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Brookline Public Health Reminds Residents To Get A Flu Shot

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services urges all residents to attend upcoming vaccination clinics to safeguard the health and well-being of...

Brookline Public Health Releases 2023-2024 Community Health Assessment Report

Town Administrator Chas Carey and Director of Public Health and Human Services Sigalle Reiss announce the release of Brookline’s 2023-2024 Community Health Assessment (CHA)....

Take Precautions Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

The Brookline Department of Health and Human Services is reminding residents to take precautionary measures to reduce exposure to mosquito-borne diseases as peak mosquito...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Declares Heat Emergency, Opens Cooling Centers

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services has declared a Heat Emergency effective Monday, July 15, 2024, through Wednesday, July 17, 2024,...

Brookline Department Of Public Health & Human Services Shares Heat Advisory...

The Town of Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services would like to share safety precautions with residents relating to the ongoing hot...

Public Health Update Regarding Whooping Cough Cases At Brookline High School

Public Health and Human Services Director Sigalle Reiss and Superintendent of the Public Schools of Brookline Superintendent Linus J. Guillory, Jr. wish to provide...

Brookline Department Of Public Health & Human Services Urges Participation In...

On May 23, 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health released a new report linking the aftermath of work-related injuries to opioid-related overdose deaths....

Town Of Brookline Declares Heat Emergency, Opens Cooling Centers In Town

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services has declared a Heat Emergency effective Tuesday, June 18 through to Thursday, June 20, 2024,...

Brookline, Newton, Belmont, Arlington Announce Rodent Management Education Campaign

The Metro Public Health Collaborative (MPHC), representing the communities of Brookline, Newton, Belmont, and Arlington, today announces the beginning of a multimedia campaign to...

Town Of Brookline Invites Residents To Event, Celebrating International Yoga Day

Public Health & Human Services Director Sigalle Reiss and Recreation Director Tim Davis invite residents to participate in a community event celebrating International Yoga...

Brookline Office Of Emergency Management Invites Residents To Summer Preparedness Event 

The Brookline Office of Emergency Management, in collaboration with the Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services, is hosting an event to share...

Brookline Residents Invited To Participate In Human Services Resident Survey

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) invites residents to participate in a Human Services Resident Survey. The survey aims to gain...

New Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Canteen Truck Enters Service For...

A new canteen truck staffed by trained Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) responders from the Massachusetts Division will enter into service next week...

Supreme Judicial Court Affirms Dismissal Of Tobacco Industry’s Challenge, Upholds Brookline’s...

In a win for health and wellness advocates and for the vitality and importance of municipal government, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld...

Brookline Department Of Public Health & Human Services To Host Rabies...

Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services is partnering with VCA Animal Hospital in Brookline for a Rabies and Microchip clinic that will...

Brookline Indoor Air Quality Presentation

Brookline's Advisory Council on Public Health (ACPH), in partnership with the Zero Emissions Advisory Board (ZEAB), would like to invite the community to attend...

Flu Shot Clinic & Free At-Home CoViD-19 Test Kits

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services is offering flu shots and free at-home CoViD-19 test kits to residents this holiday season...

The Town Of Brookline Offers Last Flu Shot Clinic Of The...

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services is offering residents a final shot for a healthy holiday season. The department will host...

Updated Solid Waste Regulations In Brookline

Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss and Department of Public Works Commissioner Erin Chute report that the Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services and...

The Friends Of Brookline Public Health Announce Award Recipients

The Friends of Brookline Public Health are pleased to announce the recipients of two awards – the Alan Balsam Public Health Leadership Award and...

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence For Public Health: Opportunities & Challenges For Brookline

The Friends of Brookline Public Health would like to invite the community to a live panel presentation titled "Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Public...

Brookline Public Health Releases 2023 Marijuana Landscape Assessment

Town Administrator Chas Carey and Director of Public Health & Human Services Sigalle Reiss announce the release of Brookline's 2023 Marijuana Landscape Assessment, developed...

Town Of Brookline Encourages Residents To Be Safe & Ready For...

September is Emergency Preparedness Month, and Chief John F. Sullivan and the Brookline Office of Emergency Management (OEM) would like to provide residents with...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Encourages Residents To Participate In Community...

Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) would like to encourage residents to participate in the Community Health Equity Survey as part...

NETA Brookline Annual Community Meeting

New England Treatment Access (NETA) will be holding an annual community meeting to provide abutters and community residents with an opportunity to comment on the...

Darlene Johnson Named Brookline’s New Community Health Manager

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Darlene Johnson as its new Community Health Manager. Johnson...

Cooling Center Information And & Weather Safety Tips Amid Heat Emergency

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services has declared a Heat Emergency effective Thursday, July 27 through Saturday, July 29, 2023, and...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Invites Community Members To Attend Virtual...

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services and the Department of Planning and Community Development would like to invite community members to...

Mosquitoes I Brookline Test Positive Gor West Nile Virus; Community...

Health Director Sigalle Reiss and the Brookline Department of Public Health report that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health detected West Nile Virus (WNV)...

Brookline Department Of Public Health Launches Free Naloxone Distribution Program

The Brookline Department of Public Health and Human Services is pleased to announce that it will be providing free Naloxone to residents. Naloxone (Narcan) is...

Town Of Brookline Launches Community Health Assessment & Improvement Planning Process

Commissioner of Public Health Sigalle Reiss announces that the Brookline Department of Public Health & Human Services has recently launched a Community Health Assessment...

Brookline Public Health & Recreation Departments To Hold Annual Yoga Class

Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss and Recreation Director Leigh Jackson would like to invite community members to attend the annual community yoga class to celebrate...