Blood pressure and health consultation on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Elmwood Park Municipal Building, 182 Market Street. For further information, please call 201-996-2038. Services provided by the Health Awareness Regional Program (HARP) of Hackensack University Medical Center in conjunction with the Elmwood Park Health Department.

Child Health Conference

Vaccines are provided for school age children and Well Baby Visits on the first Monday of each month, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM, and the first Thursday of each month, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM, at the Elmwood Park Health Department, 182 Market Street. To make an appointment or for further information, please call 201-996-2038. Services provided by the Health Awareness Regional Program (HARP) of Hackensack University Medical Center in conjunction with the Elmwood Park Health Department.

SMAC 23 Blood Screening

The Elmwood Park Health Department conducs its SMAC 23 Blood Screening in the fall. The test will check such factors as cholesterol, triglycerides, complete blood count and blood sugar. The screening also includes high and low density lipids (blood fats), an important heart risk factor. The fee for this test is $25. Optional for men only is the prostate (PSA) for an additional $35.

Advance registration and payment is required. Upon registration, all participants must provide the full name and address of their personal physician. The Elmwood Park Health Department urges those between the ages of 18 to 55 to participate in this screening. For additional information, please contact the Health Department at 201-796-1072.

Other Health Department Activities

• Maintenance of vital statistics, records, and Registrar services
  • Birth, marriage and death certificates, burial permits, marriage licenses
• Dog and cat licensing (January every year)
• Stray animal control including kennel facilities (Bergen County Shelter)
• Rabies immunization clinics for dogs and cats (May of each year)
• Communicable disease investigation
• Illness outbreak investigation
• Childhood immunizations and well childcare services (by appointment)
  • Polio, measles, mumps, rubella, diptheria, pertussis, tetanus, hoemophilus influenza B, hepatitis B, varicella
• Older adult immunizations (by appointment in the fall)
  • Influenza and pneumonia
• Adult health counseling (3rd Tuesdays, 9am-11am)
  • Blood pressure screening, nutrition information
• Tuberculosis control
  • Testing, contact investigation
• Environmental lead investigations
• Cancer counseling services
  • Cervical, breast, prostate, skin
• Hypertension screening and counseling services
• Diabetes and cholesterol screening
• SMAC blood test (low cost) (spring & fall)
• Audits of school immunization records
• Health promotion/education services
  • Poison and injury prevention, alcohol and drug abuse, tobacco use and prevention, nutrition, AIDS, disease prevention, public events
• Inspections of campgrounds
• Inspections of youth camps
• Inspections of restaurants, cafeterias and food markets
• Inspections of pet shops
• Inspection of beauty salons, nail salons, and barber shops
• Enforcement of housing codes concerning heat and hot water
• Septic system construction regulatory responsibility
• Individual well construction regulatory responsibility
• Occupational health reports investigations
• Enforcement of public health nuisance and environmental protection codes
  • Control of vermin, noxious weeds, animal nuisances, solid waste, water pollution, air pollution, noise, hazardous materials and hazardous waste
• Community health planning
• Bioterrorism and all hazards preparedness, planning and response
• Blood-borne pathogen program and annual training in public workplaces affected by regulations