Requires DOH to encourage health care facilities and licensed health care professionals to develop a "Reach Out and Read Program."

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Health (DOH) to encourage health care facilities and licensed professionals (like pediatricians and family practice doctors) to implement a "Reach Out and Read Program" during well-child visits for children aged 6 months to 5 years. The DOH must provide resources, including printed materials and a website link, to help facilities adopt this evidence-based program. The program aims to promote early literacy by encouraging parents to read with their children, develop language and social skills, strengthen parent-child bonds, and provide health care professionals with tools to monitor child development. It directly affects pediatric providers, health care facilities, and families with young children in New Jersey.