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TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee Chairwoman Loretta Weinberg and Committee Vice Chair Joseph F. Vitale which would strengthen the role and membership of the New Jersey Public Health Council was approved today by the Senate by a vote of 29-10.

“Considering that New Jersey’s public health dollars are stretched to the absolute limit, we need a public agency with broad representation of all facets of the health care industry to seek out funding wherever it may exist,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “Under this bill, the Public Health Council will not only serve to advise State policy and regulation-makers about the science of health care, but will also be called upon to identify untapped federal and private funding sources for which the State can apply. It would make the Public Health Council relevant to the needs and demands of a 21st Century public health care system.”

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee Chairwoman Loretta Weinberg and Committee Vice Chair Joseph F. Vitale which would strengthen the role and membership of the New Jersey Public Health Council was unanimously approved by the panel today.

“At a time when public health dollars are stretched to the limit, we need a public agency with broad health care representation willing to seek out funding wherever it may exist,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “Under this bill, the New Jersey Public Health Council would be under a mandate to review health policy, and identify untapped funding sources for which the State can apply. It would make the Public Health Council relevant to the demands of a 21st Century public health care system.”