The Somerset County Department of Health (SCDOH) is dedicated to fostering healthy lifestyles and a safe environment through effective leadership in public health, comprehensive planning, development of proactive community partnerships and a continued commitment to public health service.  Additionally, SCDOH is the lead agency responsible for countywide Public Health emergency planning and response activities.  

SCDOH provides essential public health services to our contract communities including: 

• Public Health Administration
• Health Education
• Consumer Health
• Public Health  Nursing
• Communicable Disease Control and Prevention
• Maternal and Child Health
• Adult Health Programs

SCDOH also provides and supports  essential services throughout the County and the region, including:

• Public Health Emergency Preparedness
• Environmental Health
• Regional Chronic Disease Coalition
• TB Control

The Somerset County Department of Health serves as the Health Department to our contracted communities: 

• Bedminster (including Pluckemin, Pottersville)
• Bound Brook
• Far Hills
• Franklin (including East Millstone, Franklin Park, Kingston, Middlebush, Griggstown, Little Rocky Hill, Somerset, Zarephath)
• Manville
• North Plainfield
• Raritan
• Somerville
• South Bound Brook