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Local Boards of Health Ordering Food Safety Consultant
Massachusetts Association of Health Boards Guidance Document, Local Boards of Health Ordering Food Safety Consultant, January 1, 2025 This guidance document is for legal...
Open Meeting Law Guidance for Public Health Excellence (PHE) Collaboratives
Please read this new "Open Meeting Law Guidance for Public Health Excellence (PHE) Collaboratives" Report from MAHB.
Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder and Opioid-Related Overdose
Pharmacological treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) and the prevention of opioid-related overdose are prescribed 80% more often to White patients, compared to Black...
Do Opioid Addicted Teens Have Access to the Gold Standard Treatment?
Only 1 in 4 (24.4%) residential addiction treatment programs for teenagers across the US provide buprenorphine treatment, the “gold standard” for opioid use disorder (OUD),...
Town Classification and Compensation Study Reports
In order to aid towns in setting salaries for public health staff, MAHB is posting Classification and Compensation Study Reports. Study Report conducted by the Town of...
Remote/Hybrid Meeting Options for Public Bodies extended thru March 31, 2025
On Wednesday, March 29. 2023, Governor Maura Healey signed the Supplemental Budget bill into law. Among other issues, the law provided that remote and hybrid meeting options for...
A Tribute to Marcia Benes (1949-2023)
Public health lost a remarkable advocate, and MAHB lost one of its most valuable members, when Marcia Elizabeth (Reid) Benes’ short but courageous battle with angiosarcoma ended...
Massachusetts Public Health Emergency Ending May 11, 2023
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced today that the state's COVID-19 public health emergency will end on May 11, 2023 coinciding with the ending of the Federal Public Health...
MAHB Position on Michael Hugo’s Comments at Framingham City Council Meeting
By this statement, the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards (MAHB) leadership formally releases its position regarding comments and subsequent actions made by Michael Hugo...
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