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Board of Health

Pub HealthGeneral Responsibilities and Duties

The Board of Health is a three-member board, elected by the residents of the Town of Southampton. The Board of Health is required by state and local laws and regulations to perform many critical duties related to the protection of public health. These duties cover a wide range of public health control and prevention activities, including: disease surveillance; the promotion of sanitary conditions in housing, recreational facilities, and food establishments; elimination of nuisances; the protection of the environment; and numerous other responsibilities. The enforcement and inspection activities ensure a safe and healthy environment in which to live and work.

Board of Health Members

  • Kathryn A. Savarese: Term Expires 2024
  • Leah Nero Carrasquillo: Term Expires 2022
  • Kaitlyn Swistak-Rooks, Chair: Term Expires 2023

Email: healthdirector@townofsouthamptonmaboh.org

Southampton Board of Health Lifts Mask Mandate in all public places, effective Wednesday, February 23, 2022.

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The health department accomplishes this through the following key activities:

  • Researching, planning, evaluating, and developing programs, policies and regulations
  • Permitting and inspection of septic systems
  • Licensing and inspection of restaurants, inns, pools, beaches, recreational camps
  • Education and consultation
  • Sponsoring public health clinics such as vaccine clinics
  • Environmental compliance investigation and enforcement
  • Communicable disease reporting and follow up
  • Public health emergency planning
  • Food safety investigation and enforcement
  • Housing code inspection and enforcement
  • Tobacco Control
  • Animal control and inspections
  • Building, Zoning, and Planning Board application review and comment

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Or by Appointment

Mailing Address

Southampton Board of Health
210 College Highway, Suite 4
Southampton, MA 01073

Board of Health Staff

Public Health Director – Geraldine Swanson, MPA
Phone: (413)-529-1003
Fax: (413)-529-6847
Email: healthdirector@townofsouthamptonmaboh.org

Health Agent – Nicole Fletcher
Phone: (413)529-1003

Animal Inspector – Nicole Fletcher
Phone: (413) 230-9429

Transfer Station Manager – Randall Kemp
Phone: (413) 527-3666

Septic

Sharps Program

The Board of Health office provides approved sharps containers for disposal. Approved disposal containers may be picked up at the Board of Health office in the Town Hall and returned for disposal.

Mosquito Information

Regulations

  • Regulation Prohibiting Smoking in Workplaces and Public Places
  • Restricting the Sale of Tobacco Products
  • Title V Inspection Regulations 1-31-2017
  • Trash Hauler Regulations 1-31-2017
  • Waste Disposal for I-131 Radioiodine Patients
  • Waste Disposal for Cats Treated with I-131 Radioiodine Therapy
  • Polystyrene Disposable Food Containers
  • Plastic Bag Regulations
  • Chemical Toilet and Portable Restroom Regulation
  • Groundwater Protection Regulation 9-13-2005

Fee Schedule

  • Board of Health Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2022

Permit Applications

  • Application for Food and Tobacco Permit – Aug 2017
  • Application for Percolation Test
  • Application for Well Permit – June 27, 2018
  • Application for Witnessing Official Title V Inspections 1-31-2017
  • Disposal Works Installers Permit Application
  • Application for Ground Water Monitoring Wells 12-19-2017
  • Septage Hauler Permit Application
  • Trash Collection Permit Application 1-31-2017
  • Portable Toilet Application 7-1-2019

Links of Interest

  • Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)
  • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection(DEP)
  • Get Ready Individual Family Emergency Preparation
  • Get Vaccinated
  • Trying to Quit Smoking? Smoking Cessation Information
  • Protecting Barnes Aquifer
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