - Somerset County Department of Health -
Health Officer: Namitha Reddy
Health Officer Phone: 908-231-7155
Health Officer Email: nreddy@co.somerset.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-526-2500
Municipalities Served:
BEDMINSTER
BOUND BROOK
FAR HILLS
FRANKLIN TWP (SOMERSET CO.)
MANVILLE
NORTH PLAINFIELD
RARITAN
SOMERVILLE
SOUTH BOUND BROOK
SUSSEX - Sussex County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health -
Health Officer: Vacant
Health Officer Phone: 973-579-0370
Health Officer Email: N/A
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 973-940-5500
Municipalities Served:
ANDOVER BORO
ANDOVER TWP
BRANCHVILLE
BYRAM
FRANKFORD
FRANKLIN BORO
FREDON
GREEN TWP
HAMBURG
HAMPTON TWP
HARDYSTOWN
HOPATCONG
LAFAYETTE
MONTAGUE
NEWTON
OGDENSBURG
SANDYSTON
SPARTA
STANHOPE
STILLWATER
SUSSEX
VERNON
WALPACK
WANTAGE
UNION - Clark Health Department -
Health Officer: Nancy Raymond
Health Officer Phone: 732-428-8405
Health Officer Email: no1@njlincs.net.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-388-3434
Municipalities Served:
CLARK
OLPH 11-30-2020 25 - City of Elizabeth, Department of Health and Human Services -
Health Officer: Mark Colicchio
Health Officer Phone: 908-820-4049
Health Officer Email: mcolicchio@ElizabethNJ.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-558-2111
Municipalities Served:
ELIZABETH - Hillside Health Department -
Health Officer: Annarelly McNair
Health Officer Phone: 908-518-5620
Health Officer Email: amcnair@ucnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 862-229-3830
Municipalities Served:
HILLSIDE - Linden Board of Health -
Health Officer: Nancy Koblis
Health Officer Phone: 908-474-8409
Health Officer Email: nkoblis@linden-nj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-474-8500
Municipalities Served:
LINDEN - City of Plainfield Health Department -
Health Officer: Atif Nazir
Health Officer Phone: 908-753-3084
Health Officer Email: atif.nazir@plainfieldnj.gov.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-753-3131
Municipalities Served:
PLAINFIELD - Rahway Health Department -
Health Officer: Dennis Green
Health Officer Phone: 732-827-2085
Health Officer Email: dennis.green@twp.woodbridge.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 732-827-2200
Municipalities Served:
RAHWAY
SCOTCH PLAINS
WINFIELD TWP
OLPH 11-30-2020 26 - Borough of Roselle -
Health Officer: Charles Glagola, Jr.
Health Officer Phone: 908-259-3032
Health Officer Email: cg3@njlincs.net.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-245-2000
Municipalities Served:
ROSELLE - Union County Office of Health Management -
Health Officer: Annarelly McNair
Health Officer Phone: 908-518-5620
Health Officer Email: amcnair@ucnj.org.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-518-5620
Municipalities Served:
BERKELEY HEIGHTS
- Union Township Health Department -
Health Officer: Marconi Gapas
Health Officer Phone: 908-851-8507
Health Officer Email: mgapas@uniontownship.com.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-851-5000
Municipalities Served:
KENILWORTH
UNION
- Westfield Regional Health Department -
Health Officer: Megan Avallone
Health Officer Phone: 908-789-4070
Health Officer Email: mavallone@westfieldnj.gov.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-789-4070
Municipalities Served:
CHATHAM BORO
FANWOOD
GARWOOD
MOUNTAINSIDE
NEW PROVIDENCE
ROSELLE PARK
SUMMIT
WESTFIELD
Note:
Springfield Twp (See Morris County - Madison Health Department)
OLPH 11-30-2020 27
WARREN
- Warren County Health Department -
Health Officer: Pete Summers
Health Officer Phone: 908-475-7960
Health Officer Email: psummers@co.warren.nj.us.
Public Emergency Contact After Hours Number: 908-475-7960
Municipalities Served:
ALLAMUCHY
ALPHA
BELVIDERE
BLAIRSTOWN
FRANKLIN TWP (WARREN CO.)
FREYLINGHUYSEN
GREENWICH TWP (WARREN CO.)
HACKETTSTOWN
HARDWICK
HARMONY
HOPE
INDEPENDENCE
KNOWLTON
LIBERTY
LOPATCONG
MANSFIELD (WARREN CO.)
OXFORD
PHILLPSBURG
POHATCONG
WASHINGTON BORO (WARREN CO.)
WASHINGTON TWP (WARREN CO.)
WHITE TWP
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