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The Newark Department of Health & Community Wellness is a municipal health department that provides primary health care access, social, and environmental services to Newark residents. Through the Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center, which operates at four locations throughout the city, the department delivers affordable, high-quality, and comprehensive primary care to the medically underserved population, including those who are uninsured, underinsured, undocumented, and unable to pay. Eligible clients receive services at no cost.
The department's mission is to provide and advocate for comprehensive health care, social, and environmental services that enable Newark citizens and other consumers to attain an optimal level of health and well-being. The department does not provide emergency care services but works with community partners such as University Hospital, Beth Israel Hospital, and St. Michael's Hospital to ensure residents have access to emergency services when needed.
Services include:
- Primary care through the Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center
- Environmental health services
- Food handler's course and food safety programs
- Rodent control services
- Childhood lead poisoning prevention programs
- Animal control
- Medical care services
- Ryan White HIV/AIDS health services
- Health inspections
- Homeless services
- Vital statistics and birth certificate services
- Women, Infants & Children (WIC) programs
- NJ Family Care enrollment assistance
- Lead hazard grant programs
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