Department of Health for the State of New Jersey

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New Jersey's second annual oral health conference in Plainsboro New Jersey on Wednesday July 8, 2026 from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

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The only way to prevent measles is vaccination. Make sure you’re protected.

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NJ STI RESOURCES

The only way to prevent measles is vaccination. Make sure you’re protected.

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Vital Records

The Office of Vital Statistics and Registry registers vital events and maintains the following vital records:

Birth records from 1923 to present
Marriage records from 1941 to present
Death records from 1941 to present
Domestic partnership records from 2004
Civil union records from 2007
Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth from 1969
Adoption records - foreign and domestic

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Public Notices

Find the Department's latest legal and public notices, including:

Procurement bidding opportunities
Grant and funding opportunities
Rulemaking, including emergency rulemaking
Enforcement actions (i.e., health care facilities, certified nurse aides, EMS)
State Health Planning Board matters (i.e., public hearings, CN decision letters)
Public meeting of boards, councils, commissions, and advisory bodies
Long-term care facility ownership and leasing changes
And more

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Health Topics A to Z

Childhood Lead

Flu

Measles

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

Vaccines

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COVID-19 Resources

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COVID-19 Information

New Jersey Respiratory Illness Dashboard

Respiratory Illness Surveillance Reports

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In the News

ICYMI: Secretary Wengryn Sets Import Requirements to Protect New Jersey Livestock from New World Screwworm

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA), with consultation and agreement from the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), has implemented specific requirements for animals being transported from a New World Screwworm (NWS) affected state into New Jersey, effective immediately. New World screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax, is a species of fly found throughout portions of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. NWS is particularly devastating because the fly larvae burrow and feed on living tissue, often causing severe, sometimes fatal damage to animals. NWS can infest any warm-blooded animal, including livestock, companion animals, wildlife, birds, and humans. To safeguard animals and protect public health, NJDA and NJDOH have instituted new movement requirements and restrictions for domestic animals that must be met prior to movement into New Jersey. Domestic animals include all livestock, poultry, cats, dogs, and exotic pets.

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ICYMI: Governor Sherrill, Attorney General Davenport, Health Commissioner Issue Statement After Health Inspectors Are Prevented from Conducting a Full Inspection

Governor Mikie Sherrill, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, and Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Raynard E. Washington today are providing the following update after health inspectors were not allowed to conduct a full inspection of Delaney Hall, the immigration detention center operated by the GEO Group, Inc., in Newark, and were allowed entry only to see limited parts of the facility.

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ICYMI: New Jersey Sues Delaney Hall Operator After It Refuses Full Access to Health Inspectors

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today filed a lawsuit against The GEO Group, Inc., which operates the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark. The lawsuit requests that the court grant the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) full access to the facility, which is the focus of well-documented concerns about inhumane and unsanitary conditions for detainees.

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NJDOH Monitoring Two New Jersey Residents Following Potential Hantavirus Exposure Linked to MV Hondius

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has been notified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that two New Jersey residents were potentially exposed to a person infected with hantavirus after this person departed from the cruise ship MV Hondius. The New Jersey residents were not passengers on the cruise ship, and the potential exposure occurred during air travel abroad.

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