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Health Division

The Health Division is responsible for providing the residents of the City of Bayonne with access to health care. Listed below are available services being offered:

Annual Rabies Clinic - (201) 858-6124 or (201) 858-6134
Child Health Clinic - (201) 858-7113

The Child Health Clinic, located at Bayonne Hospital, provides the following services by appointment to any resident of Bayonne:

  • Well Baby Care
  • Immunizations (DPT, Mantoux, MMR, Polio, TD Booster, HIB, Varicella, Pneumococcal)
  • Limited Dental Care

Communicable Disease Surveillance

  • Botulism
  • Hepatitis
  • Lyme
  • Meningitis
  • Measles
  • Pertussis (whooping cough)
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Rabies
  • Salmonella
  • Shigellosis
  • Syphilis (Sexually Transmitted Disease)
  • Tuberculosis

Contracted Services

Dental Health

Limited dental care is available to school age children of Bayonne at the Bayonne Medical Center Clinic. Parents must contact the school nurse, who will schedule the appointment.

Environmental Concerns

  • Air, Noise, Water Pollutants
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Environmental Education

Food Surveillance

  • Investigates food establishments to maintain compliance with state and local ordinances

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

  • Community Education for Parents and Preschool

Licensing

The following licenses must be renewed annually by January 31 of each calendar year, or you may be subject to a fine:

  • Ambulances
  • Dry Cleaners
  • Laundromats
  • Milk Trucks
  • Mobile Vendors
  • Pet Shops
  • Pigeon Coops
  • Pre-Packaged Goods
  • Retail Food Establishments
  • Tattoo Parlors
  • Vending Machines

Office on Aging

View The Office on Aging Webpage Here

The Bayonne Office on Aging offers the following services to senior citizens aged 60 years or older who are residents of Bayonne:

  • Information and Referral
  • Benefit Screening
  • Care Management
  • Extended Assessment
  • Health and Education Services
  • Socialization and Recreation
  • Telephone Reassurance

Public Health Concerns

  • Animals
  • Garbage
  • Heat and Hot Water
  • Insects
  • Pool Inspections
  • Pre-School and Day Care Center Inspections
  • Rodents
  • Youth Camp Inspections

Screening Clinic

These services are provided free to residents by staff nurses:

  • Blood pressure testing
  • Diabetes testing
  • Height and weight
  • Medication management
  • Taxi physicals
  • Physical screenings for disabled parking

On-Going Special Projects

  • Clean Communities Litter Control Program
  • Right-to-Know Program for Public Employees