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

New Jersey's Bill A 3345 requires the Department of Health (DOH) to encourage healthcare facilities and licensed professionals (like pediatricians and family doctors) to adopt the national "Reach Out and Read" program. This program integrates early literacy promotion into routine well-child visits for children aged six months to five years, with providers advising parents on shared reading activities. The DOH must support implementation by providing printed materials and a website link for facilities to apply as program sites. The goal is to improve children's language development, strengthen parent-child bonds, and give healthcare providers tools to monitor early childhood well-being. This affects healthcare providers directly and benefits parents and young children through evidence-based literacy support during medical visits.