The Hunterdon County Public Health Nursing Division provides community and clinical health services to all residents of Hunterdon County. The Public Health Nurses develop and implement programs in the community, based on the needs of Hunterdon County residents. With a strong clinical understanding of the health, combined with the community health needs assessment information, the Public Health Nursing Division focuses on the prevention of illness, injury or disability, the promotion of health, and maintaining a healthy environment for the county’s residents. Public Health Nursing advances the health of the population through direct clinical services, education, communicable disease control, and partnerships with other community agencies and health care providers to ensure access to healthcare for all.
Staff work to promote these three core functions: Assessment, Assurance, and Policy Development to carry out the ten essential services of public health.