reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 51A - SCREENING OF CHILDREN FOR ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS › Subchapter 4 - FOLLOW-UP OF LEAD SCREENING RESULTS › Section 8:51A-4.2 - Medical follow-up of lead screening results

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(a) Each physician,
				registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility that screens
				a child for elevated blood lead levels shall provide or make reasonable efforts to
				ensure the provision of risk reduction education and nutritional counseling for each
				child with a blood lead level equal to or greater than 5 g/dL of whole
				blood.
(b) The physician, registered
				professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility shall obtain, or make
				reasonable efforts to obtain, a venous confirmatory blood lead test whenever a
				capillary blood lead screening sample produces a result greater than or equal to 5
				g/dL.
(c) For each child who has a blood
				lead level of 5 g/dL or greater on a test performed with a venous blood sample, the
				physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility
				shall provide, or make reasonable efforts to ensure, the provision of diagnostic
				evaluation, medical treatment, and follow-up blood lead testing in accordance with
				currently accepted medical guidelines.
(d) To the extent permitted by New Jersey law
				regarding patient confidentiality, the physician, registered professional nurse, as
				appropriate, or health care facility shall cooperate with local health departments
				by providing information needed to ensure case management and environmental
				follow-up as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:51.
(e) When a physician, registered professional
				nurse, as appropriate, or health care facility performs lead screening on a child
				and receives a result of 5 g/dL or greater on a test performed with a venous blood
				sample, the physician, registered professional nurse, as appropriate, or health care
				facility shall perform lead screening of all siblings or other members of the same
				household who are at least six months and less than 72 months of age, if these
				children have not been screened previously, or are at high risk for lead exposure,
				as determined by a PEA performed in accordance with
				N.J.A.C.
				8:51A-2.1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:52-1.1 - Purpose

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(a) The purpose of this
				chapter is to:
1. Establish standards of
				performance for public health services that meet the legislative intent as set forth
				in the Local Health Services Act, N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-1 et seq. and Local Boards of
				Health, 26:3-1 et seq.;
2. Assure the provision of a modern and manageable
				array of public health services to all citizens of New Jersey;
3. Designate activities which are required by all
				local boards of health which shall build local public health capacity and encourage
				the development of an integrated systems approach for local public health;
4. Encourage cooperation among community partners
				to protect and improve the health of New Jersey residents;
5. Align local boards' of health and local health
				agency's performance standards with National Public Health Performance Standards and
				National Model Community Standards as described in "National Public Health
				Performance Standards Program Local Public Health System Performance Assessment
				Instrument";
6. Build a reliable and
				cost-effective public health system;
7.
				Protect and promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury, and
				disability, thereby assuring the health of the citizens of New Jersey; and
8. Support the goals of "Healthy New Jersey 2010:
				A Health Agenda for the First Decade of the New Millennium" to increase the quality
				and years of life of New Jersey residents and to eliminate health disparities.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:52-1.2 - Scope

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Each local board of health shall establish and maintain the
				  standards of performance as set forth in this chapter. No standard shall be
				  construed to authorize a lesser standard than that prescribed by statute or rule or
				  to empower or require a local health agency to act in matters solely under the
				  jurisdiction of a State, county, or municipal government.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:52-1.3 - Compliance

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(a) Each local board of
				health and local health agency shall be accountable for their adherence to standards
				of performance to the Public Health Council and to the Department pursuant to the
				provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:3A-2 et seq.
(b) Each local health agency shall make available
				to the Office of Local Health, within 10 business days of the request, source data
				and information used for evaluation and determining adherence to standards of
				performance as set forth at
				8:52-1.4.
(c) If a local board of health is found to be
				deficient in meeting the standards of performance as set forth in this chapter, the
				local board of health shall be required to submit a corrective action plan within 30
				calendar days to the Office of Local Health. Regardless of this corrective action
				plan, the Department may take action at the expense of the non-compliant
				municipality in accordance with the provisions set forth at N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-11 and
				26:2F-13.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:52-1.4 - Performance monitoring and evaluation

