George F. Wagner, Chief of Staff/Director of Public Safety
Karen B. DeMarco, Department Head/County Health Officer

908-788-1351
health@co.hunterdon.nj.us

314 State Route 12
County Complex, Building #1
Flemington, NJ 08822-2900

A MESSAGE FROM THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER…

Welcome to the Hunterdon County Department of Health.  Our mission is to prevent disease, promote healthy lifestyles, and protect the health and well-being of all residents and visitors of Hunterdon County.  The staff at the Department of Health is a multi-disciplinary group:  Public Health Nurses, Registered Environmental Health Specialists, Health Educators, Entomologists, and Infectious Disease Specialists.  This team works together in providing a healthy community for people to live, work and play. 

Hunterdon County was named the healthiest county in New Jersey two years running in a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study of vital health factors that influence health.  Learn more about that study here www.countyhealthrankings.org/. The team at Hunterdon County Department of Health is proud to serve and contribute to improvements in our public’s health every day.

I invite you to learn more about the programs and services provided by the Hunterdon County Department Health.   Some of our key programs include individual health services, environmental health, public health emergency response, recycling, and mosquito control.  If you are interested in learning more or becoming a health department volunteer, please call us at 908-788-1351 or email me directly at kdemarco@co.hunterdon.nj.us.

Be well,
Karen B. DeMarco, Department Head/County Health Officer

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEWS

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Residential Bulk Drop Off On Saturdays In Hunterdon County Is Cancelled Until At Least May

Hunterdon County’s Division of Solid Waste has announced that the Saturday residential bulk waste drop off at the County Transfer Station on Petticoat Lane in Clinton Township, is presently closed until at least May, due to the Governor’s COVID-19 Executive Orders. READ MORE...

Hunterdon Health Department Alerts Towns: ‘Be Careful About Fill Delivered To Properties’

Hunterdon County’s Department of Health has sent an advisory notification to all municipalities in the County, warning of the delivery of potentially contaminated soil or ‘dirty dirt’ disguised as clean fill at construction, development and residential sites.

Health Department Director Karen DeMarco stated, “The Hunterdon County Health Department has received reports of potentially non-compliant soil being offered as clean fill in Hunterdon County. In some cases, fill is being offered free to residents online. READ MORE...

RABIES FACT SHEET

EAST ASIAN TICK NOT A THREAT TO PEOPLE, FEARS UNFOUNDED

TICK BORNE DISEASE
PREVENTION