Formed 1947 | Jurisdiction New Jersey | |
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Preceding agency New Jersey State Board of Health Headquarters Market and Warren Streets, Trenton, NJ 08611 Agency executive Cathleen D. Bennett, Commissioner Website | ||
The New Jersey Department of Health is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
New Jersey's State Board of Health was established in 1877. Its administrative functions were vested in the Department of Health, which was created in 1947. In 1996, the latter was renamed the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). In 2012, senior services programs moved back into the Department of Human Services, and DHSS again became the Department of Health.
Cathleen D. Bennett has been the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health since August 3, 2015.
There are four branches: Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, Office of Population Health, Health Systems, and Public Health Services.
In 2006, New Jersey’s Department of Health and Senior Services began licensing private medevac helicopter companies to supplement State Police helicopters.
In December 2007, the Public Health Council of New Jersey approved the first state policy in the United States mandating flu vaccines for all children, in order for those children to be allowed to attend preschools and day-care centers.
The State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) is a statewide program of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.