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A method for evaluation and determining adherence to standards of
				  performance shall be developed by the Office of Local Health as set forth at
				  N.J.A.C. 8:52-16. The information and data may be used by the Office of Local Health
				  for compliance purposes, publication, and research.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:52-1.5 - Registration

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(a) Each board of health
				shall register annually with the Office of Local Health.
(b) Registration information shall be made in a
				format determined by the Office of Local Health and shall include:
1. Identification of membership of the local board
				of health;
2. Experience, education and
				training relevant to public policy development;
3. The type of local governance;
4. The type of authority exercised (governing
				body, autonomous or advisory);
5.
				Jurisdictional areas by municipal code;
6. The annual public health budget;
7. A schedule of meetings of the local board of
				health;
8. Identification of the local
				health agency and any other providers contracted to deliver public health services;
				and
9. The names, addresses, telephone
				numbers, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses of the leadership personnel of the local
				board of health.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:52-1.6 - Contractual services

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A recognized public health activity which meets the standards of
				  performance prescribed in this chapter may be planned and offered directly by the
				  local board of health or by any person or agency under contract to the board,
				  provided that the contract specifies that the services to be provided shall be
				  consistent with the provisions set forth in this chapter and shall not violate any
				  State statute or rule.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:52-1.7 - County environmental health activities

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Each local health agency may comply with all applicable
				  provisions of the County Environmental Health Act, N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-21 et seq. and
				  the standards promulgated thereunder by the Department of Environmental Protection,
				  N.J.A.C. 7:1H.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:52-1.8 - Standards and publications referred to in this chapter

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(a) The full title,
				edition, and availability of each of the standards and publications referred to in
				this chapter are as follows:
1. "National Public
				Health Performance Standards Program Local Public Health System Performance
				Assessment Instrument," as amended and supplemented. This document is available
				through the Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and
				Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30333 or at
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov
.
2. "Public Health Practice Standards of
				Performance for Local Boards of Health, N.J.A.C. 8:52-1 et seq., Programmatic
				Guidelines for Best Practices," incorporated herein by reference as the chapter
				Appendix, and the "Companion Document to Public Health Practice Standards of
				Performance for Local Boards of Health, N.J.A.C. 8:52-1 et seq." These documents are
				available from the Office of Local Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360,
				1-609-292-4993 or at
http://www.state.nj.us/health/lh/olh.htm
.
3. "The Public Health Workforce: An Agenda for the
				21st Century," as amended and supplemented. This document is available from the US
				Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of Disease
				Prevention and Health Promotion, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 738G, Washington,
				DC 20201 or at
http://www.health.gov/phfunctions
.
4. The "Core Competencies for Public Health
				Professionals," Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, as
				amended and supplemented. This document is available from the Public Health
				Foundation, 1220 L Street, NW, Suite 350, Washington, D.C. 20005 or at
http://www.trainingfinder.org/competencies
.
5. "Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public
				Health (APEX-PH) Part 1: Organizational Capacity Assessment," as amended and
				supplemented. "Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships" (MAPP) and
				"Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health" (PACE EH), as
				amended and supplemented. These documents are available from National Association of
				County and City Health Officials, 440 First Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC
				20001 or at
http://www.naccho.org
.
6. "Healthy New Jersey 2010," as amended and
				supplemented. This document is available from the Department's Office of Policy and
				Research, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, 1-609-984-6702 or at
http://www.state.nj.us/health/healthy2010
.
7. "Health People 2010," as amended and
				supplemented. This document is available from the U.S. Department of Human Services,
				200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201 or at
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 3 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE › Section 8:52-3.1 - Practice of public health

