When inside the City limits, residents can simply dial 311 to connect to any City department or service. The City Hall office that answers the line is known as Constituent Services. Not only will they connect you to the person you need, they also track calls to be sure they are handled promptly. Their web page also links to the answers to many commonly asked resident questions from street sweeping regulations to how to apply for the City's pharmacy discount card.
The 311 line is open 24 hours per day 7 days per week for urgent calls. All other calls should be made during City Hall office hours so that the department needed will be open. During business hours, TTY service and operators that speak Haitian Creole, Spanish or Portuguese are available.
The Health Department of Stratford is located in the Birdseye Municipal Complex, the former Birdseye School. The facility provides public health services to town residents including flu clinics, asthma education, restaurant inspections, school health and dental services, beach inspections and emergency planning.
The Livingston Health Department is a government office located on Hillside Avenue. The Health Department issues and keeps track of birth certificates, marriage licenses and other important documents, in addition to offering free health screenings and performing health and safety inspections for local businesses.
Haddam Public Health promotes healthy families and individuals by partnering with other health and social agencies region-wide, offering guidance, working on the prevention of disease, and coordinating town-funded health care. The location, in a separate building from town hall, offers residents a confidential atmosphere where they can talk about their health and related issues in a private manner.
Environmental programs include water, sewage, food protection, epidemiological investigations and housing. Disease surveillance and follow-up of communicable disease is a priority for the department. The department also provides educational programs on health issues, and screenings and immunizations for high risk groups.
The Natick Health Department offers information about food establishments, swimming pools, hazardous waste, tobacco control, septic system information, irrigation and flu clinics, among other entities.
Housed in its own building adjacent to Town Hall and the Pierce School, the Brookline Health Department provides a variety of services to ensure the health of people living and working in Brookline.
In addition to promoting healthy lifestyles through a variety of public-awareness initiatives, department staff are responsible for overseeing child-care providers, inspecting facilities that prepare and serve food, organizing immunization clinics and helping town departments prepare for the possibility of a public-health emergency.
Dr. Alan Balsam serves as the department's director.
The Framingham Board of Health is a three-member board appointed by the Board of Selectmen. It's located in the Memorial Building (also known as Framingham Town Hall). The board meets regularly. Its responsibilities include licenses, permits and inspections of restaurants, retail food stores, food events, milk and cream permits, tanning booths and beds, massages therapists and businesses, public swimming pools, tattoo establishments and more.
The board provides some health screenings through its clinic and medically-trained staff. It also holds various clinics at public locations throughout the year, such as flu shot clinics.
City of Middletown Health Department conducts several ongoing programs. Community health education, immunization clinics, and health inspection of local apartment buildings such as apartments, restaurants and child-care centers. It also offers health screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes. Also, it handles records including birth, death, marriage and divorce certificate.
The Board of Health and health department inspect Malden businesses and restaurants, making sure each establishment is in line with the health code and all applicable laws. Aside from food safety, the board also deals with sanitation and other health-related issues. The board has the power to shut down a business for violations of the health code, and stores data on its inspections at the office.
Building codes, permits and inspections in East Hanover Township are handled through the Construction Official's office, for general building, electrical, plumbing, elevator and zoning enforcement.
The Greenwich Department of Health serves to assess and address the local community's health needs. The department promotes individual and community health through the provision of public health services, guidance, and the implementation of health laws and regulations. For more information about policies and programs, please refer to the department website.
The Chatham Health District, located in the rear of Salmon Park, serves the towns of East Haddam, East Hampton, Haddam, Hebron, Marlborough and Portland. Its public health programs include offering public health statistics, health education, nutritional services, maternal and child care as well as disease control. It also offers environmental services including permits for sewage systems and water wells, inspections of food establishments, rental housing and daycare facilities. Visit their website for more details and a full list of programs.