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Memorandum To Local Boards Of Health Regarding Threats To Cause
Lifting Of Covid-19 Mandates Allegation/Response- Go to post page here
Get PDF here– Final Memo Allegation.Response 3.4.22
Combatting the Omicron Surge: Latest Updates
January 25, 2022, 12 pm
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What have researchers learned about Omicron since it first emerged, and how should that inform guidelines for living and working?
What can Omicron—with its many evasive mutations—tell us about preparing for the next variant?
Join Harvard Chan epidemiologist Bill Hanage for a free, live-streamed Q&A with Elana Gordon of The World.
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Massachusetts Association of Health Boards
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COVID-19 -- Legal BOH Guidance from the Massachusetts Association of Health Board
We will be posting guidance’s and recommendations for common legal public health questions that we have been receiving. Please click on the following link to view our latest set of guidance’s and recommendations.
Local Public Health Practice Webinars and Courses
Visit the link below to obtain access to all future live events and past recorded Webinars on a variety of public health practice topics brought to you by MAHB epidemiology and health policy colleagues of the Emergency Preparedness Research, Evaluation and Practice (EPREP) Program, Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Weekly SARS-CoV-2 screening of asymptomatic students and staff to guide and evaluate strategies for safer in-person learning
Examining the effect of information channel on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance
Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Socio-demographics, Co-Morbidity and Past Racial Discrimination
Dr. Testa, President of MAHB, and Drs. Savoia and Piltch-Loeb, faculty in the MAHB Certificate Program, are all members of the Emergency Preparedness Research, Evaluation and Practice (EPREP) program and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.
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 on February 24, 2023.
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 Emergency. This means that any mandates or waivers/flexibilities that were allowed under...
2023 Annual Certificate Program – Repeat Sessions on April 15, May 6, & June 3, 2023
Marlborough Agenda_4_26_2023 2023 Session Theme - Public Health Law Topics for Boards of Health and Health Departments OPEN TO ALL BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS AND STAFF These are in-person sessions only. Course Fee: $100 - Includes Breakfast, Lunch & Snacks April...
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 of Framingham, Massachusetts on February 7, 2023 during the public participation session...
MAHB Responds to State Proposed Major Overhaul of Septic Regulations
MAHB has commented to the Acting Commissioner Gary Moran (About MassDEP | Mass.gov) concerning proposed amendments to overhaul septic regulations. To download and read these comments click on URL file -->MAHB Comments to Proposed NSA Regulation The DEP Open...
Northern Bristol County Public Health Alliance Seeking a Shared Services Coordinator (Independent Contractor)
Background The Northern Bristol County Public Health Alliance (NBCPHA) Shared Public Health Services group is seeking a Shared Services Coordinator to support the towns of Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, North Attleboro, Rehoboth, and Taunton. The Health Departments...
Appropriation of Opioid Settlement Funds
Appropriation of Opioid Settlement Funds The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General and many other Attorneys General have settled lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for their role in contributing to the devastation caused by the...
Ethics and Public Health Webinar – November 17, 2022, 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Online Program Join MAHB as we bring you speakers from the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission and Massachusetts Department of Public Health for a special, and very timely educational seminar on Ethics and Public Health with a special emphasis on the A-Z issues of...