Belleville Health Department Serves All

Where: 152 Washington Avenue, First Floor

Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Director: Colleen Britton

Services Offered: Consisting of seven divisions, the Belleville Health Department provides a wide range of services to its community members. The environmental division is responsible for responding to environmental and public health complaints as well as conducting various inspections, including, but not limited to, retail food establishment inspections, lead inspections, youth camp inspections and property maintenance and garbage inspections. In addition, this division is responsible for all animal quarantines and providing free rabies immunization for cats and dogs. To get you cat or dog licensed, contact animal licensing. 

The nursing division handles all health screenings and vaccinations. The nursing staff provides seasonal and H1N1 flu shots, hepatitis B vaccinations for all township employees, school vaccinations and free women's and men's health screenings. Residents can find all immunization and disease records here--the department investigates and keeps records of all communicable diseases within the township and also maintains the New Jersey Immunizations System, which keeps track of immunizations given to children and adults. In addition, this department provides free immunizations for children from infancy to age 18. This division can also assist those residents who need to see a specialist or visit other social service agencies--they provide referrals. In addition, they offer assistance with elderly home care and visiting nurse services.

For copies of birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates or to obtain a marriage license, contact vital statistics. 

The health education division provides training for township employees and informs the community about current health issues such as west nile virus, rodent control and pandemic flu preparedness, by issuing press releases. Maintaining and updating records for First responders is also a responsibility.

If you are a pregnant woman, a new mother, breastfeeding, or the parent or guardian of a child five years or younger, the woman, infants and children program may be the right service for you. Provisions include nutritious foods, information on healthy eating and breastfeeding, immunization screenings and referrals and referrals for healthcare and KIDCARE enrollment. All are free of charge. To make an appointment with the Women, Children and Infants program, please call 973-450-3395. Office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between the hours of 8a.m. and 12p.m.

In need of transportation to medical appointments, therapy, supermarkets, Senior Center social events, outings or clubs? Call the Township of Belleville Dial-a-Ride Monday through Friday between the hours of 9a.m and 2:15p.m. The service is offered to Belleville residents 60 years of age or older and disabled adults age 18 and over. To make an appointment, please call 973-450-3402 twenty-four hours in advance. 

Services Offered This Summer: On August 24, the Montclair Health Department is offering Belleville residents 50 years and older a Shingles vaccination clinic by appointment only. For more information and to set up an appointment, please call 973-509-4974. The cost of the vaccine is $175.00, but may be covered by Medicare.

To Obtain Records/Certificates: There are two ways to obtain your records: You can either come in person to the health department or make a written request. Both ways require presenting two forms of identification, Birth, death and marriage certificates are $20 while marriage licenses are $28.

Director Colleen Britton says, "We are a wealth of information and resources for the community, and if someone is looking for a service we cannot provide, often times we can refer them to an organization or agency that can help them."