Executive Committee Meetings/Minutes, Bylaws and Governance, Financials
Public Health Jobs Available – See the Latest Postings.
Public Health Legal Facts, Interpretations and Misinformation
Memorandum To Local Boards Of Health Regarding Threats To Cause
Lifting Of Covid-19 Mandates Allegation/Response- Go to post page here
Get PDF here– Final Memo Allegation.Response 3.4.22
Combatting the Omicron Surge: Latest Updates
January 25, 2022, 12 pm
GO TO Combatting the Omicron Surge: Latest Updates Page
What have researchers learned about Omicron since it first emerged, and how should that inform guidelines for living and working?
What can Omicron—with its many evasive mutations—tell us about preparing for the next variant?
Join Harvard Chan epidemiologist Bill Hanage for a free, live-streamed Q&A with Elana Gordon of The World.
Find new public health live and recorded seminars at https://mahb.org/public-health-webinars/
Latest COVID-19 Testing Information
To keep up with COVID-19 Testing Guidelines, please click on and visit our
COVID Testing Resource Page.
Massachusetts Association of Health Boards
Massachusetts Boards of Health are responsible under general laws, state and local regulations, for disease prevention and control, health and environmental protection, and promoting a healthy community.
COVID-19 -- Legal BOH Guidance from the Massachusetts Association of Health Board
We will be posting guidance’s and recommendations for common legal public health questions that we have been receiving. Please click on the following link to view our latest set of guidance’s and recommendations.
Local Public Health Practice Webinars and Courses
Visit the link below to obtain access to all future live events and past recorded Webinars on a variety of public health practice topics brought to you by MAHB epidemiology and health policy colleagues of the Emergency Preparedness Research, Evaluation and Practice (EPREP) Program, Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
We assist our members through training, technical assistance and legal education.
Subscribe to our MAHB newsletter for latest information & updates!
Weekly SARS-CoV-2 screening of asymptomatic students and staff to guide and evaluate strategies for safer in-person learning
Examining the effect of information channel on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance
Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Socio-demographics, Co-Morbidity and Past Racial Discrimination
Dr. Testa, President of MAHB, and Drs. Savoia and Piltch-Loeb, faculty in the MAHB Certificate Program, are all members of the Emergency Preparedness Research, Evaluation and Practice (EPREP) program and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.
Caring for Our Brains in Unprecedented Times
Sessions for local boards of health on Monday, November 15 from 3-4:30pm and repeated on Wednesday, December 8, from 10-11:30am This session will be given by Charity Bell, Director of Learning and Development, Department of Mental Health. She has spent the past 20...
State of Diabetes – Boston – November 16, 2021
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS EXCITING PANEL DISCUSSION -- Click on Image below to Enlarge and Read Return to this webpage for more detail and latest updates.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health – Massachusetts Environmental Public Health Tracking
Massachusetts Environmental Public Health Tracking website provides valuable Metadata that can be used for public health tracking of your communities. Metadata is most commonly defined as 'data about data' and this holds true for all MA EPHT metadata records....
Special Educational Sessions on Public Health Funding, Vaccines and Public Health Toolkit – June 21, 23, 24 and 29
June 29, 2021 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM: Vaccine Hesitancy, Roots, Trends and Outlook STILL OPEN FOR REGISTRATION - Register by filling out the form below - Moderated by Marcia Testa, MPH, PhD, President, MAHB & Senior Lecturer and Director Emergency...
Join Us on June 9th, 11:00AM for a Rally to Support Local Public Health
Join us on for a rally on the State House steps to call for investment in an efficient & equitable local public health system. When: June 9, 2021 Time: 11AM Where: Massachusetts Statehouse, Front steps REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/InvestInLocalPublicHealthRally...
Dr. Elena Savoia Invited Speaker at G7 Global Summit on Vaccine Confidence
Elena Savoia, MPH, MD, has been invited to be a speaker at the G7 Global Summit on Vaccine Confidence on June 2, 2021. A global leader in risk communication, epidemiology and preventive medicine, Dr. Savoia has provided her technical assistance for the Massachusetts...
Special Program on Health Regulations and Agricultural Activities in Massachusetts
Recording of Session Now Available by Clicking Here Special Program on Health Regulations and Agricultural Activities in Massachusetts May 27th 7:00 PM - 8:30PM Sponsored by MAHB and MHOA Please join us in the ZOOM lobby between 6:45 PM and 7:00...
Laying a Solid Foundation – Tobacco Laws Pertaining to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Acknowledgements: Laying a Solid Foundation was originally drafted by staff at the Public Health Advocacy Institute (formerly known as the Tobacco Control Resource Center), based at Northeastern University School of Law for the Massachusetts Department of Public...