2024 Session Theme – Public Health Law Topics for Boards of Health and Health Departments
OPEN TO ALL BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS AND STAFF
IF YOUR TOWN IS A MEMBER OF A SHARED SERVICES ARRANGEMENT, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEE REIMBURSEMENT OR DIRECT BILLING FROM YOUR SHARED SERVICES PROGRAM* LEAD COMMUNITY – Please Chose on Registration Form
*If you want to learn more about Shared Services Program — Click –> Shared Services | Mass.gov
These are in-person sessions only.
Course Fee: $100 – Includes Breakfast, Lunch & Snacks
March 16th – The Delaney House in Holyoke, MA
April 20th – Marlborough Marriott Courtyard, Marlborough, MA,
April 27th – Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, Taunton, MA
Session Times: 8:15AM – 4:00PM -Breakfast is 8:15 – 9:00AM
COURSE AGENDA – Click to view/download –>Agenda _Version_2024_03_12_11_00_AM
Register by filling out the form at the bottom of this page
- Note that cancellations of the fee will be accepted up to 10 days prior to the meeting. Email lynda.ritacco@mahb.org or call 1-508-643-0234 to cancel.
Course Directors and Organizers
Cheryl Sbarra, Esq., Executive Director
Michael Hugo, J.D., Course Director
Marcia Testa, MPH, PhD, President, Course Organizer
As members and staff of Boards of Health, a comprehensive working knowledge of public health laws, regulations and bylaws for State and local jurisdictions is a critical competency for ensuring a capable public health system. This Certificate Program will provide you with the fundamentals of public health law so that you might be better able to understand, provide guidance, and enforce the laws, regulations and bylaws using the local jurisdictional authority granted to you as a BOH member or BOH agent. The MAHB Legal Handbook provides an excellent textbook for this program and should be used as background reading. Through your local town and city membership in the MAHB, you should have access to the online MAHB 2022 Legal Handbook (205 pages). Click Here for TOC – Legal Handbook Please consult with your BOH Chair, Health Department Director or Administrator for your Legal Handbook access codes. If you have difficulty accessing the Legal Handbook, call the MAHB Helpline (1-508-643-0234.) or complete the Helpdesk online form by going to Contact – Massachusetts Association of Health Boards (mahb.org).
COURSE AGENDA – Click to view/download –>Agenda _Version_2024_03_12_11_00_AM
REGISTRATION – If you have any difficulty registering using the form below, please call Lynda Ritacco at 1-508-643-0234 or email her at lynda.ritacco@mahb.org leaving your full name, town and contact email. You may also register more than one individual by calling. You will receive an invoice for the one-time course via email where you will be able to pay by mailing a check, using a debit, credit card or paypal. You may also select an option to leave the email of your town’s administrator. Remember that the fee will be covered by Towns that belong to a Shared Services Grant Program.
Use the form below to register for the 2024 MAHB Certificate Program.