Nominations for the 2022 Salem County Crusader Award are now open for individual, business, or organization whose leadership and dedication have greatly improved the services available to residents in the County of Salem with special needs.
Donor Name: Salem County Department of Health & Human Services
State: New Jersey
County: Salem County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 09/07/2022
Details:
The Department enhances and adapt their services to the needs of the community resulting in a healthy, accountable population that recognizes the Health Department as a valuable resource.
The 10 essential public health services:
- Monitor health status to identify community health problems and community resources
- Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
- Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
- Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
- Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
- Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable
- Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce
- Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
- Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
Eligibility Criteria
Must be a Salem County resident or business/ organization or individual whose energies are primarily directed towards improving the quality of services for the persons with special needs within the County of Salem.
For more information, visit Salem County.