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(a) The practice of
				public health in New Jersey is defined by the programs and capacities to provide
				services as set forth at
				8:52-3.2(a)  below, and
				shall be ensured by each local board of health for each of its residents in
				accordance with this chapter.
(b) Local
				health agencies shall be responsible for delivering and ensuring population-based
				public health services as set forth in this subchapter.
(c) Local boards of health and local health
				agencies developing a countywide or multi-countywide systems approach to build the
				capacity and expertise required pursuant to this chapter may do so in accordance
				with the guidelines found in the "Companion Document to Public Health Practice
				Standards of Performance for Local Boards of Health, N.J.A.C. 8:52-1 et seq."
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 3 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE › Section 8:52-3.2 - Services and capacities

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(a) Public health
				services shall include administrative services as set forth at N.J.A.C. 8:52-5,
				health education services as set forth at N.J.A.C. 8:52-6, public health nursing
				services as set forth at N.J.A.C. 8:52-7, and the three core functions of public
				health which have been expanded to become the "10 essential public health services"
				in (a)1 through 10 below. Public health services shall:
1. Monitor health status to identify community
				health problems as set forth at N.J.A.C. 8:52-10. This service includes:
i. Collecting, compiling, interpreting, reporting,
				and communicating vital statistics and health status measures of populations or
				sub-populations, as available, within one or more counties. Reporting shall be
				contingent upon the development of electronic reporting systems;
ii. Assessing health service needs; and
iii. Timely analyzing, communicating, and
				publishing information on access to, utilization of, quality of, and outcomes of
				personal health services;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 3 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE › Section 8:52-3.3 - Local health agency's minimum capacity

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(a) Each local health
				agency shall, at a minimum, have the capacity to deliver:
1. Basic public health services set forth in
				"Public Health Practice Standards of Performance for Local Boards of Health,
				N.J.A.C. 8:52-1 et seq., Programmatic Guidelines for Best Practices," which is
				attached here as Appendix incorporated herein by reference. Upon completion of the
				community health assessment and the Community Health Improvement Plan set forth at
				N.J.A.C. 8:52-10 and 11, services provided shall reflect the priorities
				identified;
2. Administrative services
				consistent with N.J.A.C. 8:52-5;
3.
				Environmental health services that integrate Registered Environmental Health
				Specialist practice as set forth in the State Sanitary Code (N.J.A.C. 8:21, 8:22,
				8:23, 8:23A, 8:24, 8:25, 8:26, 8:27, 8:51, 10:122 , 5:17 and 7:9A, and
				24:14A-1 et seq., 26:3-69.1 and
				58:11-33);
4. Health education and
				health promotion services consistent with N.J.A.C. 8:52-6;
i. This service shall be developed by February 18,
				2004;
5. Preventive health
				services, that integrate public health nursing practice and health education and/or
				health promotion programs, and shall be consistent with N.J.A.C. 8:52-13;
i. This service shall be developed by February 18,
				2006;
6. Public health
				nursing services consistent with N.J.A.C. 8:52-7;
i. This service shall be developed by February 18,
				2004;
7. All other public
				health services required by the State Sanitary Code (N.J.A.C. 8:21, 8:22, 8:23,
				8:23A, 8:24, 8:25, 8:26, 8:27, 8:51, 8:57-1 through 4, 10:122, 5:17 and 7:9A, and
				24:14A-1 et seq., 26:3-69.1 and
				58:11-23); unless the population or entity requiring the services does not exist
				within the local health agency's jurisdiction or the services are otherwise assured
				through formal written linkages with another local health agency;
8. Emergency response services consistent with
				N.J.A.C. 8:52-12;
9. Enforcement
				services consistent with N.J.A.C. 8:52-14; and
10. Specialized services consistent with
				8:52-3.4.
i. This service shall be developed by February 18,
				2005.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 3 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE › Section 8:52-3.4 - Specialized regional expertise and capacity

