To my fellow Board Members:
Whether you are an executive in your non-public health world or not, we want to make you an
executive if you are willing and worthy.
The New Jersey Local Boards of Health Association, (and so as not to create confusion over the
word “board”) has as its leadership group an Executive Committee (Excom) made up of our
President and other elected officers. There are also six elected At-Large members nominated
through the Executive Committee. The Excom performs the governance function for our
Association and provides the leadership on behalf of our member Boards and individuals. We
are the de-facto representative for the almost 450 local Boards and their nearly 3200 appointed
or elected members throughout New Jersey. We speak on your behalf to the State, its agencies
and officials, various federal agencies, and in other forums such as the PHACE (Public Health
Associations Collaborative Effort) Consortium.
An executive body charged with the above responsibilities must have strong, dedicated
participation. We need you. There are currently three (3) seats open for At-Large members.
This Spring, at our annual membership meeting, we will be holding our annual election for many
of our Excom positions. We would like to hear from you in regard to all of this and particularly
your desire and background for consideration. Also, we would like to meet you by having you
attend our Excom meetings which are held monthly on Saturday mornings at 10:00 am via
Zoom. Details are in this monthly newsletter “On Board” and on our website www.njlbha.org.
For whatever reason you chose to belong to a local Board of Health, giving of your time, your
interest, and your expertise is a vital community service. This is an opportunity to rise to the next
level of involvement and participation. Please consider this offer and join us in leading our fine
organization which has had many successful opportunities to assist you and your peers since
1992. Public Health is constantly evolving in regard to new challenges as well as many old ones
which never seem to go away and continue to need our attention. Help us to help you by giving
us your time and your talent.
Please contact me at president@njlbha.org.