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Programs & Education
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FreeholdAlliance
The Freehold Municipal Alliance exists to meet the need for comprehensive, coordinated substance abuse awareness planning and programming for the residents of Freehold Township and Freehold Borough.
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Campground, Youth Camp & Public Swimming Pool Inspection Program
Public campgrounds, youth camps and public swimming pools are inspected annually by licensed health inspectors.
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Food Protection Program
Township inspectors, licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, conduct inspections of retail food establishments at least once a year.
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Lead Program
New Jersey State law (Public Health Law 1995, chapter 328), requires that children be screened for blood lead level between the ages of 1 and 6.
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness
The Freehold Health Department responds to disasters as part of an emergency management team which includes police, fire, emergency medical services, public works and others.
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Radon
Radon is estimated to cause thousands of cancer deaths in the United States each year.
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Resource Center
Reading materials, pamphlets and other sources of information are available at the Health Department.
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Safe Drinking Water
The Freehold Health Department is the administrative authority for ensuring safe drinking water in Freehold Township for both public and private water systems.
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Septic Systems
The Freehold Health Department permits and inspects the installation of individual subsurface disposal systems (septic systems) and witnesses the soil investigations that determine site suitability.
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Tick-Borne Disease Ecology & Control
During the past fifteen years, the Freehold Health Department has received over a million dollars from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) to conduct ongoing research that is designed to evaluate individual and integrated strategies to control the principal tick vector of Lyme disease, Ixodes scapularis.