NEPTUNE, NJ –The Monmouth County Board of Health and Monmouth County Clerk’s Office will sponsor a workshop entitled “HEALTHY TRAVELER” on Thursday, April 18, 2013, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Monmouth County Connection, 3544 State Highway 66, Neptune.

HEALTHY TRAVELER will educate participants about immunizations needed to travel to different countries, how to travel safely with medications, mosquito repellent, food and water safety, etc.  The workshop will also include information on what is necessary to get a U.S. Passport as well as travel information for people of all ages.

The workshop is free and open to all Monmouth County residents, but registration is required. To register, please call 732-303-2828. 

The Monmouth County Connection is located at 3544 State Highway 66 in Neptune, in the strip mall adjacent to the Home Depot and across the street from Walmart.  This new office of Monmouth County government offers a variety of services including passports, passport photos, free notary public, veterans’ IDs, election/voter information, senior and veterans’ services, public access computers and more.

The office is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The County Connection is under the direction of County Clerk M. Claire French and is supported by the Board of Chosen Freeholders.