Health Department / Board of Health
Description:
The Topsfield Health Department promotes the personal and environmental health of the community and offers a wide variety of services including, but not limited to: vaccinations, inspections of restaurants and rental housing, informational sheets, healthy living activities, and pest control. Please use the ground floor entrance at rear of Town Hall.
Board of Health Description and Duties
The Board of Health is composed of 5 members who are appointed by the Select Board. Local boards of health in Massachusetts are required by state statutes and regulations to perform many important and crucial duties relative to the protection of public health, the control of disease, the promotion of sanitary living conditions and the protection of the environment from damage and pollution. These requirements reflect the legislature’s understanding that many critical health problems are best handled by the involvement of local community officials familiar with local conditions. The Board of Health also works closely with other community groups to provide health information and services to the citizens of Topsfield.
Staff Contacts
Name | Title |
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Susan Winslow | Senior Administrative Assistant |
Julia Lobel RN | Tri-Town Public Health Nurse |
Gerard McDonald | Director |
Board Members
Name | Title |
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Sheryl Knutsen RN | Chair |
Mark Rizza | Member |
William Hunt Esq. | Member |
Ellen Eaton RN | Member |
Amy Lischko MSPH, DSc | Member |