The Health Department mission is to prevent and reduce public health risks; promote a healthy community through vaccination clinics, health education, information sharing, and environmental mitigation; prepare the community by planning for emergencies; and protect the community by enforcing codes and regulations governing tobacco and nicotine use, the environment and environmental health, food establishments, housing, sharps/needle collection and keeping of animals.
Description
Working under the general direction of the five elected Board of Health (BOH) members, through performance of statutory and regulatory obligations and coalition building, the Health Department Staff operationally execute their mission and that of the BOH for the benefit of all Bedford residents and businesses.