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(a) Each local health
				agency, by February 18, 2005, shall have access to the following regional expertise
				and capacities to meet standards of performance:
1. Administrative leadership and planning and
				coordination to implement all "10 essential public health services" set forth at
				8:52-3.2(a)1  through
				10;
2. Public health community planning
				and coordination of population-based preventive health services;
3. Coordinated public health nursing services and
				the administration thereof;
4.
				Coordinated public health education and health promotion services and the
				administration thereof;
5.
				Epidemiological investigations and data analysis;
6. Public health laboratory analyses;
7. Coordinated information technology
				management;
8. Training and staff
				development;
9. Coordinated
				environmental health services;
10.
				Collection, analysis, and dissemination of health data and information;
11. Application skills for health-related
				grants;
12. Development of medical
				policy;
13. Coordinated prevention and
				control of communicable disease;
14. The
				conduct of public health and health services research and evaluation
				studies;
15. Development of public
				health applications that use the geographical index system (GIS);
16. A technical library consisting of current
				public health information; and
17.
				Public health emergency preparedness planning.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC HEALTH STAFFING › Section 8:52-4.1 - Public health staffing requirements

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(a) Each local health
				agency shall employ a full-time health officer who holds an active license and
				employ or contract for the services of the following professional staff:
1. Public health nurse(s) as defined at N.J.A.C.
				8:52-2;
2. Registered environmental
				health specialist(s) who holds an active license; and
3. Health educator(s) as defined at N.J.A.C.
				8:52-2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC HEALTH STAFFING › Section 8:52-4.2 - Public health staffing qualifications

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(a) Each health officer
				shall be licensed by the Department pursuant to the provisions of Licensure of
				Persons for Public Health Positions, N.J.A.C. 8:7.
(b) Each public health nurse shall have the
				following qualifications:
1. Hold a baccalaureate
				degree in nursing from an accredited college or university;
2. Hold a current license to practice as a
				registered professional nurse by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing;
3. Have a minimum of one year experience in public
				health or working with a preceptor or local resource person; and
4. Complete a course in population-based public
				health nursing within one year of employment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8:52-5.1 - Scope and purpose

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This subchapter addresses all of the administrative and
				  organizational management services which are necessary to effectively lead a modern
				  local health agency. The functions of management and leadership include, but are not
				  limited to, planning, organization, public health staffing, coordination and
				  response, budgeting, and evaluation and reporting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8:52-5.3 - Community public health activities

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(a) Each local board of
				health shall ensure that there is a mechanism that provides leadership to develop
				partnerships with community organizations and/or agencies which have a demonstrable
				affect on, or compelling interest in, the health status of the population in
				accordance with 8:52-9.2.
(b) Each health officer shall conduct an annual
				public meeting to report the status of the community's health and how it compares
				with corresponding objectives set forth in "Healthy New Jersey 2010," or its Federal
				equivalent, and with objectives from the Community Health Improvement Plan. The
				meeting shall also include a discussion of the local health agency's progress and
				performance in accomplishing its mission and achieving its objectives.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8:52-5.4 - Public health system assurance

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(a) Each health officer
				shall actively participate in countywide or multi-countywide meetings to assess the
				health status of the population, to develop a Community Health Improvement Plan, and
				to determine his or her local health agency's roles and responsibilities within the
				Plan in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:52-9, 10 and 11.
(b) Each local board of health shall ensure
				representation in the planning process to develop the Community Health Improvement
				Plan as set forth at
				8:52-9.2.
(c) Each local board of health shall ensure the
				development of local policies and programs that are consistent with the Community
				Health Improvement Plan as set forth at
				8:52-11.2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 6 - HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION › Section 8:52-6.1 - Scope and purpose

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This subchapter addresses the strategies that promote health and
				  quality of life. This service includes any combination of health education and
				  related activities which are designed to facilitate behavioral and environmental
				  adaptations to protect or improve health. This process enables individuals and
				  communities to control and improve their health status. This service also provides
				  opportunities for individuals to identify problems, develop solutions, and work in
				  partnerships which build on existing skills and strengths.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 6 - HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION › Section 8:52-6.2 - Health education and health promotion services

