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Board of Health seeks Sustainable Jersey 'gold star' with mental‑health, transit and pedestrian priorities
Summary
The Board of Health presented a multi‑year health action plan targeting mental health, transportation for seniors/disabled, and pedestrian/bike safety as part of a Sustainable Jersey Gold Star application; council liaisons praised the rapid, multi‑agency effort and endorsed moving it forward.
Kaye Kaiser, chair of the Board of Health, outlined an action plan developed from the borough's local health assessment and passed by the Board of Health on Aug. 15. Kaiser said the board identified three priority concerns that it can address as a policy body: mental health services, transportation for seniors and disabled residents, and pedestrian and bicycle safety/outdoor activity access.
The board created a stakeholder committee (including a senior‑center representative, a nurse practitioner, and a Methodist pastor involved with the food bank) to pursue targeted initiatives and to support a Sustainable Jersey gold‑star health designation. Council liaison Kate Hay and Council President Matheson commended the Board of Health for the fast work and said the designation will open grant opportunities. "This is a designation that is…unique; there's only about 4 municipalities that have this," Hay said, urging continued coordination to secure grants and implement programs.
The council voted to receive the plan and to let the Board of Health proceed with the Sustainable Jersey application and stakeholder work.
