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Samantha Foster-Tiso, CPHQ
Quality Assurance Coordinator
732.341.9700, ext. 7502 | sfoster-tiso@ochd.org

Health Education

Welcome! The Health Education Unit coordinates a wide array of community activities, public health, and educational programs.
Programs include public presentations, health fairs, professional development and/or continuing education via webcast or teleconference and distribution of health literature.

View the full list of programs we currently offer.

Educational sessions are provided to the general public, school classes, and any groups requesting a presentation.

The strategic efforts of Health Education have fostered communications between the Ocean County Health Department and diverse community partners including, but not limited to, community organizations, faith-based institutions, county hospitals, local agencies, schools, and consortiums that enables the Health Department to better pinpoint areas of need and to address them in a collaborative manner.

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School-Based Health Education

Through the collaboration with OCHD and the Ocean County School System we are excited to announce a new and innovative program, the Student Health Ambassador Program.

Student Health Ambassador’s will learn through exciting engagement with visual and hands on activities that encompass the following primary public health topics targeted towards their grade-level:

  1. Alcohol and Drug Education
  2. Chronic Health Conditions
  3. Communicable Diseases
  4. Environmental Health
  5. Maternal and Child Health

While the OCHD is committed in our efforts to providing accessible and diverse health services to Ocean County’s children and adolescents with innovative and evidence-based programming, we realize that our services may not reflect all of the needs they may have. The Adolescent Resource Guide outlines diverse, local resources to help you and the children and adolescents you serve respond to specific health and social issues.

Community-Based Programs

The OCHD provides a combination of innovative and evidence-based programming for the residents of Ocean County. The following public health topics and services are included:
  • Community Outreach- provides education, brochures, and giveaways at local health fairs like the, Senior Health Fair, Veterans Health Fair, and Hispanic Health Fair.
  • Innovative Community Health Programming – Specifically tailored health education programs to help diverse populations learn about specific or requested health topics as a strategy for health promotion and disease prevention.
  • Emerging Health Topics- in depth education and discussions of emerging and relevant public health topics

(Example: H1N1, Zika, integrated summer safety- sun, pool, mosquito and tick-borne illness)

  • Building the Future of Public Health – Educating the public in an exciting and relatable way about the definition and importance of public health, the difference between public health and healthcare, the roles of people who work in the field, and the services that are offered by the Ocean County Health Department.

Professional Development and Continuing Education

The Health Department is a host site for Distance Learning through the New Jersey Learning Management Network (NJLMN), which is a great resource for public health workforce development, training and certification.

One way to obtain credits or continuing professional development is by viewing a program broadcast via satellite or webcast at the Ocean County Health Department. If you cannot attend the program, the Health Department records all satellite programs to DVD and keeps them in a DVD Lending Library. All satellite programs that offer Continuing Education Credits (CEU’s) provide 30 days to view the program and obtain your credits. This enables you to view the program at your convenience and its FREE of charge.

To view upcoming programs, please visit http://rutgers.edu and click “Course Catalog.”

If you would like to create an account to obtain CEU’s, professional development hours or view a DVD from the Lending Library, please contact our Health Education Division at 732-341-9700, ext. 7234 or at healthed@ochd.org.

All programs are hosted at the Ocean County Health Department in Toms River.