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(a) Each local health
				agency shall provide a comprehensive health education and health promotion program
				which is developed and overseen by a health educator and provides integrated support
				to the daily operation of the local health agency.
(b) Each local health agency shall implement and
				evaluate culturally and linguistically appropriate population-based health education
				and health promotion activities that are developed in accordance with the Community
				Health Improvement Plan.
(c) Each local
				health agency shall ensure that health education and health promotion services
				provide the core public health functions and the delivery of the "10 essential
				health services" at
				8:52-3.2(a)1  through
				10 that shall include, but not be limited to:
1.
				Assessment and analysis of individual and community needs and assets;
2. Planning of theory-based health education
				programs which includes the development of appropriate and measurable
				objectives;
3. Implementation of
				population-based health education programs which match various educational
				strategies and methods to the identified issues. Strategies may include, but are not
				limited to, direct programming, train-the-trainer programs, community organization
				methods, media campaigns, and advocacy initiatives;
4. Provision of process, impact, and outcome
				evaluation of health education programs in order to measure achievement and
				success;
5. Management of health
				education programs, personnel, and budgets;
6. Development of in-service training programs for
				staff, volunteers, and other interested parties;
7. Recruitment and training of volunteers to build
				and support community coalitions and partnerships;
8. Identification of and facilitation among
				agencies and community resources to reduce duplication and enhance
				services;
9. Provision of client
				referral and assistance to health and social service resources;
10. Development of risk communication plans to
				manage community concern and convey appropriate and accurate information;
11. Advise and/or serve as a spokesperson and
				liaison to the media;
12. Provision of
				public health advocacy for policies and funding that support social justice
				principles and which will improve the health status of communities;
13. Provision of grant writing to support local
				health agency objectives, the Community Health Improvement Plan, and health
				education programs;
14. Development of
				audio, visual, and print materials which support program initiatives; and
15. Use of quantitative and qualitative research
				techniques to advance the quality of public health practice.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 7 - PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING › Section 8:52-7.1 - Scope and purpose

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This subchapter addresses the synthesis of nursing practice and
				  public health practice for the purpose of protecting and promoting physical and
				  mental health and preventing disease, injury, and disability. Public health nursing
				  practice incorporates the core public health functions of assessment, assurance, and
				  policy development within the art and science of professional nursing practice
				  through a systematic process which promotes and protects the public health.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 7 - PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING › Section 8:52-7.2 - Public health nursing services

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(a) Each local health
				agency shall provide comprehensive public health nursing services that provide
				integrated support to the daily operation of the local health agency.
(b) Each local health agency shall ensure that
				public health nursing practice provides the core public health functions and the
				delivery of the "10 essential public health services" as set forth at
				8:52-3.2(a)1  through
				10. These services shall be developed and overseen by a public health nurse and
				shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Assessing
				and identifying populations at risk;
2.
				Providing outreach and case finding using population-based services;
3. Using systematic, relevant data collection from
				public health nursing practice for community health assessment;
4. Using case information and epidemiological
				methods to link epidemiology and a clinical understanding of health and
				illness;
5. Developing and implementing
				health guidance, counseling, and educational plans using the established nursing
				process;
6. Providing health plans to
				assure health promotion efforts that include primary clinical prevention and early
				intervention strategies;
7. Using the
				nursing process and triage to determine priorities for interventions and services
				based on risk assessment and community needs especially for underserved
				populations;
8. Advocating policies and
				funding that create clinical programs and improve health status;
9. Establishing procedures and processes which
				ensure competent implementation of prevention measures and treatment
				schedules;
10. Providing clinical
				preventive services, including clinical screenings and preventive care;
11. Facilitating access to care through the use of
				nursing assessment, referral for risk reduction, prevention, restorative, and
				rehabilitative services, and the establishing clinical programs and
				services;
12. Participating in all
				components of communicable disease prevention and control, including clinical
				surveillance, case identification, and treatment;
13. Planning, developing, and initiating
				interdisciplinary nursing plans for care and case management;
14. Establishing and maintaining written
				procedures and protocols for clinical care; and
15. Identifying, defining, coordinating, and
				evaluating enhanced clinical services for complex populations and special risk
				groups.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 7A - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Section 8:52-7A.1 - Scope and purpose

