County Receives 'Gold' Award from Healthier Somerset
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Somerset County received a Gold Award from Healthier Somerset at its second annual Healthy Workplace Awards Recognition breakfast June 6 at the Raritan Valley Country Club in Bridgewater. The awards recognize employers who demonstrate their commitment to a healthier worksite by implementing worksite wellness programs that improve the health and well-being of their employees. Recipients earn a bronze, silver or gold designation in the small, medium and large company category based on the length of their program and the number of activities provided. Sixteen Somerset County employers were recognized this year. Pictured left to right are Somerset County Wellness Committee members Yvonne Childress (Finance Division), Michele Samarya-Timm (Health Department) and Caitlin Witucki (Office on Aging & Disability Services); Branchburg Health Officer Cinthia Weaver; Hillsborough Deputy Health Officer Siobhan Spano; Bernards Public Health Nutritionist Cheryl Komline; Somerset County Freeholder and Healthier Somerset liaison Patricia Walsh; Montgomery Health Officer Stephanie Carey; and Bridgewater Human Services Director Chris Poulsen. |
Namitha Reddy, MD, MPH, Director and Health Officer
| Phone: | 908-231-7155 |
| After Hours: | For emergencies, dial 9-1-1 |
| Fax: | 908-704-8042 |
| Mail: | 27 Warren Street, P.O. Box 3000 Somerville, NJ 08876 |
| Email: | HealthDept@co.somerset.nj.us |
| Directions to Somerset County Department of Health | |
Residents can call 908-231-7111 for a daily automated reading of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) case count in Somerset County, New Jersey.
| COVID-19 Cases | Total Deaths | ||
| Somerset County* | 4,379** | 455 | |
| New Jersey | 173,878** | 13,425 | |
| United States | 2,932,596** | 130,133 | |
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*All 21 municipalities **Includes both confirmed cases and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19. Presumptive positive cases tested positive at a state or commercial laboratory and are waiting for confirmatory testing by the CDC. As of 7/7/20, 2pm |
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Freeholder Director Robinson response to Coronavirus COVID-19
Health Director Reddy gives background on the Coronavirus COVID-19
The Somerset County Department of Health is dedicated to fostering healthy lifestyles and a safe environment through effective leadership in public health, comprehensive planning, development of proactive community partnerships and a continued commitment to public health service. Additionally, SCDOH is the lead agency responsible for countywide Public Health emergency planning and response activities.
SCDOH provides essential public health services to our contract communities including:
- Public Health Administration
- Health Education
- Consumer Health
- Public Health Nursing
- Communicable Disease Control and Prevention
- Maternal and Child Health
- Adult Health Programs
SCDOH also provides and supports essential services throughout the County and the region, including:
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness
- Environmental Health
- Regional Chronic Disease Coalition
- TB Control
Who We Serve:
The Somerset County Department of Health serves as the Health Department to our contracted communities:
- Bedminster (including Pluckemin, Pottersville)
- Bound Brook
- Far Hills
- Franklin (including East Millstone, Franklin Park, Kingston, Middlebush, Griggstown, Little Rocky Hill, Somerset, Zarephath)
- Manville
- North Plainfield
- Raritan
- Somerville
If you live in any other township, please contact your local health department.