Why Is This Important?

Public health infrastructure is fundamental to the provision and execution of public health services at all levels. Infrastructure is the foundation for planning, delivering, and evaluating public health.

Definition

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Data Sources

• Office of Local Public Health, New Jersey Department of Health
  (http://www.nj.gov/health/lh/)
• Inventory of Program Offerings, New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
  (https://www.nj.gov/highereducation/Program_Inventory/index.shtml)
• Public Health Accreditation Board
  (http://phaboard.org/)

How the Measure is Calculated

How Are We Doing?

In 2015, four community colleges (Morris, Middlesex, Brookdale, and Mercer) began offering A.S. degrees in public health, thus achieving the original Healthy NJ 2020 target of 20%. The target was revised to 25% in 2016. In 2017, Passaic Community College became the fifth to offer an A.S. in public health.

The national public health accreditation program launched in 2011. In 2015, Bloomfield Department of Health & Human Services was the first New Jersey local health department to achieve accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board. In 2017, Camden County Health Department became the second and, in 2018, Princeton Health Department became the third to achieve accreditation. Montgomery Township Health Department received accreditation in 2020. More recently, Jersey Shore Regional Health Commission (formerly Monmouth County Regional Health Commission #1) was accredited in 2022 and Clifton Health Department in 2023.

Available Services

Find your Local Health Department: http://nj.gov/health/lh/community/

More Resources

NJDOH Office of Local Public Health: http://nj.gov/health/lh/index.shtml

Public Health Accreditation Board: http://www.phaboard.org/