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This subchapter addresses the protection against and prevention
				  of environmental factors that may adversely impact human health or the ecological
				  balances essential to sustained human health and environmental quality, whether in
				  the natural or man-made environment. Environmental health practice refers to those
				  aspects of human health that are determined by physical, chemical, biological,
				  social and psychosocial factors in the environment. It also refers to the theory and
				  practice of assessing, correcting, controlling and preventing those factors in the
				  environment that can potentially adversely affect the health of humans.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 8 - ASSURE WORKFORCE COMPETENCIES › Section 8:52-8.1 - Scope and purpose

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This subchapter addresses the assessment of existing and needed
				  workforce competencies as set forth at
				  8:52-5.2(d)  for each
				  local health agency. These include standards for public health professionals, job
				  performance evaluation, continuing education, and management and leadership
				  training.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 8 - ASSURE WORKFORCE COMPETENCIES › Section 8:52-8.2 - Workforce assessment

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(a) Each health officer
				shall ensure the performance of a workforce assessment at the local health agency at
				least once each year. The workforce assessment shall:
1. Identify gaps in workforce expertise;
2. Identify duplication of workforce competencies;
				and
3. Ensure that the necessary
				workforce competencies exist in order to be able to deliver the services set forth
				at 8:52-3.3 and 3.4 and to achieve the
				objectives outlined in the Community Health Improvement Plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 8 - ASSURE WORKFORCE COMPETENCIES › Section 8:52-8.3 - Workforce standards

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(a) Each health officer
				shall ensure that:
1. Each position in the local
				health agency has a written job description which include tasks, reporting
				relationships, and performance standards;
2. Each job description shall be reviewed
				annually; and
3. Job performance
				evaluations are conducted annually.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 8 - ASSURE WORKFORCE COMPETENCIES › Section 8:52-8.4 - Workforce continuing education

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(a) Each health officer
				shall provide a coordinated program of continuing education for staff which includes
				attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences, in-service training, and/or formal
				courses to improve employee skills and knowledge in accordance with their
				professional needs.
(b) Each public
				health professional specified at
				8:52-4.1 shall meet continuing education
				requirements as follows:
1. Each director of
				public health nursing and public health nursing supervisor shall complete 15
				continuing education contact hours of public health-related instruction annually.
				Eight of the continuing education contact hours shall be comprised of workforce
				leadership courses. The courses of instruction shall be approved by the Office of
				Local Health or its authorized representative. The eight continuing education
				contact hours in workforce leadership shall include topics and subjects that
				include, but are not limited to:
i. Strategic
				thinking and planning;
ii. Policy
				development, implementation, and evaluation;
iii. Advocacy;
iv. Interpretation of epidemiological data and
				health statistics analysis;
v. Community
				needs assessment and risk assessment;
vi. Outcome evaluation and quality
				assurance;
vii. Collaboration, coalition
				building, and community organization;
viii. Multidisciplinary negotiation;
ix. Legal matters and issues; and
x. Nursing research.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 8 - ASSURE WORKFORCE COMPETENCIES › Section 8:52-8.5 - Workforce diversity training

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Each health officer shall ensure that all employees participate
				  in cultural diversity training.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 9 - COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS › Section 8:52-9.1 - Scope and purpose

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This subchapter addresses how entities that impact the public
				  health and have access to populations and/or resources in performing defined
				  prevention, screening, rehabilitation, or support activities will convene, build
				  coalitions, and identify and organize community resources to support the goals and
				  activities of the local public health system.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 9 - COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS › Section 8:52-9.2 - Development and participation in community public health partnerships

