Environmental Health

201-646-3961, 3962

1. Monitoring and enforcement of all applicable federal, state, and local environmental health laws and regulations, as they apply to bathing places, youth camps, food surveillance, housing, insect and rodent infestations, tobacco products age of sale restrictions, potable water, and air, noise, and stream pollution control.

2. Complaint investigation of all environmental health complaints.

Health Education

(201) 646-3963

The provision of a variety of planned education programs by professional health educators to any interested resident, civic, service or professional group.

Public Health Nursing

(201) 646-3963 & 3964

1. Provision of a free child health conference service for infants and pre-school children which includes physical exams, immunizations against childhood diseases, and nurse and physician counseling.

2. Provision of lead poisoning control services including free screening of Hackensack children one year through five years of age.

3. Provision of free adult health counseling and risk factor screening adults for high blood pressure and other select conditions.

4. Provision of school nursing services which includes free dental care for dentally indigent school-aged children in Hackensack.

5. Provision of a W.I.C. nutritional program which is a program that provides free nutritional counseling and nutrition supplements for pregnant or breast feeding women, infants and children up to five (5) years of age. For appointments or further information call (800) 427-3244.

Vital Statistics

(201) 646-3965, 3966, 3967, 3995, 8050 and 201-457-2362

The Hackensack Bureau of Vital Statistics Maintains records of births, marriages, and deaths that have occurred in Hackensack and issues marriages licenses.

1. Registration as permanent records all births, deaths, and marriages that occur in Hackensack.

2. Issue marriage licenses. For instructions and application Click Here

3. Issue certified copies of birth, death, or marriage records that are on file in our office.

4. For a certified copy of vital record application and instructions Click Here

For further information call (201) 646-3965, 3966, 3967 & 3995 during our regular office hours, Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

For 24 hour per day recorded information:
call (201) 646-3995

Directory Phone Number
Animal Pet Related Services
Animal Cruelty Complaints 800 582-5979
Pet Adoption 201 229-4600
Pet Licensing 201 646-3967
Rabies / Animal Bite NJ Hotline 800 222-1222
Rabies Vaccination Clinic 201 229-4600
Disease related services
AIDS Information 800 624-2377
AIDS Information Spanish 800 344-7432
AIDS Free Anonymous Testing Counseling 201 336-3350
Alcohol Abuse/Addiction Information 800 238-2333
Alzheimers Information 800 424-2494
Cancer Information 800 4CANCER
Cocaine Abuse Information 800 347-8998
Heart Line Am Heart Asso 800 242-8721
Lyme Disease 800 232-4636
New Jersey Family Care Insurance  800 701-0710
Poison Control Hotline 800 222-1222
Quit Smoking Information – NJ Quitnet 866 657-8677
Moms Quit Connection 888-545-5191
Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic 973-321-1277 ext. 2723
Health and Environmental Related Complaint Services
Environmental Action Hotline NJDEP (24hr) 877 927-6337
Hackensack Health Department 201 646-3965
Health Care Facilities Complaints (NJ) 800 792-9770
Occupational Health (OSHA) 201 288-1700
Miscellaneous
Agricultural Extension Sercvice 201 336-6788
Radon Hot Line 800 648-0394
United Water Resources (Water) 800 422-5987
Social Services
Adult Protective Services 201 368-4300
Adult Protective Services 877 652-2873
Dept. of Children Family Services (formerly DYFS) 201 489-1140
Planned Parenthood 201 336-7420
Meals on Wheels 201 489-9333
RSVP Retired Senior Volunteers 800 772-1213
Social Security 201 368-4200
Social Services (Bergen County) 201 368-4368
WIC Nutrition Program 973 765-4575