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WEBRecent Posts. View the 2024 Annual Certificate Program – Repeat Sessions on March 16, April 20, & April 27, 2024 March 3, 2024; Open Meeting Law Guidance for Public Health Excellence (PHE) Collaboratives August 16, 2023; Opioid-Related Deaths Nearly Doubled Amongst Pregnant and Postpartum Women During the COVID-19 …

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COVID-19 Legal Public Health BOH Guidance

WEBPublic health professionals, especially local health departments and boards of health, are facing many questions from local public officials, residents, parents, health care providers and others about COVID–19. The following MAHB series of documents are meant to provide answers and guidance to health departments and boards of health. …

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SAPHE Fact Sheet

WEBThe SAPHE bill was finalized on April 24, 2020 with updated language adopted in both chambers consistent with what the Coalition on Local Public Health had advocated. The bill was enacted in both chambers. It is now headed to Governor Baker for his signature. MAHB congratulates everyone who worked on this bill.

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Boards of Health

WEBBoards of Health are made up of people from every walk of life who care about the well being of their community. They are elected or appointed to a term of office and are given the legal authority to set policies and make regulations to protect the …

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Featured Public Health Jobs

WEB11/04/2020: 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 Department, as well as on the Town’s management team and for the welfare of …

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Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Socio-demographics, …

WEBElena Savoia, Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Beth Goldberg, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Brian Hughes, Juliette Kayyem, Alberto Montrond, Marcia A Testa – Drs. 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 …

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Special Program on Health Regulations and Agricultural Activities …

WEBIf you originally registered for the session by filling out the form below and you were not able to attend, but you are still interested in watching the recorded session and obtaining CEUs, please call the MAHB Office at 1-508-643-0243 or email [email protected] and cc [email protected].

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Reopening Phase 3 Begins

WEBMonday, July 6, 2020, marked the beginning of the first part of phase three in Massachusetts. Businesses and industries that have been closed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic will be allowed to reopen. Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday said phase four will not begin until therapeutics or a vaccine for COVID-19 are widely […]

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Legal Handbook and Public Health Guidebook for Massachusetts …

WEBLegal Handbook and Public Health Guidebook for Massachusetts Boards of Health - MAHB.

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Special Accounts

WEBUsing Special Accounts to Fund Plan Reviews. In order to take advantage of Chapter 44, Section 53G, the board of health must adopt a regulation establishing a special account. This enables the board to use fees for the purpose of project or plan reviews. The following regulation was adopted by the health boards of Wrentham and Sherborn:

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Evidence Supporting School Reopenings in Massachusetts

WEBDraft Version 1.0: This “Reopening Schools” Draft template is used as an example to provide technical support to the Town of Wellesley, and as such, some data is specific to Wellesley. However, MAHB can tailor the report to any town in the Commonwealth. If you are interested in such a report to aid your decision making or present to your …

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Training Archives

WEBby Marcia Testa | Oct 1, 2022 | Certificate Program, Certificate Program, Legal Guidance, Supporting Local Public Health, Training. 2022 Session Theme – Public Health Law Topics for Boards of Health and Health Departments October 13, 2022 — Online Session via Zoom, 5:30 PM to 8:30PM Zoom Lobby opens at 5:15 PM This …

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Fall 2022 Online Annual Certificate Program – October 13, 2022

WEB2022 Session Theme – Public Health Law Topics for Boards of Health and Health Departments October 13, 2022 — Online Session via Zoom, 5:30 PM to 8:30PM Zoom Lobby opens at 5:15 PM This Session is an abbreviated version of the in-person sessions held in May and June, 2022. If you want a refresher, […]

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