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(a) Each countywide or
				multi-countywide area shall establish a community public health partnership
				representing key corporate, private, and non-profit entities. Each partnership shall
				perform a countywide or multi-countywide community health assessment in accordance
				with N.J.A.C. 8:52-10 and develop a Community Health Improvement Plan in accordance
				with N.J.A.C. 8:52-11. Each community public health partnership shall foster
				relationships that impact the community's health consistent with the needs
				identified in the Community Health Improvement Plan. Existing community public
				health partnerships shall be permitted to satisfy these requirements if they comply
				with the assessment methodologies set forth at
				8:52-10.2.
(b) Each local health agency shall:
1. Actively participate in a new or existing
				community health partnership; and
2.
				Assure that the community health partnership assesses public health needs and
				delivers public health services in their jurisdiction.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 9 - COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS › Section 8:52-9.3 - Other community partnerships

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Each local health agency shall meet regularly with
				  representatives of health-related organizations within its jurisdiction in order to
				  coordinate roles and responsibilities for health service delivery.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 9 - COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS › Section 8:52-9.4 - Developing service directories

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Each local health agency shall assure that the community public
				  health partnership develops, maintains, and promotes a directory of health service
				  providers and resources that serves the countywide or multi-countywide area. The
				  directory shall address the health priorities as identified in the Community Health
				  Improvement Plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 10 - MONITOR HEALTH STATUS › Section 8:52-10.1 - Scope and purpose

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This subchapter addresses the collection, compilation,
				  interpretation, and communication of vital statistics and health status measures
				  within one or more New Jersey counties; the identification of threats to health; the
				  assessment of health service needs; and the analyses, communication, and publication
				  of information on access, utilization, quality, and outcomes of personal health
				  issues.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 10 - MONITOR HEALTH STATUS › Section 8:52-10.2 - Community health assessment

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(a) To minimize costs
				and for consistency with existing data, the minimum unit of analysis for New Jersey
				shall be the county. This does not preclude any municipality from performing its own
				less formal assessment in addition to participating in the countywide or
				multi-countywide Community Health Assessment. This less formal assessment can be
				integrated into the countywide or multi-countywide assessment and/or used for other
				local public health programming purposes.
(b) A formal countywide or multi-countywide
				Community Health Assessment shall be performed and continually evaluated with a
				formal update every four years. Existing community health assessments meeting the
				criteria set forth in this section shall be valid until a new assessment is
				performed.
(c) Local health agencies
				shall submit a description of the Community Health Assessment process and the
				timeframe for its completion to the Office of Local Health for review and approval
				prior to initiating the assessment. This process description shall be submitted to
				the Office of Local Health by February 18, 2004 and every fours years thereafter.
1. Local health agencies working in partnership
				may submit this information in a joint report for the entire countywide or
				multi-countywide area.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 10 - MONITOR HEALTH STATUS › Section 8:52-10.3 - Data collection and management

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(a) Each local health
				agency shall develop, operate, and ensure a quality data management system. This
				system shall be capable of collecting, analyzing, and monitoring baseline data
				standardized to a format developed by the Department in accordance with the
				requirements set forth at
				8:52-5.2(f) and
				(g).
(b) Each local health agency shall ensure
				electronic linkage with local and Statewide databases, as they become available.
				These databases include, but are not limited to: NJ LINCS, New Jersey Immunization
				Information System (NJIIS), Communicable Diseases Reporting Systems, Electronic
				Birth Registry, Vital Statistics, and other registries which track the distribution
				of diseases, injuries, and health conditions.
(c) Each local health agency shall ensure
				safeguards for the confidentiality of all data and information that contains
				personal identifiers or any other information which could be used to identify an
				individual with reasonable accuracy, either directly or by reference to other
				readily available information.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 11 - POLICY DEVELOPMENT › Section 8:52-11.1 - Scope and purpose

