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Massachusetts Public Health Inspector Training: Housing
Course Description This course is designed to train public health and housing officials to comprehensively and uniformly enforce housing-related laws and regulations, including State Sanitary Codes (SSC) 105 CMR 400.000: General Administrative Procedures and 410.000: Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation, which we will refer to as 400 and 410, More
Two new trainings about Opioid Epidemic specifically for the local public health workforce
LPHI is proud to have released two new trainings about the Opioid Epidemic for the local public health workforce. These trainings were developed collaboratively with subject matter experts from the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) at MA Department of Public Health. Opioid Epidemic and Substance Use Disorder: A Primer for... More
Academic Public Health Volunteer Corps
Academic Public Health Volunteer Corps COVID-19 Emergency Public Health Response The Academic Public Health Volunteer Corps (APHVC) is a program of the Academic Health Department Consortium. The mission of the APHVC is to leverage public health students, alumni, and expert volunteers to augment, amplify, and promote local public health efforts in Massachusetts. Public... More
Pandemic Timeline, a Public Health Perspective
The Gail Douglas Award is annual award recognizing excellence
The Gail Douglas Award is annual award recognizing excellence in public health practice to acknowledge an outstanding member of the public health practice community. Ron O'Connor, Director, Office of Local and Regional Health at Massachusetts Department of Public Health, has shown exemplary service to local public health professionals. Ron has made outstanding... More
COVID-19 Resources for Local Public Health
Ron O’Connor recognized for Gail Douglas Award
The Gail Douglas Award is annual award recognizing excellence in public health practice to acknowledge an outstanding member of the public health practice community. Ron O'Connor, Director, Office of Local and Regional Health at Massachusetts Department of Public Health, has shown exemplary service to local public health professionals. Ron has made outstanding... More
CBD in Food Regulated under the Massachusetts Food Codes
The Department of Public Health, Bureau of Environmental Health’s Food Protection Program has issued an interpretation of the MA wholesale and retail regulations regarding the addition of cannabidiol (CBD) and certain hemp derivatives to food and consumer products. The document can be found at https://www.mass.gov/info-details/cbd-in-food-manufactured-or-sold-in-massachusetts and is also attached to this... More
Mass Housing – Mannillo Grant Funding Available
Local Task Forces, Coalitions or Teams in Massachusetts have made tremendous progress over the last few years. To assist these local/regional groups in efforts to address identified hoarding needs in their communities, MassHousing is again making Mannillo grant funding available in FY20 through the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). Responses are... More
Local Public Health Events Calendar for 2019
The LPHI, in cooperation with the Office of Local and Regional Health at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is pleased to bring you an "at a glance" calendar of local public health events in Massachusetts (or national). This calendar will be updated as new dates arise, so check back often. More