Board of Health
Handles public health rules — food safety inspections, septic system permits, and local health regulations.
25 items across 3 meetings.
May 7, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine administrative items.
📋 Proposed
Coming up May 7: Human Rights & Inclusion chair Johann Hunter joins to discuss health insecurity affecting Danvers residents.
📋 Proposed
Coming up May 7: update from the public health nurse.
📋 Proposed
Coming up May 7: environmental health sanitarian update.
📋 Proposed
Meeting close.
April 9, 2026 · minutes
• Status unclear
Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM.
✅ Approved
Previous meeting minutes approved with a name-spelling correction (Lally → Laffy).
💬 Discussed
Staff discussed two pending state public-health workforce surveys due April 10 and April 30; results may affect future resources, training, or grants.
💬 Discussed
Only FDA-approved e-cigarette and nicotine-pouch products may now be sold in MA; letters go to all 25 local retailers by May 1, with non-compliant inventory must be depleted by June 30.
✅ Approved
Board unanimously voted to add explicit federal/state/local tobacco-law compliance and employee-training requirements to the tobacco sales permit application.
💬 Discussed
38 confirmed influenza cases and 12 confirmed novel coronavirus cases reported; all other diseases (norovirus, Hepatitis B, salmonellosis, TB) had fewer than 5 cases each.
💬 Discussed
Light the Night Purple is scheduled May 20 (10th anniversary); department will also participate in St. John's Prep Wellness Fair and YMCA Healthy Kids Day.
💬 Discussed
Regional Public Health Excellence Coalition is meeting monthly to prepare for regional World Cup games starting June 16, focusing on infectious disease, overburdened ERs, and foodborne illness prevention.
💬 Discussed
An RFP for a planning consultant to implement opioid settlement strategies is drafted and under Town Manager review; a new naloxone box is now installed at the YMCA.
💬 Discussed
New 16-bed men's sober home on Proctor Farm property is expanding and seeking community partnerships with the Health Department.
📍 Proctor Farm property
✅ Approved
Bread Basket bakery is open; Ava's Pizza opened without a permit but is now in compliance; Chick-fil-A and Raising Cane's are approved and under construction; two residential/cosmetic businesses also approved.
💬 Discussed
Several food establishments remain unpermitted and have been warned that continued non-compliance may result in closure.
💬 Discussed
Pool permit letters issued with seasonal inspections starting soon; funeral director permit applications are being returned.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.
April 9, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine administrative items.
💬 Discussed
Coming up April 9: discussion of SAPHE 2.0 (state public health system improvement program).
💬 Discussed
Coming up April 9: discussion of local tobacco control measures.
💬 Discussed
Coming up April 9: update from the public health nurse.
💬 Discussed
Coming up April 9: environmental health/sanitarian update.