Office of Health Management

Union County Office of Health Management

Vital component of the emergency preparedness and response system responsible for planning and managing the health-related aspects of community response
▣ Director’s Office

Juliana Silva, MBA
Director

Phone: 908-518-5630

Fax: 908-654-9252

Office: 400 North Avenue East, Westfield 07090

Annual Reports: 2023 2024

▣ Important Links

Food Handling Courses – Free bi-lingual information food safety lesson recommended for food service workers, business owners and home chefs designed to help improve your food safety practices

Family Clinic – Offering vaccinations, physical examinations and Mantoux Tuberculosis/TB testing in Elizabeth for Union County residents

Temporary Mobile Retail Food Establishment Application

LINCS – Electronic dissemination of critical public health related information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NJ Dept of Health, County and Local Health Departments

Medical Reserve Corps – trained to help the county’s public health professionals do whatever is needed, at the time, to prevent and minimize disease and injuries in our community

▣ Health Officer

Sandra Cortes, MPH, REHS, HO
Health Officer

Phone: 908-518-5630

Fax: 908-654-9252

Office: 400 North Avenue East, Westfield 07090

▣ Public Health

Hanna Krysiak, RN
Public Health Nurse

Phone: 908-518-5620

Fax: 908-654-9252

Office: 400 North Avenue East, Westfield 07090

MRC Team – Julianna Rizzuto and Ernesto Hernandez

▣ Environmental Health

Jessica Mindo, MPH, HO, REHS, CHES
Environmental Health Supervisor

Phone: 908-654-9730

Fax: 908-654-9252

Office: 400 North Avenue East, Westfield 07090

▣ LINCS

The Office maintains an Emergency CHAIN (Community Health Alert Information Network) as part of Union County Local Public Health Emergency Communications System. Electronic dissemination of critical public health related information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NJ Dept of Health, County and Local Health Departments is forwarded to designated groups and individual health care providers via the NJ Local Information Network and Communications System (LINCS).

Updates to the system will be conducted on an annual base to ensure accurate contacts.

If you are interested in receiving LINCS emails, click here.

▣ Temporary Mobile Retail Food Establishment

Applications can be e-mailed to rehs@ucnj.org

Updated February 2025

▣ Medical Reserve Corps

About

All MRC volunteers will be trained to help the county’s public health professionals do whatever is needed, at the time, to prevent and minimize disease and injuries in our community Medical Reserve Corps

Application Process

To learn more about the Union County Medical Reserve Corps or to register, click here

You can also contact the Union County MRC Unit Coordinators at 908-518-5620.

Eligibility to Volunteer

  • An active or retired healthcare professional in good standing
  • A non-medically trained community member with a commitment to their community
  • A public health professional
  • A student of a health profession
  • A committed individual willing to be trained to fill key support positions

Community Volunteers may be called upon to assist with administrative, clerical, reception, translation, phone, or other responsibilities. Medical professional volunteers may be called upon to assist with triage, nursing, counseling, medication dispensing or other responsibilities.

All MRC volunteers will be trained to help the county’s public health professionals do whatever is needed, at the time, to prevent and minimize disease and injuries in our community.

Commitment

  • The success of the UC MRC is based on the availability of its volunteers to respond in a timely manner when deployed.
  • Prior to beginning the application process, we ask that each potential volunteer consider his or her family responsibilities, work commitments and any other possible limitations.

Potential Duties during times of non-emergency (optional)

  • Staff first aid areas at community events
  • Distribute information at health fairs
  • Promote public health campaigns

Potential Duties during an emergency

  • Augment medical and support staff shortages for public health response
  • Assist with the distribution or dispensing of medication
  • Assist with disease surveillance and notification