Board of Health

Purpose

The Morris Plains Board of Health provides a wide range of public health services designed to promote and protect the health of Morris Plains residents.

Responsibilities

Municipal Registrar

The Morris Plains Board of Health Boonton Health employs a Registrar who assists the public with birth, death and marriage certificates and marriage license applications. The Registrar also issues dog and cat licenses; retail food licenses and assists residents with related complaints.

Link here for information about the Borough’s Registrar.

Environmental Health

The Morris Plains Board of Health has a shared service agreement with the County of Morris Division of Public that provides Registered Environmental Health Specialists that work to ensure the proper handling of food is maintained in all retail food establishments and to investigate resident complaints.

Health Officer
Carlos, Perez, Jr., M.P.A.
Office: 973-631-5485

Public Health Nursing

The Morris Plains Board of Health employs a Public Health Nurse who administers vaccines, investigates communicable diseases, promotes and administers health screenings and monitors immunizations in schools. See right sidebar for contact info.

Blood pressure screenings are currently held the 2^nd Monday of every month from 1-3pm at the community center for seniors and the 4^th Wednesday of every month from 10-12pm at the Morris Plains Library.

Health Education

In collaboration with the Morris Plains Public Health Nurse, the Board of Health works to inform the community of current health issues and acts as a point of reference for health education. Specific areas of focus are preventative efforts to eliminate drug and alcohol abuse, the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, and the planning and execution of community programs.

We urge you to become familiar with the services offered and to participate in our personal health programs published in the borough web site, Plains Talk and town calendar. We are always open to suggestions and willing to answer your questions. Explore more information using the links below.

Members

Name	Title	Term Expires
Colin O’Reilly, DO, FAAP, FACOP, FCCM	President	12/31/2023
Pam Nelson	Member	12/31/2025
Lauren Pallone Martin, MD, FAAP	Member	12/31/2023
Carole Howell	Secretary	12/31/2023
Carlos Perez	Morris County Health Officer
Cindy Bella	Public Health Nurse
Cathie Kelly	Council Liaison	12/31/2023
Roseanne Denman	License Clerk	12/31/2023
Dr. Timothy Werner	Veterinarian	12/31/2023
Marybeth Soutar	Member	12/31/2025
Angela Mckinlay	Member	12/31/25

*Members can be reappointed after term expires.

Meetings

The Board of Health meets every second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm at Borough Hall. All meetings are open to the public and residents are encouraged to attend.

Link here for Board of Health meeting minutes.