The essential public health service "Monitor Health" is used within the Bayonne, New Jersey community due to the demographics of the population. Bayonne, New Jersey is considered to be a low-income area in which many within this community do not have access to healthy food choices/alternatives. The retail Registered Dietitian for the grocery store ShopRite, provides free one-on-one nutrition counseling to individuals in the Bayonne community. The retail RD in the ShopRite of Bayonne is able to monitor the health status of the community through nutrition counseling sessions. That is because the RD can track the progress, monitor and evaluate health issues amongst the individuals in the community if the RD's clients and customers of ShopRite come back for follow-up counseling sessions. In addition, the retail RD can monitor the health status of the community by conducting food demonstrations, researching and assessing the needs of the population for community events and adult and children cooking classes.