WILMINGTON, MA — The Wilmington Board of Health is looking for a member.
Massachusetts Boards of Health are responsible under general laws, state and local regulations, for disease prevention and control, health and environmental protection, and promoting a healthy community.
Under Massachusetts General Laws, state and local regulations and community direction, Boards of Health are held responsible for disease prevention and control, and health and environmental protection and promoting a healthy community.
Boards of Health serve as the local arm of both the Mass. Department of Public Health and the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection.
To fulfill their duties, they develop, implement and enforce health policies, oversee inspections to maintain minimum standards for sanitation in housing and food service, and assure that the basic health needs of their community are being met.
The Wilmington Board of Health meets the first and third Tuesdays of every month at 5:30pm at Wilmington Town Hall. This is a 3-year term.
If you have an interest in serving as a volunteer member, please contact Shelly Newhouse, Director of Public Health, at 978-658-4298 or boh@wilmingtonma.gov.
(NOTE: The above announcement is from the Wilmington Board of Health.)
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