Hunterdon County Commissioners recognize health professionals in honor of National Public Health Appreciation Week
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ – The Board of County Commissioners recently honored public health professionals for their service and daily work to keep Americans healthy and safe.
National Public Health Appreciation week is observed April 1 through April 7, and the Commissioners presented staff from the Health Department with a proclamation to acknowledge their efforts in Hunterdon County.
The proclamation was accepted on behalf of the department, by Public Health Epidemiologist, Christine Huang and the Director of Public Health Nursing, Shu-Chen Chiang.
Commissioner Shaun Van Doren, who also serves as the liaison to the Health Department said, “All year long, but especially during National Public Health Appreciation week, we celebrate the dedication of public health professionals who work tirelessly to promote the health, safety, and wellbeing of the community. We are fortunate for our Department of Health’s staff, and their entire team that works to care for the people in Hunterdon County.”
National Public Health Appreciation Week is specifically set aside to recognize the contributions of those providing public health services, most particularly the public health professionals who served during the national pandemic.
“We are fortunate the Health Department has so many dedicated staff members performing their duties at the highest level of competence, especially during the pandemic, one of the most difficult and threating health periods in our history,” Deputy Director Susan Soloway said.
The County Department of Health is a multi-disciplinary group, working as a team comprised of trained, certified, and experienced Licensed Health Officer and Epidemiologist, as well as Public Health Nurses, Registered Environmental Health Specialists, Health Educators, Entomologists, and Infectious Disease Specialists, along with the volunteer services of the County’s Medical Reserve Corps, a group of medical professionals who also dedicate their time to the people of Hunterdon County.
