by Marcia Testa | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Massachusetts Environmental Public Health Tracking website provides valuable Metadata that can be used for public health tracking of your communities. Metadata is most commonly defined as ‘data about data’ and this holds true for all MA EPHT...
by Marcia Testa | Apr 9, 2021 | Coronavirus, Infectious Disease, Legal Guidance, Uncategorized
Please see the new MAHB guidance regarding DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (DESE) REOPENING GUIDANCE/REGULATIONS AND LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH. MAHB Guidance for LBOH Reopening Schools 4.7.21 Fnl.
by Marcia Testa | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
CDC reviewing 6-foot distancing rule for schools after study suggests 3 feet is safe The Centers for Disease Control is revisiting its guidance that schools maintain 6 feet of distance between students in the classroom after a study published last week on the...
by Marcia Testa | Jan 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, s. 31 grants local boards of health (LBOH) the legal authority to promulgate reasonable health regulations. The recently signed amendment to G.L. c. 111, s. 31 requires LBOH to solicit comments on proposed agricultural regulations from an...
by Marcia Testa | Dec 11, 2020 | Coronavirus, Infectious Disease, Uncategorized
Many members of a Board of Health or other position that assumes responsibility for local public health (e.g., Health Commissioner) often ask “When making discretionary public health decisions in the line of duty, do I have any liability coverage offered by the...
by Marcia Testa | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
11/04/2020: TOWN OF FOXBOROUGH:Director of Public Health Excellent Local Public Health Leadership Opportunity. The Town of Foxborough is seeking to hire a Director of Public Health to provide highly qualified, strategic leadership and communication for the Health...