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This subchapter addresses the systematic countywide or
				  multi-countywide and State level planning process for health improvement. It sets
				  forth the development and tracking of measurable health objectives as a part of
				  continuous quality improvement strategy, the development of consistent policy
				  regarding prevention and treatment services, and the development of model codes to
				  guide the practice of public health.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 11 - POLICY DEVELOPMENT › Section 8:52-11.2 - Countywide or multi-countywide community health planning

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(a) To minimize costs
				and for consistency with existing data, the minimum unit of planning for New Jersey
				shall be the county.
(b) Each local
				board of health shall assure that public health policies promote and support the
				population's health and safety goals identified in the health improvement strategies
				that were developed through the countywide or multi-countywide Community Health
				Improvement Plan and incorporate by reference prior planning information obtained
				through other processes.
(c) Each
				Community Health Improvement Plan shall consist of:
1. A countywide or multi-countywide Community
				Health Assessment as described at
				8:52-10.2;
2. A Community Health Profile as described at
				8:52-10.2(d)5;
3. A mechanism which monitors external environment
				for forces and trends that might impact the ability of a local public health system
				to protect the health of the public;
4.
				An analysis and a prioritization of current and potential health problems based upon
				planning methodologies such as those described at
				8:52-10.2(d);
5. A plan which specifies the roles and
				responsibilities agreed upon by each local health agency and each public, private,
				non-profit, and voluntary agency;
6.
				Specific strategies to address health problems and to sustain effective
				interventions;
7. A plan to evaluate the
				intervention strategies and health outcomes; and
8. A method that allows for changes to the
				plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 12 - DIAGNOSIS AND INVESTIGATION OF HEALTH PROBLEMS AND HAZARDS › Section 8:52-12.1 - Scope and purpose

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This subchapter addresses the epidemiological identification of
				  emerging health threats; public health laboratory capability to support prevention
				  efforts; active infectious disease prevention and control efforts; and technical
				  capacity for epidemiological investigation of disease outbreaks and patterns of
				  chronic disease and injury.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 12 - DIAGNOSIS AND INVESTIGATION OF HEALTH PROBLEMS AND HAZARDS › Section 8:52-12.2 - Emergency response capability

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(a) Each local health
				agency shall ensure its capacity to immediately respond to a public health emergency
				in accordance with applicable State and Federal requirements. Each local health
				agency shall also:
1. Maintain a mechanism which
				allows for emergency communication 24 hours per day, seven days per week, including
				weekends and holidays;
2. Develop a
				preparedness plan with the local public health system to address public health
				emergencies. The plan shall be consistent with and be integrated with the Health
				Alert Network; and
3. Orient and train
				their staff (through exercises) to their roles and responsibilities under the plan
				at least annually.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 52 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH IN NEW JERSEY › Subchapter 12 - DIAGNOSIS AND INVESTIGATION OF HEALTH PROBLEMS AND HAZARDS › Section 8:52-12.3 - Surveillance

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(a) Each local health
				agency shall collect data and information pursuant to
				8:52-5.2(e).
(b) Each local health agency shall ensure that
				valid and reliable surveillance systems are in place to monitor the occurrence of
				diseases and indicators of health. The indicators shall be in accordance with
				"Healthy New Jersey 2010," the health objectives developed through the Community
				Health Improvement Plan, and for health conditions determined to be priorities by
				the Department.
(c) Each local health
				agency shall investigate the cause of illnesses or health threatening conditions and
				shall implement control measures to prevent the spread of disease or to address the
				known risk factors in the population served.
(d) Each local health agency shall ensure that
				there is a mechanism to receive reports and to respond to immediately reportable
				communicable diseases and conditions in accordance with
				8:57-1.5. This mechanism shall be
				capable of operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week, including weekends and
				holidays.