Governor Murphy Announces Personnel Transitions Within Department of Health and Cannabis Regulatory Commission

Governor Phil Murphy today announced senior-level personnel transitions within the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) and the Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC). Effective May 20, 2024, Jeff Brown, who currently serves as the Executive Director of CRC, will transition to DOH to serve as the Deputy Commissioner for Health Systems. He will succeed DOH Deputy Commissioner Robin Ford, who is departing on May 10, 2024 for a new role at the New Jersey Innovation Institute. Brown joins former CRC Deputy Executive Director Kelly Anderson-Thomas, who transitioned to DOH as a Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Services earlier this spring.

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NJDOH Proposes to Readopt, with Amendments, Repeals, and New Rules, N.J.A.C. 8:51, Childhood Blood Lead At or Above the Blood Lead Reference Value, and N.J.A.C. 8:51A, Screening of Children for Blood Lead At or Above the Blood Lead Reference Value

The Child and Adolescent Health Program of the New Jersey Department of Health is proposing to readopt, with amendments, repeals, and new rules, N.J.A.C. 8:51, Childhood Blood Lead At or Above the Blood Lead Reference Value, which establishes public health standards to help reduce, and eventually eliminate, elevated blood lead levels in children through lead screening, lead poisoning control, and abatement of identified lead hazards. This includes the determination of the level of lead in a child’s bloodstream that necessitates responsive action. In addition, the Department is proposing to readopt with amendments N.J.A.C. 8:51A, Screening of Children for Blood Lead At or Above the Blood Lead Reference Value, which implements the lead screening requirements, including the age of the child when initial screening is to be conducted, the time intervals between screening, the indicators that warrant follow-up testing, and the methods to be used to conduct lead screening.

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New Jersey Health Department Highlights Importance of Childhood Vaccination in Recognition of National Infant Immunization Week

With recent increases in cases of preventable diseases across the state and country, such as measles and mumps, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is reminding parents, during National Infant Immunization Week (April 22-29), the importance of protecting infants and children from vaccine-preventable diseases. April 24-30 also marks World Immunization Week which recognizes the lifesaving impact of vaccines worldwide.

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NJ Health Department Report Shows Continued Increases in Childhood Lead Exposure Screenings

NJDOH continues to strengthen blood lead screening and surveillance by raising awareness of New Jersey’s universal blood lead screening law.  In New Jersey, N.J.A.C 8:51A requires health care providers to screen all children for lead twice, at ages 12 months and 24 months. Children ages 3 years and older must be tested at least once before turning 6 years if they have not already been screened at ages 1 and 2 years.

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