Borough of Haworth, New Jersey Health Department

Flu Facts from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Flu Information from
The Bergen County Department of Health Services

Blood pressure screening is available on the first Wednesday of every month, 10:30 a.m., in the Municipal Library.

Recent Legislation enacted to improve the health and well-being of New Jersey residents:

On March 1, 2006, New Jersey's Bicycle Helmet Law was amended to require that young people under the age of 17 wear an approved helmet when cycling, roller skating, in-line skating, or skateboarding. The previous law affected riders under the age of 14.

On April 15, 2006, the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act goes into effect. The law requires smoke-free environments in almost all indoor workplaces and includes "open to the public" places of business and service-related activities, except for a few specifically named exemptions. Places that must be smoke-free include, but are not limited to:

• offices, factories, commercial buildings and facilities, and government facilities restaurants, bars, clubs, theaters
• bowling alleys, sports facilities, race tracks, bingo sites shopping malls and retail stores
• all elementary and secondary schools, child care facilities, museums, places of worship health care facilities and offices, nursing homes
• hotels, public transportation vehicles and stations and platforms, parking garages apartment building lobbies and public areas in other private buildings.

The Act also prohibits smoking on the grounds of any public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, in addition to indoor school facilities. There are several specified exceptions where smoking may be permitted but are limited to casino, cigar bar, tobacco retail establishments and private residences and automobiles. All New Jersey residents can breathe a little easier with enactment of this legislation.