The Hopewell Valley Advisory Board of Health was established in 2007 to protect the health of the public in the three municipalities that lie within its boundaries: Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough, and Pennington Borough.

The Advisory Board consists of seven voting members, and three non-voting members, all Hopewell Valley residents who have the requisite public health, medical, and/or environmental health skills to serve as professional advisors to the three municipalities as well as to the Hopewell Township Health Department, which serves the three municipalities.

The Advisory Board meets five times a year at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building located at 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road.

 

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MISSION STATEMENT

To promote and protect the health of the Hopewell Valley public through education, prevention initiatives, and collaboration with other health-related agencies and organizations, with particular emphasis on children, seniors, and those with special needs;

To provide proactive leadership, guidance, advocacy and oversight on current or future health issues or concerns facing the community, including municipal organization and coordination with state and federal entities for all-hazards health emergency planning;

To provide competent, high quality, professional advice and counsel to the Hopewell Township Committee/Board of Health, Pennington Borough Board of Health, and Hopewell Borough Board of Health;

To initiate and promote useful partnerships with present and/or future Hopewell Valley community agencies and organizations to ensure that the highest quality preventive, chronic, long-term, and acute curative health care is available to Hopewell Valley residents;

To support the Hopewell Township Health Department in its efforts to provide quality public health services to the Hopewell Valley community.

 

MEMBER	AREA OF EXPERTISE	TERM
Allen Thomas	Environmental/Water Quality	1/08 – 12/10
Kathy Hill, R N	Infectious Disease Specialist	1/09 – 1210
Vacant	Public Health Medicine	1/09 – 12/09
Matthew G. Martin, Chair	Emergency Preparedness	1/07 – 12/09
Michael Rothwell	Corporate/Business	1/07 – 12/09
Mark Sherwood, V M D	Veterinary Medicine	1/09 – 12/11
Jan Bishop, A I A	Community Planning, Hospitals, & Disability Issues	1/08 – 1/09
*James Bird	Township Committee Representative	1/08 - 1/09
*Gary Guarino, Health Officer	Hopewell Township Health Department	N/A
*Francesca Calderone-Steichen, MPH	Health Education & Community Advocacy	N/A

* non-voting