East Orange Department Of Health And Human Services New Jersey

East Orange department of health and human Services New Jersey

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East Orange department of health and human Services New Jersey

Agency Description and location

East Orange department of health and human Services New Jersey is providing different social, medical as well as nursing services to children and their families. It is situated in Trenton, N.J. The target population is low-income families that have people with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities. There are children in these families that have visual and hearing impairments. The organization offers child care services and assist them with their support and health care programs. In addition, it organizes camps and school programs for children. Moreover, its social services for younger people include counseling, drug, and alcohol prevention and juvenile probation.

Mission and Purpose

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Objectives

The organization wants to support already existing community network links along with establishing the new ones.

It wants to improve the quality of healthcare services by establishing partnerships with formal healthcare delivery systems. This will connect people with services they requisite.

It has an objective to establish a community-based system of care and services to complement care providers ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"XXukltFO","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(\\uc0\\u8220{}Health & Human Services,\\uc0\\u8221{} n.d.)","plainCitation":"(“Health & Human Services,” n.d.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":2273,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/KZl8ZL3A/items/YTD6QERH"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/KZl8ZL3A/items/YTD6QERH"],"itemData":{"id":2273,"type":"webpage","title":"Health & Human Services","URL":"https://www.eastorange-nj.gov/164/Health-Human-Services"}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“Health & Human Services,” n.d.).

The organization has an objective to remove any minority health disparities.

Certify a greater quality of life for the residents of East Orange.

Organizational flow chart

Services

East Orange department of health and human Services New Jersey offers different services to communities such as nutrition, dental, environmental, health education, HIV testing, lead poisoning prevention program, nursing, Substance Abuse Treatment Program, vital statistics, weights and measures as well as Women, Infants & Children's Nutrition (WIC) Health Services ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"zu9F3aLn","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(\\uc0\\u8220{}Health Services,\\uc0\\u8221{} 2019)","plainCitation":"(“Health Services,” 2019)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":2272,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/KZl8ZL3A/items/LGPTHEBW"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/KZl8ZL3A/items/LGPTHEBW"],"itemData":{"id":2272,"type":"webpage","title":"Health Services","URL":"https://www.eastorange-nj.gov/165/Health-Services","issued":{"date-parts":[["2019"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“Health Services,” 2019).

Nutrition

The organization has an objective to provide the quality food to children who attend daycares, preschools and after-school programs. Thus, it supplies the nutritious meals all through East, West and South Orange, Bloomfield and Montclair.

Dental

East Orange children are getting clinical dental services arranged by the East Orange department of health and human Services New Jersey.

Environmental

There is an Environmental Division in the organization that conducts health inspections and applies mandated health codes. It also cites relevant violations.

Health Education

East Orange department of health and human Services New Jersey also arrange health education programs. It offers monthly outreach to residents of East Orange in this context.

HIV Testing

The organization wants to enhance the quality of life of East Orange people. One strategy in this regard is its offering of HIV testing. It not only provides counseling and testing but also clinic services for HIV.

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Children and families who are being affected by the lead poisoning in East Orange can get inspection through the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.

Nursing

It's the Nursing Division of the Health and Human Services Department of East Orange provide different clinical services.

Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Residents of East Orange can take advantage of East Orange Substance Abuse Treatment Program that offers inclusive, evidence-based quality treatment.

Vital Statistics

Residents of East Orange can get birth, death and marriage certificates.

Weights & Measures

East Orange is much concerned with the health of its communities and provides the services related to weights and measures.

Women, Infants & Children's Nutrition (WIC)

School going children of East Orange are not only getting nutritious foods but the organization is also offering these foods to pregnant and nursing women, along with their infants who are 1 to 5 years old.

There is a use of cognitive prevention as a primary prevention approach to make people aware of different health risks. In this way, they comply with organization strategies and programs.

References

ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Health & Human Services. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.eastorange-nj.gov/164/Health-Human-Services

Health Services. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.eastorange-nj.gov/165/Health-Services