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Feb 13, 2026 | Certificate Program, Certificate Program, Legal Guidance, Supporting Local Public Health, Top, Training

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2026 Agenda (COMING SOON)

2026 Certificate Programs
Public Health Law

For all Elected/Appointed Board of Health Members, Health Department Staff and Public Health Excellence Collaboratives

  • Saturday, March 14, 2026 – Delaney House, Holyoke
  • Saturday, March 21, 2026 – 1620 Hotel, Plymouth
  • Saturday April 11, 2026 – Marriott Courtyard, Marlborough
  • Saturday May 2, 2026 – DoubleTree Hotel, Danvers

Times: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm – All programs include full breakfast and lunch

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Board of Health Legal Authority
  • Public Records, Open Meeting, Conflict of Interest Laws
  • Holding Public Hearings
  • Nuisance Actions (Case Studies)
  • Opioid Abatement Fund Strategies
  • BESS/Site Assignment and Other Environmental Issues
  • Public Health Excellence Program Sustainability
  • Housing Issues
  • What’s Coming Down the Pike, including recent court cases and Cannabis Social Consumption Regulations
  • Updates from the Department of Public Health
  • The 2026 Agenda will follow

Register by filling out the form at the bottom of this page

  • Note that cancellations of the fee will be accepted up to 10 days prior to the meeting.  Email lynda.ritacco@mahb.org or call 1-508-643-0234 to cancel.

 

Course Directors and Organizers

Cheryl Sbarra, Esq., Executive Director and Senior Staff Attorney

Michael Hugo, J.D., Course Director, Director of Strategies and Government Relations

Marcia Testa, MPH, PhD, President, Course Organizer

Use the form below to register for the 2025 MAHB Certificate Program.

Name of Individual Attending
Registering for... (Choose 1 date - all content will be the same)
Registering for... If you would like to attend twice on two different days - choose another day in addition to the one above. You will be billed for two fees.
Select CEU Credential(s) you desire (check 1 or more)
Once we receive your registration form we will send to your email (or designated payor as indicated above) an invoice for payment of the posted course fee. Please select your preferred method(s) of payment. All options will be made available to you. If you would like someone else to pay for your fee, you may also forward the invoice you receive via email to that person. Please email support@mahb.org or call Lynda at 1-508-643-0234 with any questions.
If you would like the invoice mailed to you, please enter the address below.

As members and staff of Boards of Health, a comprehensive working knowledge of public health laws, regulations and bylaws for State and local jurisdictions is a critical competency for ensuring a capable public health system.  This Certificate Program will provide you with the fundamentals of public health law so that you might be better able to understand, provide guidance, and enforce the laws, regulations and bylaws using the local jurisdictional authority granted to you as a BOH member or BOH agent.  The MAHB Legal Handbook provides an excellent textbook for this program and should be used as background reading.   Through your local town and city membership in the MAHB, you should have access to the online MAHB 2022 Legal Handbook (205 pages).  Please consult with your BOH Chair, Health Department Director or Administrator for your Legal Handbook access codes.  If you have difficulty accessing the Legal Handbook, call the MAHB Helpline (1-508-643-0234.) or complete the Helpdesk online form by going to Contact – Massachusetts Association of Health Boards (mahb.org).

REGISTRATION – If you have any difficulty registering using the form, please call Lynda Ritacco at 1-508-643-0234 or email her at lynda.ritacco@mahb.org leaving your full name, town and contact email.  You may also register more than one individual by calling.  You will receive an invoice for the one-time course via email where you will be able to pay by mailing a check, using a debit, credit card or paypal.  You may also select an option to leave the email of your town’s administrator.  Remember that the fee will be covered by Towns that belong to a Shared Services Grant Program.

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