Surveillance and Prevention monitors disease trends and develops and maintains a public health system in an effort to improve the City of Newark’s ability to address the health needs of residents and provide prevention and early intervention activities.
The division includes six (6) units:
The Division of Environmental Health provides comprehensive delivery of inspection services, investigations, and education programs to citizens and consumers in order to assure a healthful and protected environment.
This division includes four(4) units:
Animal Control Bureau
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Food & Drug Bureau
Rodent Control Bureau
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The Division of Medical Care Services promotes the health of all Newark residents, particularly the *medically underserved* population, by providing medical care services through a variety of medical practices such as:
The Ryan White Program is the largest federally funded program for people living with HIV (PLWH), and is third only to Medicaid and Medicare, as a source of HIV health care and treatment.
The Health Planning Division provides internal & external strategic/health planning assistance, data collection, analyses and support for the development, planning of initiatives, programs, services and grant applications of DHCW. The unit assists the department through data collection, research of effective science-based, evidence-based, "best practices" to inform internal & external program planning/development, implementation and performance. The unit also provides assistance with policy development which includes research of enacted, pending or proposed state and federal policy that may impact public/community health or health care delivery services.
Health Planning incorporates two (2) units:
The Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center is now open! Come out for adult, pediatric, and behavioral care. The facility will be open Mondays through Fridays, from 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will be on a walk-in basis. While the new clinic is designed to support residents of the West Ward, Bradley Court, and both family members and students attending Speedway Avenue Elementary School, it will be open to all Newark residents, regardless of inability to pay.
Open Monday - Friday, 8:30AM to 4PM
Walk-ins welcome. Appointments call 1 (800) 734-7083
The City of Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness, conducts routine inspections of City of Newaark businesses (Retail Food Establishments) through-out the year. Per Chapter 52 Minimum Standards for Recognized Public Health Activities, all Retail Food Establishments are to be inspected at least once per year.
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