New Jersey Department of Health

State of New Jersey
Department of Health
Agency overview
Formed1947
Preceding agency
  • New Jersey State Board of Health
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Headquarters55 North Willow Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Agency executive
Websitehttps://www.nj.gov/health/

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of New Jersey. New Jersey's State Board of Health was established in 1877. Its administrative functions were vested in the Department of Health, which was created in 1947. In 1996, the latter was renamed the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).[2] In 2012, senior services programs moved back into the Department of Human Services, and DHSS again became the Department of Health.[3]

  1. ^ NJ health department website
  2. ^ "NJDARM: New Jersey State Archives Holdings: Department of Health and related agencies - Administrative Records". New Jersey Department of State Division of Archives & Records Management. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
  3. ^ "Governor Christie Takes Action on Reorganization". Press Release dated 29 June 2012. NJ Office of the Governor. Retrieved July 31, 2013.